Community Connect
Welcome to the seventh edition of Family and Community Services' e-newsletter.
ISSUE 7 • JULY 2009
E-news from Family and Community Services
2009 New Zealand Diversity Forum
The 2009 New Zealand Diversity Forum takes place in Wellington on 23 - 24 August. Over 30 different organisations will be hosting forums and events promoting cultural diversity, racial equality and positive race relations. The programme includes events at regional museums on the Saturday and Sunday, a wide range of community forums, a multicultural festival and a celebration of diversity on the Sunday, and more forums and the annual diversity awards on Monday.
Forum topics range from indigenous issues to cultural diversity, migrant settlement, refugees, employment, health, languages, disability, religion, families, media, sport, racial discrimination, diversity research and government accountability to the United Nations. There will be multi-cultural entertainment, exhibitions, debate, keynote speakers, a youth forum and the annual diversity awards.
The forum is a joint project of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, the Wellington City Council, the Settling In Programme and New Zealand Diversity Action Programme participants. The principal venues are located in Te Papa Tongarewa and Wellington City Council venues, but some events will take place elsewhere in Wellington City and around the region.
