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Africa Day Australia
Celebrating African Diverse Cultures, Values, Success, and Empowered African Australians
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the African Union (AU) which is celebrated in Africa and many countries around the world. Africa Day provides an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of the peoples and governments of Africa. In Australia, Africa Day is celebrated in partnership between Africa Day Australia, numerous African Australian community organisations, members of the diplomatic corps, government organisations, members of various political parties and numerous community organisations.
Advancing the African Australian Agenda in partnership with LaTrobe University’s Centre for Dialogue,
Saturday 28 June 2014
Free -- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Following last year’s inaugural Australia-Africa Dialogue lecture by former PM the Hon. Kevin Rudd, a symposium “Advancing the African-Australian Agenda” is being organised as part of the Africa Day 2014 celebrations. The symposium will focus on two core themes:• The multifaceted relations and interactions between Africa and Australia; and,• Challenges and prospects for African-Australian diaspora.
Topics likely to be discussed will emerge from the following sub-headings: settlement, integration and inclusion, the ‘African-Australians hybrid identity’, the feasibility of a ‘New Africa Renaissance’ model, resources use & development, peace and security for Africans, and the utilisation of African nationals in the diaspora
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