Sydney Ideas

The importance of creativity is frequently highlighted in education and the marketplace. In the heart of Redfern, Sydney Story Factory is changing the lives of young people through creative writing and storytelling workshops designed to foster creative thinking and boost confidence. Designed particularly for Indigenous students and those from non-English speaking backgrounds, Sydney Story Factory is open to all.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/sydney_story_factory.shtml

The importance of creativity is frequently highlighted in education and the marketplace. In the heart of Redfern, Sydney Story Factory is changing the lives of young people through creative writing and storytelling workshops designed to foster creative thinking and boost confidence. Designed particularly for Indigenous students and those from non-English speaking backgrounds, Sydney Story Factory is open to all.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/sydney_story_factory.shtml

Noel Pearson is one of Australia’s foremost indigenous leaders and political activists. He titled his first Quarterly Essay, Radical Hope, explicitly referring to the work of the renowned philosopher and psychoanalyst Jonathan Lear of the same title.

What is recognition? What kind of acknowledgement is involved? How does recognition affect the identities of both sides?

Noel Pearson and Jonathan Lear discuss the constitutional, philosophical and psychoanalytic perspectives of the complex question of recognition of indigenous peoples.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/lear_pearson_recognition.shtml

Noel Pearson is one of Australia’s foremost indigenous leaders and political activists. He titled his first Quarterly Essay, Radical Hope, explicitly referring to the work of the renowned philosopher and psychoanalyst Jonathan Lear of the same title.

What is recognition? What kind of acknowledgement is involved? How does recognition affect the identities of both sides?

Noel Pearson and Jonathan Lear discuss the constitutional, philosophical and psychoanalytic perspectives of the complex question of recognition of indigenous peoples.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/lear_pearson_recognition.shtml

Noel Pearson is one of Australia’s foremost indigenous leaders and political activists. He titled his first Quarterly Essay, Radical Hope, explicitly referring to the work of the renowned philosopher and psychoanalyst Jonathan Lear of the same title.

What is recognition? What kind of acknowledgement is involved? How does recognition affect the identities of both sides?

Noel Pearson and Jonathan Lear discuss the constitutional, philosophical and psychoanalytic perspectives of the complex question of recognition of indigenous peoples.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/lear_pearson_recognition.shtml

Elizabeth Broderick, former Sex Discrimination Commissioner, shares her thinking on the big ideas to shift mindsets and mobilise change to create a truly gender inclusive Australia for our children and our grandchildren. Followed by an inspirational panel of University of Sydney students, staff and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

A Sydney Ideas discussion on 29 September, 2015

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/elizabeth_broderick.shtml

Elizabeth Broderick, former Sex Discrimination Commissioner, shares her thinking on the big ideas to shift mindsets and mobilise change to create a truly gender inclusive Australia for our children and our grandchildren. Followed by an inspirational panel of University of Sydney students, staff and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

A Sydney Ideas discussion on 29 September, 2015

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/elizabeth_broderick.shtml

What role does the media play forming public perceptions on mental health? A panel of journalists, media theorists, and mental health experts reflect on the portrayal and discussion of mental health issues in the mainstream media.

SPEAKERS: Georgie Harman, CEO beyondblue; Sophie Scott, national medical reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Professor Gerard Goggin, Department of Media and Communications the University of Sydney; Dr Bettina Friedrich (panel chair), Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain and Mind Centre, the University of Sydney

A Sydney Idea talk 8 September, 2015 http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/mental_health_media_forum.shtml

What role does the media play forming public perceptions on mental health? A panel of journalists, media theorists, and mental health experts reflect on the portrayal and discussion of mental health issues in the mainstream media.

SPEAKERS: Georgie Harman, CEO beyondblue; Sophie Scott, national medical reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Professor Gerard Goggin, Department of Media and Communications the University of Sydney; Dr Bettina Friedrich (panel chair), Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain and Mind Centre, the University of Sydney

A Sydney Idea talk 8 September, 2015 http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/mental_health_media_forum.shtml

At the United Nations Indigenous peoples have been at the forefront of discussions regarding the human rights abuses committed by corporations since the 1970s. Today, little has changed in relation to this situation.

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations, reflects on the reasons why local Indigenous communities continue to suffer disproportionately the negative impact of corporate activities.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page:

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/victoria_tauli_corpuz.shtml