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Hi, The presentation by Russell Kennedy will be of interest to any one interested in the representation of indigenous cultures or involved indigenous community engagements/projects.Russell Kennedy FRSARespectful depiction and referencing of Indigenous visual iconography has become an important issue around the world – especially when designers and their clients choose to visually represent national identity. This new emphasis on cultural authenticity raises ethical issues of appropriate…See More

Following the success of the first Q+A event in 2011, the DESIS-lab Melbourne (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability) are hosting an evening of panel discussion to debate overlapping topics of design, ethics, public services and…See More

RSA Australia and New Zealand are hosting another event that may be of interest to both SDNM and DESIS members, in terms of community engagement and the poetry as a means of story telling, engagement and expression.Presenters: Ron Browning, Thataw Kunoo and Moewin TunkinAs an ethnic minority group, that represents the second largest group of refugees in the world, the Karen people of eastern Burma, have been subjected to decades of official ill-treatment, discrimination and forced relocation.…See More