MEDIA RELEASE Affinity Intercultural Foundation Strongly Condemns the Terrorist Attack on Mosques in Christchurch The violent attack on our Muslim brothers and sisters as they gathered for Friday prayer in Christchurch New Zealand is a tragedy that has resonated across the world. Our community at the Affinity Intercultural Foundation extends its deepest and most heartfelt […]

On Tuesday, 5 March Affinity continued its Lunchtime Law Panel series with two law deans, Professor George Williams of the University of New South Wales and Professor Colin Picker of the University of Wollongong. Professor Sev Ozdowski, Director of Equity & Diversity at Western Sydney University, Chairman of the Australian Multicultural Council and Affinity advisory […]

On Wednesday, 27 February, Affinity Intercultural Foundation had the pleasure of hosting Kareem El -Ansary, 2019 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations for the first A+ Youth Lecture of 2019. The event was facilitated by Network 10’s, Catalina Florez. Every year, the UN Youth representative embarks on a 7-month listening tour within Australia. They […]

On Monday, 22 October, Affinity Intercultural Foundation hosted a special lecture with the CEO of AFL NSW/ACT, Sam Graham, who discussed the important role AFL plays in creating a sense of belonging and community in Australia – one of the most multicultural, multi-faith countries in the world. In a conversation Facilitated by former ABC Radio […]

On Friday, 19 October, Affinity Intercultural Foundation’s Morning Conversation with Richard Di Natale drew a full house, who came to listen to the Australian Greens Leader discuss the challenges of politicising multicultural Australia and how to overcome them. In a conversation facilitated by Network Ten’s Political Reporter, Catalina Florez, the Senator discussed issues including the […]

On Wednesday, October 11, Affinity Intercultural Foundation organised a panel discussion titled ‘A Big Job: Community & Government Working Together To Advance Refugee Settlement’. Panellists Professor Peter Shergold,  Chancellor of Western Sydney University, & Esta Paschalidis Chilas, Government and Member Relations Manager at Settlement Services International, enlightened the audience on the efforts, challenges, and successes […]

On Wednesday, 5 September, a full house turned out to attend Affinity Intercultural Foundation’s A+ Youth Lecture with Sara Mansour, lawyer and co-founder of Bankstown Poetry Slam. In a talk titled, ‘‘Hashtags Sparking Revolutions: How Social Media is Helping Take a Stand Against Sexual Harassment’, Sara discussed how social media and the #MeToo movement is […]

On Wednesday, 28 August, Professor Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor at Australian National University delivered an engaging and timely Lunchtime Lecture titled, The Anthropocene: Rising Risks, Critical Choices. Professor Steffen, who is a Councillor on the publicly-funded Climate Council of Australia, gave a sobering presentation that showed the impact of human activity on the earth. “The […]

On Wednesday, 15 August, Affinity Intercultural Foundation continued its successful Morning Conversation series with a talk from Lisa Davies, editor of The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). The conversation was facilitated by Natalie Ahmat, senior journalist from SBS National Indigenous Television (NITV).In a talk titled ‘A Day in the Life of a Modern Newspaper Editor’, Lisa […]

On Thursday, 16 August, Affinity Intercultural Foundation hosted a special Lunchtime Lecture with two highly distinguished Australian law figures: former Justice of the High Court, Hon Michael Kirby AC and the University of Sydney’s Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum. In a conversation titled Interpersonal Relationships and Human Rights, the pair discussed the issues that are faced […]