Conference Announcement "Racisms in the New World Order: Realities of Culture, Colour and Identity" International Conference Centre for Multicultural and Community Development, University of the Sunshine Coast Coolum Beach, Qld. (Australia) 8-9 December 2005
This conference will provide an opportunity to examine the contemporary manifestations of racism across the world around key themes. The Centre for Multicultural and Community Development invites representatives from community, government and other organisations, as well as academics, to attend the conference to develop a better understanding of racism and ways to combat it. Conference Aims: - Create dialogue on theory and practice of racism - Share information on experiences of racism in a global context - Identify issues in policy and program responses to combat racism - Determine strategies and education tools to increase community awareness - Showcase best practice and innovative programs - Create an impetus for change and development - Place racism in public discourses Conference Themes: - Media and racism - Official racism - Racism and the War on Terror - Racisms in the New World Order - New manifestations of racism - Responses to racism Conference Website: http://www.usc.edu.au/Research/Centres/CMCD/RacismsConference/ Contact: Mitra Khakbaz Coordinator Centre for Multicultural and Community Development Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of the Sunshine Coast Maroochydore DC Qld 4558 Australia Tel: +61 7 3210 6951 or 5430 1259 Fax: +61 7 3210 6967 or 5430 2859 Email: [email protected] _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
