Cultural Heritage, Social Justice and Ethical Globalisation - A World Archaeological Congress Symposium
Dates: 28th & 29th September 2007
Venue: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building. State Library of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
Convener: Claire Smith, President, World Archaeological Congress
Department of Archaeology, Flinders University
There is far too little sense that we are all in this together. Failure to establish shared values and ethical standards in national and international decision-making is at the heart of the divides and controversy surrounding globalization. Although global markets, transportation and communication increasingly connect us, we are increasingly divided between rich and poor, North and South, religious and secular, them and us.
(Mary Robinson, UN Human Rights High Commissioner, 31st December, 2003)
This symposium will address the issues raised by Mary Robinson within the context of archaeology, cultural heritage, and related disciplines. It will have two sessions on Women for Wik - Monitoring the Federal Action in the Northern Territory. There will be a Discussion Panel, with speakers directly involved in the intervention, which will be followed by a Public Forum. Attendance is free for students, unemployed and retired people who have endorsed 'Women for Wik - Monitoring the Federal Action in the Northern Territory'. Otherwise there is a charge of $20, which will be used towards the Monitoring the Federal Action in the NT action.
We encourage members of the general public to attend this symposium. Drawing on case studies and theoretical developments in countries as diverse as Nigeria, Poland, Ireland, South Africa, Cameroon, Spain, the US, Australia and Argentina, this public symposium will critically examine social justice and ethical globalisation issues, in both Australia and the wider world.
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