Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 04:12:23 +1000 From: "THOMAS" <conferencenews@iinet.net.au> To: "java" <java@freebsd.org> Subject: New message Message-ID: <cc3079$21ldd6@icp-osb-irony-out6.iinet.net.au>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
=EF=BB=BFINVITATION TO CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
INDIGENOUS CONFERENCE SERVICES
INVITATION TO CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
=20
2014 National Indigenous Women Conference 2014 National =
Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s Conference
Cairns 13- 15 October =
Cairns on 13- 15 October
Indigenous Conference Services (ICS) is breaking new grounds with the =
establishment of the annual Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s and Women=E2=80=99=
s Conferences which was planned to be a yearly event sparking new inte=
rest from an unexpected vast number of Indigenous organizations from o=
utside of Australia so much that international indigenous groups have =
shown keen interests in participating and registered for both the 2014=
National Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s and Women=E2=80=99s Conferences in =
Cairns. =20
As such, ICS has taken the initiative position to invite a maximum of =
six international First Nation=E2=80=99s speakers at this year=E2=80=99=
s national event. This is not to say that our First nation=E2=80=99s b=
rothers and sisters from overseas are not able to register as delegate=
s and participate; in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. P=
lans have been formulated to make both the men=E2=80=99s and women=E2=80=
=99s conferences to become full blown international events. As such, e=
xpressions of interest are now being sought from community groups and =
individuals who would wish to be part of the organizing community howe=
ver dates and venue for the 2015 World Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s Confer=
ence and the 2015 World Indigenous Women=E2=80=99s Conference has not =
been chosen at this point in time. Because of the federal government=E2=
=80=99s tough budgets, no funding will be sought from any funding bodi=
es. The conferences will be self funded with the initial capital for t=
he events coming from ICS itself.=20
Moreover, we believe a perfect platform has been established with gras=
s-roots communities being the driving force for both the 2014 National=
Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s and 2014 National Indigenous Women=E2=80=99s=
Conferences. To further encourage participation, a 25% discount on re=
gistration fees for the 2015 World Indigenous Men=E2=80=99s Conference=
and the 2015 World Indigenous Women=E2=80=99s Conference will be offe=
red to delegates who attend this year=E2=80=99s event. We have many ex=
citing guest speakers for the men=E2=80=99s and women=E2=80=99s confer=
ences however we would like to highlight two great speakers to spark y=
our interests.=20
STEVE WIDDERS is one of the motivational speakers at the 2014 Indigeno=
us Men=E2=80=99s Conference. Steve is a descendant of the Anaiwan /Kam=
iloaroi people of Northern NSW (Armidale/Moree). He was declared medic=
ally and legally blind by the late Professor Fred Hollows at age 35. S=
teve will share his personal story of how he overcame severe depressio=
n, mental anguish, isolation and even suicidal ideation due to the res=
trictions and limitations which come with a disability. Though blind, =
Steve sees himself as a Man of Vision and prefers to talk of his Abili=
ty rather than his Disability. He walked the Kokoda Track in 2011 to h=
onour Aboriginal soldiers who fought there during WW2 and rode a tande=
m bicycle between Brisbane and Sydney to promote men=E2=80=99s health =
and well being. Steve is one of the 2013 NSW Senior=E2=80=99s Week Amb=
assador, a member of the NSW Disability Council, the NSW Police Adviso=
ry Council and the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Com=
mittee (NAIDOC).=20
Furthermore, one of the exciting guest speakers for the 2014 Indigenou=
s HON. LINDA BURNEY Deputy Leader NSW Labour Party Shadow Minister, Fa=
mily & Community Services; Early Childhood Education and Aboriginal Af=
fairs New South Wales
=20
Linda was elected Member for Canterbury in 2003, appointed Parliamenta=
ry Secretary for Education and Training in 2005, joined Cabinet as Min=
ister for Fair Trading, Youth and Volunteering in 2007, promoted Minis=
ter for Community Services in 2008 and in 2009 she was appointed Minis=
ter for the State Plan as well as Minister for Women. She was also th=
e Coordinating Minister for the Department of Human Services: the umbr=
ella agency for the portfolios of community services, housing, ageing,=
disability and home care, juvenile justice and Aboriginal Affairs.
