[csaa-forum] respinding to the politics of fear

[liz jacka]

And the next issue of Media Information Australia (November) is on the 
same theme.

Liz jacka


On Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 02:28 PM, Tanja Dreher wrote:

> since we've got on to the subject of fear ... here's two upcoming 
> forums under the banner - who's afraid in the 'war on terror'? .... 
> please circulate widely
>
> Forum #1
> PUBLIC FORUM: MANUFACTURING FEAR
> Who's afraid in the 'War on Terror'?
>
> When: Saturday, 13 November 2004, 9.30-4.30pm
> Where: Room 429, Building 2, Entrance from Ground floor of Broadway 
> Tower, University of Technology Sydney
>
> Access: Disabled access + entry by donation; please email ahead if an 
> interpreter is required.
>
> As terror laws and military strikes escalate, who gains and who loses 
> from manactured fear? What are the consequences, both internationally 
> and in Australia? How can advocacy groups - trade unions, community 
> organisations, environmental and human rights campaigners - take up 
> the issues, and act for justice?
>
> Confirmed speakers: Vicki Sentas, NSW Civil Rights Network; David 
> Bernie, QC, NSW Council for Civil Liberties; Agnes Chong, Australian 
> Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network; Joo Cheong Tham
> , Civil Rights Network, Victoria; Michael Humphrey, UNSW; Jamila 
> Hussain, Muslim Women's National Network of Australia; Jude McCulloch, 
> Civil Rights Network, Victoria; Tanja Dreher, UTS Shopfront; Scott 
> Poynting, co-author of 'Bin Laden in the Suburbs'; Ken Davis, Trade 
> Union Aid Abroad; Dr Jamal Rifi, formerly of the Community Relations 
> Commission; Keysar Trad, Lebanese Muslim Association. Plus 
> international participants from Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, the 
> US, and UK.
>
> Organised by: NSW Civil Rights Network + Research Initiative on 
> International Activism + Social Inquiry, UTS
> Web: http://www.civilrightsnetwork.org/
> Email: manufacturingfear at yahoo.com
> Tel: 9514 2714
>
> 'Who's afraid in the 'war on terror'?' #2
> FACING FEAR: community anti-racism work after September 11, 2001
>
> A forum for people working with communities experiencing racism and 
> anyone interested in anti-racist responses to the politics of fear.
>
> Organised by the UTS Shopfront
>
> UTS Broadway
> Friday 26
> November, 9am - 5pm
>
> How can we speak back to the manufacturing of threat, fear and 
> 'otherness'? What strategies have community organisations developed to 
> combat racism during the 'war on terror'? Facing Fear will showcase 
> cultural interventions including interfaith, community cultural 
> development, media projects, community capacity-building and 
> cross-cultural education.
>
> Presenting:
> - new research on experiences of racism after September 11, 2001
> - innovative community projects addressing prejudice and fear directed 
> at Muslim, Arab and Sikh Australians
> - performance and short films
> - workshop on developing future projects and networks
>
> Speakers include: Randa Kattan (Australian Arabic Communities 
> Council), Inderjeet Singh (Australian Sikh Association), Nasya Bahfen 
> (Muslim Women’s National Network of Australia), Lena Nahlous 
> (Information and Cultural Exchange), Nada Roude (advisor to the Muslim 
> Women’s Association and the Islamic Council of NSW), Zuleyha Keskin 
> (Affinity In
> tercultural Foundation).
>
> No entry charge, refreshments provided.
> Please RSVP to pauline.oloughlin at uts.edu.au
>
> For more details contact:
> tanja.dreher at uts.edu.au
> 9514 2902
>
>
>
> Tanja Dreher
> Research Manager
> UTS Shopfront
> University of Technology, Sydney
> PO Box 123
> Broadway NSW 2007
> Australia
> Email: tanja.dreher at uts.edu.au
> Phone: +61 (02) 9514 2902
> Fax: +61 (02) 9514 2911
> www.shopfront.uts.edu.au
>
>
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