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Saturday 28 November
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
What is a legacy – and do deeds outlast (and therefore override) words and relationships? What effect can we have on who remembers us and how? Graeme Innes was an Australian Human Rights Commissioner for nine years, and has been working in the field for three decades. In a 15 minute snap lecture, he’ll share his thoughts – then take your questions – on works, lives and societies in memoriam.
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Graeme Innes
Graeme Innes is a lawyer, mediator and company director. He has been a human rights practitioner for more than 30 years.
Graeme was a Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission for almost nine years, responsible for issues relating to disability, race and human rights. In this role he led work on issues including the ratification by Australia of a UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities, the Same Sex Same Entitlements inquiry, and three inspections of Australia's immigration detention centres.
He is currently the chair of the Attitude Australia Foundation, a startup aimed at using media to change attitudes towards Australians with disabilities. His memoir, Finding A Way, was published in 2016 by UQP.