=20
Linda is the first Aboriginal Australian to be elected to the NSW Parl=
iament and a proud member of the Wiradjuri Nation. Her commitment to =
Indigenous issues spans more than 30 years. She began her career as a =
teacher in Western Sydney and spent many years working in education. =
In 2002, her expertise was formally recognised when she was awarded an=
Honorary Doctorate in Education from Charles Stuart University. Linda=
was the first Aboriginal graduate of this respected institution.=20
=20
Linda has represented Australia at various United Nations forums. She =
also held senior leadership positions in the non-government sector; sh=
e has served on a number of boards including SBS, the NSW Anti-Discrim=
ination Board and the NSW Board of Studies. Linda also accepted the i=
nvitation to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of=
Western Sydney in 2003, and Chairman of the Natural Resources Advisor=
y Council late in 2004 =E2=80=93 positions she held until her appointm=
ent as a Cabinet Minister in 2007. Linda was also an executive member=
of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation,
=20
INTERNATIONAL GUEST SPEAKER
=20
HANNAH TAIT NEUFELD Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow Indigenous He=
alth Lab, Western University=20
Canada
=20
For the past 20 years, Hannah has worked internationally with Indigeno=
us women and children on the revitalization of traditional foods and m=
edicines in northeastern Brazil and central Java, Indonesia. In southe=
rn Ontario, Canada, she has also assisted in the creation of a non-pro=
fit, community-based organization dedicated to providing agricultural,=
environmental and cultural programs to children and families, and was=
the director of community development programming with the Food Bank =
of Waterloo Region.
=20
=20
Her research interests in health inequalities continued as a Master=E2=
=80=99s student at the University of Manitoba, where she interviewed t=
wo generations of First Nation women about food acquisition patterns d=
uring pregnancy, local food security, and the cultural importance of t=
raditional foods. Her dissertation expanded on these findings to exami=
ne how gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is understood in the contex=
t of present models of care and to explore First Nations and M=C3=A9ti=
s women=E2=80=99s experiences with the condition of GDM itself through=
their relationships with food and interactions with health practition=
ers in an urban setting.
=20
After completing her PhD, she accepted a position with the World Healt=
h Organization (WHO) based in Geneva, Switzerland, to work as part of =
a scientific team establishing evidence to support global guidelines o=
n nutrition interventions. Her current position as a Banting Postdocto=
ral Research Fellow in the Indigenous Health Lab at Western University=
has enriched her research focus as she considers how processes of env=
ironmental dispossession may have impacted the generational transferen=
ce of traditional food knowledge.
=20
Indigenous Conference Services is proud to host two great world confer=
ences the 2014 World Indigenous Health Conference and the World Indige=
nous Domestic Violence Conference. Both conferences will be held in th=
e heart of tropical Queensland, Australia at Cairns Pullman Internatio=
nal Hotel, gate way to the Great Barrier Reef. We wish to extend a for=
mal invitation to you and your organisation to take part in this extra=
ordinary chance to present on a national and international stage. Each=
conference is designed to be an excellent tool in network building, i=
nformation sharing and thought provoking discussions as well as aim to=
provide a culturally safe environment that people from all walks of l=
ife can participate in a frank and open forum.=20
=20
The 2014 World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference is designed to =
be the largest international gathering of Indigenous and non Indigenou=
s peoples with an interest in stopping Domestic Violence within Indige=
nous communities. Our goal in hosting this conference is to highlight=
positive outcomes of various community programs that impacts Indigeno=
us families on a day to day basis dealing with issues of domestic viol=
ence within our communities.
=20
The 2014 World Indigenous Health Conference is based upon the principa=
l belief that indigenous health must be approached from a holistic vie=
w, which encumbers body, mind and spirit; thus, leading to the fundame=
ntal rights of self-determination. The conference recognizes that trea=
ting our health must be done by treating the whole person, through min=
d, body, soul and culture. No matter what your culture is, if you are =
a First Nations person, statistics show, health, education or the just=
ice system is monstrously weighted against indigenous people. In toda=
y=E2=80=99s society, indigenous people have a varied lifestyle, rangin=
g from inner-city to isolated communities.
=20
For all the details about please visit the conference website http://w=
ww.indigenousconferences.com/ or send us an email at admin@indigenoush=
ealth.net. To unsubscribe, please click reply and write UNSUBSCRIBE on=
subject line.
=20
For further information visit the event website
http://www.indigenousconferences.com
=20
To unsubscribe or if you do not wish to receive our newsletter, please=
reply and type UNSUBSCRIBE.=20
World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference 2014
8-10 December=20
World Indigenous Health Conference 2014
15th =E2=80=93 17thDecember=20
=20
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?cc3079$21ldd6>