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Human rights advocate to attend workshop
An internationally renowned human rights advocate will attend a special symposium at the University of the Coast to help the region's organisations achieve greater things through collaboration.
Fr Frank Brennan AO, a Professor of Law at the Australian Catholic University’s Public Policy Institute, is set to inspire those attending the one-day workshop at USC's Innovation Centre Auditorium on Tuesday 31 August.
Fr Brennan is a Jesuit priest who has won human rights awards for his work in the areas of law, social justice and reconciliation over the past 30 years. In 1998, he was classified as a Living National Treasure by the Australian National Trust.
The workshop, entitled “A community collaborating together – imagine the possibilities”, will be run by Lifeline Community Care Queensland and STEPS to help individuals and organisations across the region develop greater collaborative skills.
Organiser Heidi Keast of USC’s Project Management Centre said the event from 9am to 4pm was open to community and cultural groups, government, education, business and industry, young people and the mature aged.
She said greater collaboration could enable a whole range of business and community projects and opportunities that might otherwise remain unachievable or untapped.
“The workshop will provide those who attend with experiences of working together and it will be focused on how to collaborate for a purpose,” she said. “It will be an opportunity for people across the community who normally might not interact on a regular basis to come together to experience the collaborative process.
“The attendees will gain a greater understanding of the tools and methods used for collaboration and will witness a showcase of effective collaboration processes that have worked on the Sunshine Coast and in other regions around the world.”
The workshop will be led by change facilitator Mary-Alice Arthur of New Zealand.
Registrations for the workshop can be made by contacting Heidi Keast at hkeast@usc.edu.au or (07) 5456 5023. The cost to attend is $88.
Fr Brennan also will be the guest speaker at the USC Business Professionals Forum at the Innovation Centre Auditorium on the evening of Tuesday 31 August.
He will speak on the topic of “Is there morality of business?”. To register for this forum, contact USC’s Faculty of Business on 5430 1221.
— Terry Walsh