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Multicultural Affairs
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Celebrating Cultural DiversityThe Tasmanian Greens believe that proper funding for multicultural organisations and grants enrich community life to everbody's benefit. Cassy O'Connor MP | Policies | 1 Mar 2018 |
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Nigerian Community in Tasmania, Public InaugurationI warmly congratulate the Nigeria Community in Tasmania Inc. for their incorporation. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Oct 2019 |
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Greens Commit to Increase Multicultural Grants and Tackle RacismTasmania’s growing diversity of communities will be strengthened through increased multicultural grants funding and investment in anti-racism programs. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Mar 2018 |
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Migrant Resource Centre in LauncestonMigrant Resource Centre in Launceston provide support to humanitarian entrants, migrants and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2017 |
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Labor and Liberals Vote Down Parliamentary Prayers ChangeIt was disappointing that both Labor and the Liberals voted down the Greens' attempt to modernise State Parliament's Standing Orders. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 16 Aug 2017 |
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Time to Rethink Parliamentary PrayersThe daily Tasmanian Parliamentary recitation of the Lord’s Prayer no longer reflects contemporary Tasmanian society, which is multicultural and multi-faith. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 7 Aug 2017 |
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Questions to Be Answered on Multicultural GrantsThe Liberals need to explain why a very modest Multicultural Grants funding round has allocated $5000 towards a Christian celebration of Easter. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 22 Mar 2017 |
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Another Weak Response from Premier HodgmanCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Oct 2016 |
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Parliament No Place for Hatred and BigotryNo Parliamentarian or community leader should ever stand by and allow minority or community groups to be singled out and vilified. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2016 |
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Hodgman Abandons LGBTI Tasmanians and other Groups to Risk of Hate SpeechCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 20 Sep 2016 |
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Support for Asylum Seekers During World Suicide Awareness WeekIt is important we find the words and the ways as a community to talk about suicide and the devastating toll it has on people's lives. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Sep 2016 |
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Appeal to Premier for Support of Hazara PeopleThe Hazara people are among the most persecuted of minorities. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2016 |
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Changes to Anti-Discrimination Act DivisiveCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Aug 2016 |
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International Migration Strategy Needed to Growth Rural and Regional TasAndrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2016 |
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Australia's Asylum Seeker ShameAustralia has been detaining asylum seekers offshore on Nauru and Manus Island under the direction of the Federal Liberal Government. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Aug 2016 |
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Parliament Still Waiting for Anti Racist LawsThe violent bashing of a Hobart taxi driver should be condemned by political and community leaders in the strongest terms. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 21 Jun 2016 |
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Multicultural Friends of ParliamentCassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 May 2016 |
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Non-Denominational Interfaith PrayerIn the ACT the prayer has been replaced with a silent reflection and in the US Congress there is a rotation between prayers of different faiths. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
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Australia's Immigration Policy BrutalA young Somali refugee has set herself alight on Nauru, the second refugee to self-immolate in the past week. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
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Political and Social Conflict Over Environment a Focus for StompinAndrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Apr 2016 |
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Students teach anti-racism attitudesThe presentation by the Students Against Racism group is a fantastic initiative that has been running since 2008. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Sep 2015 |
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Love Makes a WayThe callous approach taken by the Liberal Party - and backed by the Labor Party - is much to the abhorrence of humanists Australia-wide. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Aug 2015 |