In his latest book, James Arvanitakis deciphers our chaotic and rapidly changing world. He facilitates a discussion with Miriam Lyons, Sarah Maddison and Mitra Gusheh with the view to sharing personal experiences to explore how we can analyse the dynamics of our everyday lives to challenge and change ongoing injustices.
SARAH MADDISON (LOCAL) SARAH MADDISON is senior associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW. She is co-editor of Silencing Dissent and co-author of Activist Wisdom. Her latest book, Black Politics: Inside the Complexity of Aboriginal Political Culture, draws on extensive interviews with activists and politicians to explain the dynamics of Aboriginal politics. It reveals the challenges and tensions that have shaped community, regional and national relations over the past 25 years.
MITRA GUSHEH (LOCAL) MITRA GUSHEH is an author, activist and the youth engagement program coordinator for Oxfam Australia. She was previously the director of the design agency Ilk Media and taught at the School of Design, University of Technology, Sydney. Prior to her design focus, she worked across a number of organisations within the community sector. Her portfolio of projects includes a print-based zine project in the Aboriginal community of Aurukun, a photography project with homeless children in Sri Lanka and a web-based project with community media agencies in Nepal.
JAMES ARVANITAKIS (LOCAL) JAMES ARVANITAKIS is a lecturer in the Humanities at the University of Western Sydney and is a member of the University's Centre for Cultural Research. James has worked as a human rights activist throughout the Pacific, Indonesia and Europe. He is currently working with the Whitlam Institute looking at issues confronting Australia's democracy. A regular media commentator, James' latest book, Contemporary Society: A Sociological Analysis of Everyday Life, is an Australian sociology textbook and was recently launched with Oxford University Press. A research fellow at the Centre for Policy Development, James has worked extensively with a number of non-government organisations, including Oxfam Australia's International Youth Partnerships and Youth Engagement Program, Oxfam Hong Kong, as well as Aid/Watch.
MIRIAM LYONS (LOCAL) MIRIAM LYONS is the executive director of the Centre for Policy Development. Formerly the policy coordinator for newmatilda.com, Miriam has a long history of bringing policy ideas to new audiences. She was the founding director of the Interface Festival of Ideas in Sydney, and director of the Ideas Program for the Straight out of Brisbane Festival. Miriam has also worked as a freelance writer and a media development consultant in East Timor with the international NGO Internews. She co-convenes Plus 20, a network dedicated to longterm planning for social change, and is on the steering committee of Project Australia.
Events
Print This Page
Venue and Transport Info
Add to My Schedule
