Professor Tom Calma to present Amnesty International Lecture at UniSA
Professor Tom Calma AO will present a lecture at The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, jointly presented with Amnesty International, on Wednesday, November 11. He will discuss ‘Can the inequality gaps be closed? An exploration of the challenges and solutions.’
Professor Calma, Chancellor of University of Canberra (first Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander man to hold the position of Chancellor of any Australian university) is an Aboriginal Elder of the Kungarakan people and a member of the Iwaidja tribal group in the NT.
Professor Calma was the Senior Adviser for Indigenous Affairs to the Hon Philip Ruddock MP in his capacity as the Minister of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and has served as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission from 2004 to 2010 and as the Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2004 until 2009. He is on numerous boards and committees that focus on remote Australia, Indigenous employment, education, justice reinvestment, health, suicide prevention and mental health.
He is co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and chair of Ninti One Ltd and the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation and in January this year was appointed a Professor with the University of Sydney’s Medical School as Chair and Patron of the Poche Indigenous Health Network.
In 2012 Professor Calma was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the Indigenous community as an advocate for human rights and social justice, through contributions to government policy and reform, and to cross cultural understanding. In 2013 he was named the ACT Australian of the Year 2013 for his service and commitment to the Indigenous community as an advocate for human rights and social justice having dedicated his life to improving the lives of Indigenous Australians.
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who take injustice personally. They are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Funded by members and the general public, they are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. No government is beyond scrutiny. No situation is beyond hope.
Presented by the The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Amnesty International.
FREE Registration: Amnesty International Lecture with Professor Tom Calma AO
Can the inequality gaps be closed? An exploration of the challenges and solutions.
Wednesday 11 November 2015, 6.00pm
