Far from shying away from the hot topics Australian Labor welcomes the opportunity to expose its delegates and observers to the latest in emerging thought and recognises its importance in the creation of progressive and relevant public policy.
The Fringe Program is scheduled around the formal Conference discussions to enable delegates to attend breakfast, lunch or evening events where they can hear and join in with informed and specialised presentations and debate issues of interest, concern and public policy.
Whilst the events play no formal part in the conference policy agenda the opportunity to draw attention to issues that are being debated and generate publicity around these issues to influence that debate is dramatically heightened during the Conference.
The Fringe Program is also a fantastic program of events for Conference observers and a great way to introduce yourself to progressive political debate if you are thinking about getting more involved in the Party.
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Politics in the Hall - ALP National Conference Fringe
Fringe program
Please check specific event times on individual event advertisements.**
Politics in the Hall
Host: Progressive Australia
Following the 2011 Progressive Australia Conference the Chifley Research Centre presents Politics in the Hall, Trades Hall, Sydney, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December 2011. Hear leading speakers from progressive politics around the world and Australia’s best thinkers and leaders; renewing Labor’s social democratic ideas and rebuilding the Australian progressive movement.
Further details on specific events can be found at the Fringe Information Booth, on the ALP visit: www.progressiveaustralia.org.au
Thursday 1 December 2011
Marriage Discrimination, what a drag!
Host: Rainbow Labor & Unions for Marriage Equality
Friday 2 December 2011
Breakfast 8.00 am – 8.45 am
Secure Jobs. Better Future
Host: ACTU
Lunch 12.45 pm – 2.00 pm
Phasing out of live animal exports to a more viable alternative – A plan for the future
Host: Worldwide Society for the Protection of Animals
Labor & the Environment: past, present & future
Host: Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN)
Dementia: The Chronic Disease of the 21st Century
Host: Alzheimer’s Australia
Early Evening 5.45 pm – 7.00 pm
The 8 hour day in the iPhone age
Host: Australian Services Union
Corporate Rights or Workers’ Rights?
Host: Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA & AFTINET
Put your hand up for ALP reform now!
Host: Local Labor
Evening 7.15 pm – 8.30 pm
Parents, Priests and Pollies
Host: Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
Saturday 3 December 2011
Breakfast 7.00 am – 8.15 am
WTF? The educational experience for too many kids with disability in Australia
Host: Children with Disability Australia
Shock Jocks and bleeding hearts: how can Labor win a war on two fronts without losing its soul?
Host: Evatt Foundation
Lunch 12.45 pm – 2.00 pm
Israel/Palestine: The failure of the peace process
Host: Australians for Palestine
Labor’s Proud History: Funding Choice in Education for working families
Host: Independent Education Union
In from the cold: co-ops and mutuals in the national interest
Host: Australian Secretariat for the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives
Looking for the light on the hill: modern Labor’s challenges
Host: Australian Fabians
Early Evening 5.45 pm – 7.00 pm
Labor for Life National Meeting 2011
Host: Labor for Life
Accessing Information Across Australia
Host: Vision Australia
The Case Against the NT Intervention
Host: CFMEU Indigenous Committee
Labor Women’s Conference Drinks
Host: National Labor Women’s Network
Evening 7.15 pm – 8.30 pm
Stem Cell Science – Hope, Hype and Reality
Host: Multiple Sclerosis Australia and Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research Australia
Hot Politics: Radioactive Waste Management in Australia
Host: Beyond Nuclear Initiative
Sunday 4 December 2011
Breakfast 7.00 am – 8.15 am
Behind the Smiles - The Real Bhutan
Host: Youth Organization of Bhutan (Exile) and a Bhutanese refugee resettled in Australia
Lunch 12.45 pm – 2.00 pm
The Road to Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous Australians
Host: National Indigenous Labor Network
** Please note: The event Cairo’s Vertical Village: a new era in community living for Young People in Nursing Homes and other Australians with impairment hosted by Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance (YPINH) has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvience.