The 75th Anniversary Forum invites you to participate in a public debate to challenge our community and its leaders to become more active in pursuing the goals of a just and ethical society. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. University College The University of Melbourne 40 College Crescent Parkville, VIC 3052 Telephone +61 3 9347 3533 Facsimile: +61 3 9347 1549 www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au Have you booked your seat for the Forum yet? Would you like the opportunity to hear The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG and some of the leaders of our community speak in a public debate? This is a free event, and one not to be missed so make sure you send through your RSVP soon. Details are below... Keynote Speaker Apart from his distinguished Australian legal career, The Hon Michael Kirby AC CGM is one of Australia's leading public intellectuals. He has gained a worldwide reputation for his work on the International Commission of Jurists, the World Health Organisation's Global Commission on AIDS, the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee, the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights. He was the first Australian to serve as a Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights in the post-Pol Pot Cambodia. michaelkirby.com.au 75th Anniversary Forum Details TIME: 9.30am - 12.30pm DATE: Monday 7th May 2012 VENUE: University College The University of Melbourne 40 College Crescent Parkville VIC 3052 SPEAKER: The Hon Michael Kirby AC CGM PANEL MEMBERS: Ms Heather Ridout, Dr Leslie Cannold, Prof. Julian Disney, Mr Simon Griffiths, Mr Nick Allardice PANEL MODERATOR: Dr Don Edgar This is a free event, however lunch will be available from 12.30pm at a cost of $30 per head for those who wish to stay. RSVP: (Bookings essential) Friday 27th April 2012 to g.egelton@unicol.unimelb.edu.au Please advise if you will be attending the lunch afterwards and if you have any dietary requirements. Panel Members Heather Ridout is a leading figure in the public policy debate in Australia. She is the Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group and Board Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Director of AustralianSuper as well as member of key national policy setting and consultative groups. wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Ridout Simon Griffiths is engineer and economist turned social entrepreneur. He has founded three companies, all focused on revolutionising the philanthropy market. Most recently, Simon has been working on Shebeen, a not-for-profit bar, and Who Gives A Crap, a toilet paper initiative that uses 50% of its profits to build toilets in the developing world. ripple.org shebeen.com.au whogivesacrap.org Leslie Cannold is an author, ethicist and commentator, 2011 Australian Humanist of the Year, Senior Lecturer Monash Institute of Health Services Research, President of Reproductive Choice Australia, and Dying with Dignity ambassador. cannold.com Nick Allardice is a social change entrepreneur and advocate. He is the Australian Director of Change.org, Founder of Live Below the Line, Deputy Chair of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Director of OzGreen, former Steering Committee member of Make Poverty History and former General Manager of the Oaktree Foundation. nickallardice.com/?page_id=2 change.org Julian Disney is Chair of the Australian Press Council, Professor and Director of the Social Justice Project at the University of NSW, founder of Anti-Poverty Week, Chair of the National Affordable Housing Summit group and Chair of the Council of the Energy and Water Ombudsman in NSW. law.unsw.edu.au/profile/julian-disney Panel Moderator Don Edgar was the foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. He was Secretary/Treasurer of the International Sociological Association's Committee on Family Research, was a member of the UNESCO National Council for International Year of the Family 1994 and is currently a member of the Victorian Children's Council.