BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260614T083647UTC-0884Ok1Xxv@https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260614T083647Z DESCRIPTION: \nThe Muslim and Catholic symposia series invites you to:\nThe Population Debate Symposium Date: Sunday 24 July 2011     Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: Mercy Lecture Theatre\, Australian Catholic University\ , 115 Victoria Parade\, Fitzroy.(Please find attached a map for detailed d irections) ADMISSION IS FREEKeynote Speakers:PROFESSOR DES CAHILL: Des Cah ill\, Professor of Intercultural Studies at RMIT University\, has been a w orld leading researcher and teacher in the areas of immigrant\, cross-cult ural and international studies for more than three decades. His Ph.D. was a study of family environment and the bilingual skills of Italo-Australian children. His many publications and research projects have focussed on ma ny immigrant and refugee groups in Australia: Argentinian\, British\, Camb odian\, Chilean\, Dutch\, Filipino\, Greek\, Italian\, Lebanese\, Maltese\ , Polish\, Turkish\, Uruguayan and Vietnamese\, and he has conducted resea rch in Japan\, the Philippines\, Switzerland and Viet Nam. His areas of in terest have been in immigrant\, multicultural and international education\ , cross-cultural communication\, bilingualism and biculturalism\, ethnic m inority youth\, immigrant settlement\, ethnic community development\, worl d population movements\, cultural diversity policy development and evaluat ion\, intermarriage\, international students and\, more recently\, religio n and globalization.\nProfessor Des Cahill is chair of Religions for Peace Australia\, and represents Australia on Religions for Peace Asia of which he is co-president and deputy moderator. DR BERHAN AHMED: At the age of 1 5\, Berhan Ahmed became a refugee from Eritrea. He was awarded a scholarsh ip to study in Egypt and\, in 1987\, came to Australia as a refugee.  From these humble beginnings he has gone on to complete his PhD in Agricultura l Science and is now a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbour ne. Dr Berhan Ahmed has been instrumental in building bridges between the African and wider Australian communities\, influencing policy decisions an d forging relationships with politicians\, community\, business leaders an d philanthropic organisations.  He encourages people to focus on the thing s that unite us as human beings\, not the superficial differences.  He ini tiated and implemented a number of projects for Melbourne's African commun ity to raise the standard of living\, educational engagement and achieveme nt\, level of employment\, and integration.  He has personally supported m any newly-arrived refugees\, and is always there to offer guidance and a h elping hand through the difficult process of arriving in a new country aft er traumatic experience. Dr Berhan Ahmed was selected as Victorian Austral ian of the Year in 2009 and is currently the Chairperson of the African Th ink Tank.Free parking during the time of the symposium may be available al ong Victoria Parade but please pay close attention to parking restrictions .For those of you who wish to attend with your partner and friends\, pleas e feel welcome to do so.It will be greatly appreciated if you are able to please RSVP your attendance by Tuesday 19 July 2011\, by email to fatih.tu ncer@acu.edu.au\, or by leaving a message on (03) 9953-3920.\nClick here t o view Brochure\nClick here for to view mapContact DetailsFatih Erol Tunce r on (03) 9953-3920 or email fatih.tuncer@acu.edu.au https://www.faithvict oria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/337-population-debate-symposium DTSTART:20110724T150000Z DTEND:20110724T170000Z LOCATION:Mercy Lecture Theatre\, Australian Catholic University\, 115 Victo ria Parade\, Fitzroy. (Mercy Lecture Theatre\, Australian Catholic Univers ity\, 115 Victoria Parade\, Fitzroy.) SUMMARY:Population Debate Symposium URL:https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/337-population-d ebate-symposium END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR