Migration, Media and Integration/Social Cohesion Conference 2016

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1 National Conference on Migration, Media and Integration/Social Cohesion 2016

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3 Migration, Media and Integration/Social Cohesion Conference 2016 DAY ONE: PART 1 08:15-09:15 Arrival and Registration 09:15-09:20 Welcome to Country 09:20-10:00 Welcome and opening address Clyde S. Sharady, Conference Convenor 10:00-10:30 Keynote opening address Hon Robin Scott MP, Minister of Multicultural Affairs, Victoria 10:30-10: 40 Video from Federal Minister for Communications Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Federal Minister for Communications 10:40 11:00 Keynote Presentation Inga Peulich MLC, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs 11:00 Morning tea DAY ONE: PART 2 Community Perspectives 11:00-11:30 Keynote speech Tim Costello, CEO- World Vision Australia 11:30: 11:50 Keynote Speech John Searle, Victorian Human right and equal opportunity 11:50-12:05 Sudanese community voices Kot Monoah, Chairman of the South Sudanese Community Association 12:05-12:20 Ethnic communities in Tasmania Alphonse Mulumba, Chair of the Tasmania Multicultural Council 12:20-12:35 Indian communities in NSW Kumud Merani, Journalist and Distinguished Public Speaker 12:35-1:00 Q &A Panel discussion 1:00-1:30 Lunch

4 DAY ONE: PART 3 Academic Perspectives 1:30-1:45 Closer Together : New Media, Ageing, and Migration 1:45-2:00 Stereotypes as resources for boundary negotiation: Insights from skilled migrants in New Zealand Dr Liam Burke, Swinburne University Dr Angela Cruz, Monash University 2:00-2:15 The media and the Sudanese community Gak Woul and Miriam Faine, Monash University 2:15-2:30 Multicultural Youth Alice Gomez, Centre for Multicultural Youth 2:30-2:45 Humans of Brimbank Project Mehak Sheikh, Photographer 2:45-3:00 Afternoon break DAY ONE: PART 4 Community Perspectives 2 3:00-3:30 Ethnic media Dr Tangikina Steen, The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council 3:30-4:00 Islamic Council of Victoria Kuranda Seyit, Islamic Council of Victoria 4:00 End of day 1

5 DAY 2: PART 1 Media Perspective 08:15-09:00 Arrival and tea 09:00-09:15 Welcome and presentation (Ethnic Media) Russell Anderson, The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council 9:15-9:45 Keynote speech Dr Mimmie Chi WattsVictorian Multicultural Commission 9:45-10:05 Special Broadcasting Service Indira Naidoo, Former SBS presenter 10:05 10:25 Positive role of the Media Laurie Norwell, Former Hearld Sun Editor 10:25-10:45 Exclusion of African migrants in research and the rhetoric of social cohesion: How the media twists meagre evidence to fit political agenda Prof Andre Renzaho, Western Sydney University 10:45-11:00 Panel discussion 11:00-11:20 Morning Tea Break DAY 2: PART TWO: Community Perspectives 3 11:20-11:35 Social justice perspective Julie Edwards, CEO Jesuit Social Services 11:35-11:50 Immigration department Peter van Vliet, Department of Immigration and Border Protection 11:50-12:05 Indian Communities of Victoria Vasan Srinivasan, Australian Multicultural Council 12:05-12:20 Migrant Women in the media Patrick Nyembo, Community Leader and Counsellor 12:20-12:35 Pacific Islanders communities Andrew Gason, Social pioneer 12:35-1:00 Q &A panel discussion 1:00-1:30 Lunch

6 DAY 2: PART 3 Media Perspectives 1:30-2:00 Regulation of print media in Australia Prof David Weisbrot, Australian Press Council 2:00-2:30 Regulation framework of broadcast media in Australia Phyllis Fong, Australian Communications and Media Authority 2:30-2:50 PM Challenging media portrayals of newly arrived communities and confronting the 'black-crime association' as a primary bias within both the mainstream media, community and the police Anthony Kelly, CEO- Flemington-Kensington Community Legal Centre 2:50-3:05 Afternoon Tea Break DAY 2: PART 4 Academic Perspectives 3:05-3:20 Ethnic media in Australia: African media producers Dr John Budarick, University of Adelaide 3:20-3:35 Tuning the migrant voices: A study of the Sinhala language ethnic radio programmes in Melbourne Charitha Dissanayake, Radio Producer 3:35 3:50 The role of mainstream media in representing African family life in Australia: impacts and challenges Santino Deng, Victoria University 3:50-4:05PM Association between social integration and health among humanitarian migrants in Australia 4:05-4:30 Discussion about a new framework to help media engage with and report on issues relating to migrant communities Wen Chen, Western Sydney University 4:30-4:40 Closing speech

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