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Do you want to learn more about working in Advocacy, Policy and Government Relations? How do you influence policy? How do you work effectively with government? And, how do you ensure your organisation has a voice in critical debates? This is a vital part of work in the Aid, Development & Humanitarian Sector and one that attracts much interest.
It can also be a bit daunting so we will bring our usual great speakers to share their experience and knowledge and answer your questions about working in this area.
Come along to meet other women in the sector, share a glass of wine and nibbles and make new connections.
Save the Date - details of speakers and venue confirmations are on the way! Let us know if there is a speaker you want to hear and we will try to secure their participation.
Cost: FREE for WIAD Members, $25 for Supporters, $10 for Non-Member Students, interns and unwaged, and $5 ONLINE. Link to be shared after registration.
*Members will be sent a discount code for free access, please check your emails (including spam/junk mail).
*Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable.
Everyone is welcome, so please share this email with your friends and colleagues. Keep an eye on our website for details of the event.
Speakers
Sonia Palmieri
Associate Professor Sonia Palmieri is Head of the Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. Her research interests lie in the social and cultural conditions that legitimise women's leadership in political institutions, including parliaments. Her signature contribution has been towards the theorisation and practice of gender sensitive parliaments, having written both academic and practitioner-focused publications and toolkits. In parallel, Sonia explores with students and her disciplinary peers, opportunities and strategies for more inclusive research methodologies, particularly feminist methodologies.
This research agenda is built on 15 years’ experience of working in academic, development and parliamentary institutions. She has held positions with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (in Geneva, Switzerland), the United Nations Development Program (in Hanoi, Vietnam), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (in New York, USA), and the Australian parliament. She has engaged with current and aspiring women in politics in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and - most prominently - the Pacific, and has designed and evaluated development programs for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Lanni Hamblin
Lanni is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor at the Australin Council for International Development (ACFID) working across international development and humanitarian issues, and represents ACFID on the Executive Committee of the Australian Disability and Development Consortium.
Alongside partners in the international development sector, Lanni has worked closely on advocating for disability equity within Australia's development program, increasing Australia's engagement on protracted crises and displacement, and strengthening civil society in the region.
Outside of her role at ACFID Lanni volunteers on government relations with Brain Tumour Alliance Australia.