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Keynote Address
21 February 2008

Keynote Address to Languages Strategy Launch for School Principals in the ACT: Languages Matter, Canberra, 21 February 2008.

Abstract

If the study and teaching of languages in Australia is to become a key educational priority, we need to cultivate a mindset that recognizes the importance of language, and respects and nurtures linguistic diversity.

We need to create a culture:

Keynote Address
8 August 2008

Keynote address delivered to Modern Languages Teachers Association State Conference 2008, Hobart, 8-9 August 2008.

Keynote Address
15 July 2008

Keynote Address delivered to Greater Brisbane Region Languages Education Conference, 13 October 2008.

Keynote Address
27 June 2009

Keynote address delivered to Language Policy and the Dialogue of Cultures, 7th National Community Languages Schools Conference, Asia Education Centre, University of Melbourne – 27 June 2009. The conference was attended by over 350 teachers from some twenty communities.

Project
23 May 2007

The Leadership Training Program for Young Muslims was one of the major programs of the La Trobe Centre for Dialogue. It was conceived by Joseph Camilleri, the Centre's Director, and established following representations to the Victorian Government and the strong support offered by the then Premrier of Victoria, the Hon Steve Bracks.

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St Michael’s is proud to host this fascinating lecture series to be given by one of Australia’s leading International Relations scholars and commentators, Professor Joseph A. Camilleri OAM. The lectures will be presented on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings; September 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 – from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm.
Project
5 October 2013 to 30 October 2014

The project entailed work with the youth from the Alawi, Alevi and Sunni sects of Islam to cultivate an understanding of and a capacity to positively work on inter-sectarian tensions by directly addressing these issues in a way that respects reverence, difference and diversity.

News
17 September 2012

The religious leaders of the Coptic and Islamic communities held a joint media conference to express their deep concern at the violent scenes that occurred in Sydney on the weekend. tehy rejected any attempt at vilification aimed against any religion. They declared the defamation fo religion, its symbols and teaching to be incompatible with Chritiann and Islamic values.

Professor Joseph A. Camilleri OAM chaired the media conference .

Lecture
5 September 2017

Ours is a time of turbulence, but now on a planetary scale. Many in the western world, Australia included, are anxious about the future, unsure where to turn for guidance or inspiration. Some seek to exploit these anxieties, offering black and white explanations of our predicament. For some, the problem is immigration, for others Islamic fundamentalism, or simply Islam. For others still, it is the conspiracy about global warming, or the forces driving globalisation.

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