Events

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW a number of community events were planned for Sydney and NSW.

You are warmly welcome to join the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW in commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act. The following events were organised to celebrate the 30th Anniversary.

1. Community event with social justice theatre performance at Martin Place Sydney, Tuesday 23 October 12 - 2 pm

2. Formal Commemoration event at NSW Parliament House Sydney, Thursday 25 October (invitation only) 5.30 - 6.30 pm

The 30th Anniversary Commemoration was addressed by the Attorney-General of NSW, Minister for Justice, the Hon. John Hatzistergos. At the Jubilee Room of the Parliament House of New South Wales Macquarie Street Sydney.

3. University Forum on the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act co-hosted by the Koori Centre at Sydney University, Tuesday 30 October 1 - 5 pm

PROGRAM and SPEAKERS:
1.00 - 2.30pm: Thirty Years of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act: Where to Now?

Mr Ken Davis - President, Pride History Group
Dr Suzanne Jamieson - ADB Board, Lecturer in Industrial Relations, University of Sydney
Ms Chris Ronalds SC - Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers, first lawyer at the ADB in 1977
Ms Joanna Shulman - Principal Solicitor, NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre
Dr Belinda Smith - Lecturer in Anti-Discrimination Law, University of Sydney


3.30 – 5.00pm: The NSW Anti-Discrimination Act - Indigenous issues

Hon. Linda Burney MP - Minister for Fair Trading, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteering
Mr Tony McAvoy - Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Mr Warren Mundine - Chief Executive Officer, NSW Native Title Services


4. Photo competition.

The NSW Anti-Discrimination Board 30th Anniversary PHOTO COMPETITION
$1000 in prize money!
Photo competition winners

The Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales is pleased to announce the joint winners of the Anti-Discrimination Act 30th Anniversary Photo Competition!
Equal first place went to Arthur Roy of Toukley for his series on multiculturalism and harmony and to Cassandra Stericker of Ermington for her series showing her son enjoying the Liberty swing in his wheelchair.

The photo competition was open to all NSW residents to send in photos depicting equal rights in our community.
‘The photo competition allowed people of all ages across the state to show what anti-discrimination meant to them after 30 years of legislation,’ President of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board Stepan Kerkyasharian said.
‘Photography is a wonderful way to visually communicate the ADB’s message of equality and non-discrimination,’ he added.

The Liberty Swing Photo by Cassandra Stericker ‘These are a couple of photos of my son enjoying the Liberty swing. He can now enjoy the park like other kids.’	Playing Together In Harmony Photo by Arthur Roy ‘This photo was published in the local Bankstown Council Newsletter to the delight of the parents. The idea is that the children can learn at an early age to accept other cultures and their members as equals and hopefully when they become adults prejudices and discriminatory feelings will have vanished.’