Social Cohesion Amidst Rising Tension: A Conversation with Dr Anne Aly MP

Thu 1 Feb 2024 at 7pm - 8pm

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This conversation will be a direct follow up from our event with Josh Burns MP and Allegra Spender MP on December 17 2023.

Following the horrific events of October 7 in Israel, the violence unfolding in Israel and Gaza has continued to loom large in press, social media and in conversations more broadly in Australia and around the world.

Join Dr Anne Aly MP for an important conversation regarding our local context here in Australia and the clear need to address the rising tensions in Australian society, including issues of antisemitism, Islamophobia, online forums and community safety.

Hosted by Geraldine Doogue, the discussion will be guided by the most pressing issues and as issues develop each day. We are pleased to continue the conversation around building social cohesion and harmony, even in the face of rising tensions.

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About the Speakers

Dr Anne Aly MP has been the Federal Member for Cowan since 2016 and is also the Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth in the Albanese Government.

By her late twenties, Anne was a single mother of two young boys earning the minimum wage to put food on the table. She went on to study her Masters and PhD and worked as a professor, academic and practitioner in counter terrorism and countering violent extremism. The founder of People against Violent Extremism, Anne was the only Australian representative to speak at President Obama's 2015 White House summit on countering violent extremism.

Anne is a 2011 inductee into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame, a 2016 nominee for Australian of the Year and a 2016 recipient of the prestigious Australian Security Medal. In 2021, she was awarded the McKinnon Prize for Emerging Political Leader of the Year, in recognition of her Parliamentary work against both right-wing extremism and family & domestic violence.

Geraldine Doogue is one of Australia’s most accomplished and versatile journalists, excelling in print, radio and television. At the ABC and Channel Ten, she presented and reported for national news and current affairs television programs.

On ABC radio, as host of Life Matters and then Compass for 30 years, her soothing voice and sharp mind brought relevance and meaning to the challenging subjects of faith, spirituality, religion and ethics while never adopting a preaching approach.