Brisbane - Securing the future of the Pacific

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    Securing the future of the Pacific

    An important public event in the lead-up to the Pacific Islands Forum!

    The Pacific Islands conjure up images of romantic lagoons and idyllic lifestyles. Dig deeper and you find a collection of fragile states especially vulnerable due to their small size, limited economic diversity, remoteness from major trade and commercial centres, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and weak governance. Economic gains have been weak, volatile, and unequally distributed.

    There are conflicting views about the balance between western models of economic development and subsistence agriculture that still sustains the majority of island populations.

    Limited services and infrastructure outside urban areas constrain access to health, education and markets. Social instability has deeply affected communities and hampered growth.

    Growing populations pose challenges for sustainable development. With a big percentage of the region’s population under 25, improving options for young people is critical, as is addressing women’s virtual exclusion from decision making at all levels so they can help shape a different future.

    Yet for all these challenges, the Pacific remains a place of great natural and cultural diversity and resilient, creative communities. How can the region build on its assets to attain durable peace and prosperity.

    VENUE:

    State Library of QLD Auditorium
    Stanley Place, South Bank

    DATE:

    DATE: Wednesday 22 July

    TIME:

    6.00 - 7.30pm (entry from 5.30pm)

    FREE ENTRY

    FEATURED SPEAKERS

    Bob McMullan - Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance
    Prof. Jason Sharman - Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
    One Just World - VerticalOne Just World will tackle some of the big issues that face us as a global community - climate change and development, poverty and human rights, gender equality, Pacific perspectives on governance and security, and HIV/AIDs. A panel of prominent and engaging speakers including Federal Government Ministers will give their views and then open up for contributions, questions and discussion from the audience.

    An initiative of International Women's Development Agency, World Vision Australia and AusAID, the One Just World series aims to inform and provide ways to get more involved in making the changes needed to end global poverty and inequality and together build a more just and sustainable future.

    The forums are not only about stimulating discussion and ideas but also about encouraging action - active participation in development through volunteering, pro bono support and working in the sector. Because all of us have a contribution to make in helping transform the life circumstances of some 800 million people around the world who are fighting to escape poverty and injustice.

    This website will continue to be expanded with more details of speakers, venue and topics. It will be the place to go to keep up to date between sessions and be part of an ongoing debate. For those who can't get to the live forums, the website will let you catch up on what is said.

    The One Just World partners will be joined by a major University Research Centre in each state plus other non-government organisations with expertise on specific topics.

     

    One Just World Around Australia - 2009 Calendar
    3 March Geelong (Day) Special Schools Program We all need food – but do we all get it? Free buses - Free curriculum advice for teachers
    3 March Geelong (after work) Is food only for those who can afford it? Or is it a human right?
    8 March Adelaide International Women's Day at WOMADelaide Women of the World - Feeding Families, Sustaining Communities
    17 March Sydney Does Aid Work? How do we know?
    7 April Melbourne Development and disability - development for all.
    28 April Perth Growing cities, growing slums. Is urban poverty the new threat to the world's poor?
    11 May Brisbane Human Trafficking and World Poverty - What can we do?
    25 June Adelaide Climate Change and World Poverty Does carbon trading help?

     

    One Just World Around Australia - 2008:
    Wed 30 July Melbourne Can the developing world survive climate change?
    Wed 6 Aug Sydney What needs to change for women to get a fair go?
    Thu 21 Aug Perth Beyond charity: a rights based approach to development
    Wed 10 Sep Adelaide Will the world be able to feed itself by 2050?
    Tue 21 Oct Canberra New partnerships for development
    Wed 29 Oct Melbourne If water is life, what do we do when it runs out?
    Mon 17 Nov Brisbane Millennium Development Goals — where are we up to?