Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture
The 2020 Lecture titled - Racial Equality in the Time of COVID will discuss how the pandemic has dramatically affected Australia’s diverse communities.
Summary
- The 2020 Lecture will feature diverse community leaders discussing equality, inclusion and lessons from COVID‑19.
- The pandemic exposed significant racial inequality, including targeting of Asian Australians and harsh restrictions on public housing residents.
- The event will be held online as a COVID‑safe panel on 30 October 2020.
Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture: Racial Equality in the Time of COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected Australia's diverse communities.
From the racial targeting of Asian Australians to the hard lockdown imposed on residents in Melbourne's public housing towers, the pandemic has also raised questions about the place of diverse communities in Australian society.
The Australian Human Rights Commission's annual Kep Enderby Memorial lecture honours the late Hon. Kep Enderby QC (1926-2015), who as Attorney-General introduced the Racial Discrimination Bill to parliament in 1975.
In 2020, the lecture is organised in partnership with the EU Delegation to Australia. It will feature leading voices from diverse communities, including Nyadol Nyuon, Ahmed Dini, Jason Yat-Sen Li and Diana Sayed.
They will discuss equality and inclusion in the year of Coronavirus, what lessons can be learned, and how we can ensure diverse communities are included in the road to recovery.
Read more about the speakers, the event, and book your ticket.
What: Web-based panel discussion: “Racial Equality in the Time of COVID”
- When: Friday 30 October 2020 – 12pm to 1:30pm.
Where: Online. Register to view the live stream
The event is usually a lecture, but the format has been changed this year to make it COVID-safe.
Media contact
Email: media@humanrights.gov.au or phone: 0457 281 897
