06-05-08
Communities in Control Conference 2008
Communities in Control
Conference 2008
The 2008 Communities in Control Conference Theme:
The Community Challenge:
Building political, environmental, social & economic pathways towards true social inclusion
When: Monday & Tuesday 16-17 June 2008, Melbourne, Australia
PLUS: Pre-Conference Skills Day – Sunday 15 June 2008
WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT:
How to successfully work with all levels of government – local, state and federal – and get results.
Attending the communities in Control Conference will allow you go back to your community to analyse, create and develop local solutions to some of the most challenging questions of our time:
- In the face of such enormous global challenges, and in the shadow of such formidable global powers, how do we begin to imagine the world we want to create? How do we take our vision to the global stage? Does it really matter to the world at large what we do in our own backyards?
- How do we harness the power of modern communications to bring the wisdom of global knowledge into play locally, and carry our stories to the world? How can we transfer our own experiences effectively without imposing or patronising?
- How do we overcome the pressures of the "I want, I want" society and move towards the development of altruistic, safe, just, borderless, inclusive communities? How do we move beyond tolerance to true diversity? Where do we start?
- What do we need to do now, today, to become the modern, dynamic, flexible organisations we need to be in order to respond to local and global pressures? How do we become greener, more creative, more responsive, more responsible, more outward-looking, more inclusive without compromising our core mission?
- How do we take full advantage of all that globalisation offers and insulate against all that globalisation threatens to take away?
Keynote Speakers
- The Honourable Peter Batchelor MLA, Minister for Community Development
- Professor Fran Baum, Head of the Department of Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide; leading international expert on the social determinants of health
- Professor Tim Flannery* 2007 Australian of the Year; scientist, global warming activist and adventurer
- Kate Gilmore*, Executive Deputy Secretary-General, Amnesty International; health and human rights campaigner
- Brett De Hoedt, showman, media trainer and Mayor, Hootville Communications
- Debbie Kilroy OAM, Director, Sisters Inside; campaigner for the rights of women prisoners
- The Honourable Joan Kirner AM, former Premier of Victoria; Victorian Community Ambassador
- Michele Levine, social researcher and Chief Executive, Roy Morgan Research
- The Honourable Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Jenny Mcgregor, Chief Executive, Asialink (Australia's largest Asia Australia Centre)
- The Honourable Lisa Neville MLA, Minister for Health, Community Services & Senior Victorians
- Dr Noel Purcell, Westpac Group General Manager, Stakeholder Communications; spearheading Westpac's corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives and 2007 Awardee as one of the 15 World Leaders for Responsible Business
- The Honourable Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Children's Services, former Australian Workers' Union Secretary, ALP Victorian State President
- Brett Solomon, internet activist and community advocacy champion; Executive Director, GetUp
- Pat Turner AM, Chief Executive Officer, National Indigenous TV Australia (NITV) & distinguished former public servant
- Joy Murphy Wandin AO, Wurundjeri Elder & community leader
* 2007 International Pratt Fellow
Venue:
Moonee Valley Racing Club,
Members Gate 1,
McPherson St,
Moonee Ponds, VIC.
Melways Ref: Map 29A7
Further Information
Contact Details
Any questions, please contact
Email: lisar@ourcommunity.com.au or
Tel: (03) 9320 6800
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