[csaa-forum] The Brooklyn Event

[liz jacka]

Dear friends

Would you mind drawing this event to the attention of your students  
and ask them to send it to their networks.

Thanks so much

Liz Jacka

*THE EDMUND RICE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION*

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*THE BROOKLYN PROJECT: YOUNG AUSTRALIANS AND THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS*

*April 2 – 6 2008*

The Brooklyn Project will bring together 25 young people between the  
ages of 18 and 30 over five days (Wednesday to Sunday afternoon,  
April 2 -6) to participate in discussions about the history of the  
way Australia has conceived of itself as a nation, to revisit the way  
our constitution was written and to discuss ways of making our  
society more just. It will involve participation of those who were  
excluded in the drafting process of the first Australian Constitution:

• Indigenous people

• women

• people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities

• young people.

The aims of the event are to:

• Revisit the process of forming our nation.

• Consider the formation of ourselves as Australians.

• Give a voice to those who were excluded at the time the  
Constitution was framed.

• Highlight issues that currently affect these groups.

• Promote understanding and healing.

The event will be moderated by leading community activists and  
experts, including Patrick Dodson, Olga Havnen, Paul Lane, Marcia  
Langton, Lowitja O’Donoghue and Phil Glendenning.

We are seeking applications from people aged 18-30 who would like to  
participate in this event. If you would like to be part of this  
exciting project, go to www.brooklyn.org.au <http:// 
www.brooklyn.org.au/> for further information and an application  
form. If you have any further questions send them to Liz Jacka at  
lizj at erc.org.au.