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Social & Community Services Sector
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Rights Community Education Program broad aim is to build awareness
and understanding about human rights and skills in exercising those
rights in Western Australia across a diverse range of communities.
The Commission provides the following education services
for community members community workers and organisations: |
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Community Engagement and Education (no
cost)
A key focus of this service is to work in partnership with not for profit
community organisation to empower those
groups who are most likely to
experience discrimination, harassment and vilification. The key objective
is for people
to know their rights, developing skills in asserting these
rights and to work with communities to develop their
own solutions.
The Commission on request can provide free of charge community information
sessions, forums, workshops for
people with whom you work. All community
education and engagement forums can be designed to focus on a range
of
human rights issues affecting: People with disabilities; Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Peoples; ethnic
and religious minority groups;
gay, lesbian, bi-sexual & transgender and intersex communities, young
people,
seniors; women & men.
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