Social Change and Equity: Building Industry Partnerships

Join us for this seminar and networking session with leading La Trobe researchers and industry partners

Social inequality is driven by structural disadvantages such as race and gender, economic systems, climate change, and lack of access to basic resources.

Achieving social justice and equality requires long term and sustainable action to close the inequity gap. We strive to create more just and equitable societies, through understanding social change, examining social inclusion and optimizing social justice.

La Trobe Industry and La Trobe University’s Research Theme Lead ‘Social Change & Equity’, Professor Katie Holmes, invites you to attend the first ‘Social Change and Equity: Building Industry Partnerships’ session, where you will be introduced and explore in detail the impactful ways that La Trobe researchers and industry have partnered with community organisations, legal services, health and wellbeing providers, and career and education resources.

The in-person session include presentations from leading La Trobe University researchers and their industry partner, Q&A session and networking opportunity with refreshments.

Speakers include:

• 'A research and policy partnership to understand and respond to the health and wellbeing needs of LGBTIQ people in Australia'
  
  Associate Professor Dr Adam Bourne - Public Health, Acting Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University, and Simon Ruth, CEO, Thorne Harbour Health

• 'Shared Values for Impact'
  
  Associate Professor Chris Maley, La Trobe Law School, and Wanda Bennetts, Senior Consumer Consultant for Independent Mental Health Advocacy

• ‘Pacific Role Models Website’
  
  Dr. Makiko Nishitanti, Lecturer – Anthropology, La Trobe University, and Dean Wickham, Honorary Consul of Soloman Islands, Pacific Island Network (Inc.)

• ‘Shared Reading for Wellbeing and Social Inclusion at the Carlton Library’
  
  Dr. Sara James, Senior Lecturer – Sociology, La Trobe University and David Harding, Outreach Librarian, Yarra Libraries

Register here.