Changing the Conversation - Changing the Conversation: Culture in Conflict | Digital Stage

Watch the second Changing the Conversation event of 2024 with Culture in Conflict: Talking About World News When it Hits Home facilitated by Benjamin Law and featuring panel members Peter Greste, Amok Dhuol and Arunn Jegan. Australia is a globally connected nation and a country of migrants. Global conflicts reverberate locally in many ways, affecting our economy and national security, and sometimes creating divisions within local communities, especially for groups with ties to conflicting regions, faiths or ideologies. Hear diverse perspectives from our esteemed panel about how we can have culturally sensitive conversations that promote mutual respect, empathy and how we can build bridges to peace rather than barriers between cultures and within community. This event includes a performance by LUATÈ, a South Sudanese / Australian emerging singer and songwriter based in Brisbane. LUATÈ’s performance is brought to you by Women of the World (WOW) Australia, a proud supporter of Changing the Conversation. About the Speakers: Benjamin Law (Facilitator) Benjamin Law writes books, TV screenplays, columns, essays and feature journalism. Every week, Benjamin co-hosts ABC RN’s weekly national pop culture show Stop Everything. He also co-hosts online startup and tech TV show That Startup Show, and you can catch him on TV shows like Q&A (ABC), The Drum (ABC), The Project (Ten) and Filthy Rich and Homeless (SBS). Peter Greste Professor Peter Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who spent 25 years working for the BBC, Reuters, and Al Jazeera in some of the world’s most volatile places. From Afghanistan, to Latin American, Africa and the Middle East, he reported from the frontlines and beyond, although he is best known for becoming a headline himself, when he and two of his colleagues were arrested in Cairo while working for Al Jazeera, charged with terrorism offences and imprisoned for more than 400 days. He has written about his experiences in Egypt and what he regards as the global war on journalism in a book, The First Casualty. Amok Dhuol Amok Dhuol is a South Sudanese-Australian, deeply involved in mentoring young people in her own family and the broader community through her work and advocacy with the Queensland African Communities Council (QACC). Growing up in Australia, but deeply connected to her South Sudanese roots, Amok understands the challenges faced by young immigrants as they settle into their new home. She is completing tertiary studies in Government and Policy and is a member of Multicultural Australia’s Future Leaders Advocacy Group (FLAG). Arunn Jegan Arunn Jegan works as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Australia’s Humanitarian Affairs lead. He has worked in Yemen, Syria, Venezuela, Bangladesh and Palestine for MSF and in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey for other international NGOs. He specialises in social research, conflict/political analysis, complex project management, and humanitarian crisis coordination of public health emergencies. Arunn is also a curator for Tedx Sydney, and co-directs a community arts centre in Marrickville. Presented by Multicultural Australia and QPAC. Recorded at QPAC’s Concert Hall for Digital Stage.