Ending institutional racism in public health organisations
Academics and public health practitioners have come together to host New Zealand’s first ever symposium on ending institutional racism in the public health sector.
The Stop Institutional Racism (STIR) Symposium will take place in Auckland on 13 September, and aims to identify solutions and opportunities for collective action against racism.
Dr Heather Came, AUT senior lecturer and co-chair of STIR, says everybody can play a role in ending racism. She says, “the first step is to identify where racism occurs, and then to mobilise support to challenge it.”
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy will speak at the event, alongside other leaders in the field, such as Adrian Te Patu – Asia Pacific representative to the World Federation of Public Health Associations, and Professor Yin Paradies of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation.
The symposium will also feature the work of post-graduate students – including that of AUT Masters student Emma Rawson, who is currently researching the presence of institutional racism in human resources practices within New Zealand’s public health units.
To find out more about the STIR Symposium, including the full speaker line-up and registration details, click here.
Details
What STIR – Stop Institutional Racism Symposium
When Tuesday 13 September 2016
Where Te Mahurehure Marae, 65-73 Premier Ave, Point Chevalier, Auckland