Professor Helen Milroy - The 2019 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration

Professor Helen Milroy - The 2019 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration

Author: Our Community June 6, 2019 Duration: 42:09
"How can we improve as a society if we avoid taboo topics of discussion? How can we improve as a society if our default is denial and disbelief? The wicked issues of our time will never go away until we as a society face them head on and pledge to address them. It's time to make some noise."

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Duration: 23:02
Australian legend of stage and screen, Magda Szubanki, gave a heartfelt account of her community work background, her childhood and of the important of social cohesion at the 2016 Communities in Control Conference