Speakers and Panellists

  • Christina Barruel, National Coordinator and Trainer , Cool Schools
  • Nimi Bedi, Community Advisor  Auckland Council
  • Christopher Barry, Neighbourhood Policing Coordinator, New Zealand Police
  • Raewyn Bhana, South Auckland Family Violence Prevention Network
  • Denise Bijoux, Inspiring communities
  • Professor Russell Bishop, Project Director, Te Kotahitanga Research and Professional Development Project
  • Janne Boot, GM Human Resources Counties Manukau District Health Board
  • Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner, Human Rights Commission
  • George Clark, Canterbury Settling In Coordinator (MSD) and Chair of the Inter-Agency Network  
  • Ruth Cleaver, President, Auckland Inter-Faith Council
  • Dr  Ruth DeSouza, Senior Lecture, Auckland University of Technology
  • Susan Freeman-Greene, Chief Executive, Broadcasting Standards Authority
  • Naida Glavish, Auckland District Health Board
  • Kris Gledhill, Director,  New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland
  • Agnes Granada, Trust Manager, Migrant Action Trust
  • Dr Shiloh Groot, Lecturer, University of Auckland
  • Te Huia Bill Hamilton, Kaiwhakarite, Human Rights Commission
  • Dr Sharon Harvey, Auckland University of Technology
  • Edwina Hughes, Coordinator, Peace Movement Aotearoa
  • Jennifer Janif, Settling In, Family & Community Services MSD
  • Alexis Lewgor, Secretary , NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils
  • Sue Lim, Asian Heath Support Services, Waitamata District Health Board
  • Professor James Liu, VUW Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research
  • Jan Logie, Green Party spokesperson on human rights and immigration
  • Dennis Maga, Migrante Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Jenni Marr, Multicultural Community Advisor, Christchurch City Council
  • Dr Judy McGregor, EEO Commissioner, Human Rights Commission
  • Bernice Mene, Constitutional Advisory Panel
  • Mani Mitchell, Educator/ Mediator
  • Brian Moloughney, University of Otago Dr Paul Behrens , Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Professor Paul Morris , Religious Studies Programme Victoria University
  • Angela Moewaka Barnes, Researcher, Kupu Taea Media Research Team
  • Todd Nachowitz, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Political Science & Public Policy, University of Waikato
  • Dr Ray Nairn, Researcher, Kupu Taea Media Research Team
  • Dr Claudia Orange, Collections and Research Group Director, Te Papa
  • Dr Hongjae Park, Lecturer, University of Auckland
  • Marama Parore, Māori Health Manager, PHARMAC
  • Rajen Prasad, Labour Party Spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs
  • Professor Douglas Pratt, Religious Studies Programme, University of Waikato
  • Parvathi Raghunathan, Ministry of Education
  • Jenny Rankine, Researcher, Kupu Taea Media Research Team
  • Nicki Reece, Stations Manager, Plains FM
  • Robert Reid, General Secretary, FIRST Union
  • Wayne Reid, Refugee and Migrant Health Care Manager for Partnership Health Canterbury
  • Viv Rickard, Deputy Commissioner, NZ Police
  • David Rutherford, Chief Commissioner, Human Rights Commission
  • Claire Speedy, Interim Director, The Peace Foundation
  • Margaret Taylor, Amnesty International
  • Sandra Tonkin, Waitaki Multicultural Council
  • Rev Uesifili Unasa, Chair, Auckland Council Pacific Advisory Board
  • Dr Ranginui Walker,  Constitutional Advisory Panel
  • Professor Colleen Ward, VUW Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research 
  • Ivan Yeo, Mental Health Foundation

 

 

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