Sydney Talks - Social Policy http://www.sydneytalks.com.au Who is talking where this month en-us Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:47:35 +1000 Sydney Talks - Social Policy http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/images/sydneytalks_rss.gif http://www.sydneytalks.com.au 88 Alice Aslan on Islamophobia in Australia http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8808&Itemid=25 Social anthropologist and writer, Alice Aslan argues that Islamophobia is a contemporary form of racism that has emerged from general opposition to multiculturalism and migration as well as in respo... Sex Trafficking: A Global Industry http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8889&Itemid=25 A necessarily unnamed speaker from Starfish Ministries Australia, reaching out to women/children affected by commercial sexual exploitation, and a Criminologist talk about the global, national and l... Valuing Aboriginal Voices http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8760&Itemid=25 Alana Taylor and Ralph Townsend are local Aboriginal people with a story to tell. Sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, always interesting and thought- provoking as we continue to search for ways to bri... Populate or Perish? http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8876&Itemid=25 Dr. Kevin Daly, Associate Head, School of Economics and Finance, UWS; Dr. Malcolm Bruce Duncan, Barrister; Dr Tony Rescei, President Save our Suburbs; and Mr Andrew Green, Christian Democratic Party, ... Always with Me: How Mobile and Social Media are Changing Us http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8884&Itemid=25 As part of the So, what? lectures on contemporary humanities and social sciences, Associate Professor Kate Crawford, Journalism and Media Research Centre UNSW, shares preliminary findings from the lar... Other Ways: Alternatives to Violence http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8874&Itemid=25 Over dinner, Sr Susan Connelly, Mary MacKillop International Mission, a staunch advocate for the East Timorese people, and Azim Khamisa, US author, who established a program to prevent violence in sch... Using Evolutionary Theory to Understand and Improve the Human Condition http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8899&Itemid=25 Prof. David Sloan Wilson shows how evolutionary theory can help to solve the problems of everyday life, from the quality of life in our cities to rethinking the fundamentals of economic theory and p... Steve Biddulph: Are All Men Fakes? http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8826&Itemid=25 Masculinity isn't just a state, its being part of a group and a tradition which began breaking down years ago. Psychologist Steve Biddulph, author of Manhood and Raising Boys, asks can we make real ... Why it's Women's Fault Australian Husbands are the Worst In the World http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8839&Itemid=25 Despite the significant rise in women entering the workforce over the past 40 years, men still under underperform on the domestic front. So how do Australian husbands rate on a global scale? Writer ... Hugh Mackay: The Pursuit of Happiness Makes Us Miserable http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8859&Itemid=25 Humans are obsessed with happiness. In our fevered and often miserable pursuit, have we lost our perspective on what really makes us happy? Hugh Mackay provides some answers....