Diversity Week gets under way

Come and celebrate Diversity Week starting on Monday, 20 May.

16 May 2013

The University of Queensland鈥檚 annual celebrations get under way on Monday.

There is still time to for the Vice-Chancellor's Equity and Diversity Awards Event featuring the diversity debate.

A range of other will be held through the week across the St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich campuses.

This year鈥檚 theme, The Art of Diversity, refers to art in all its forms 鈥� painting, sculpture, theatre, music, dance and architecture.

国产探花 Equity Office Director Dr Ann Stewart said this year鈥檚 events would highlight the increasing diversity of the 国产探花 community and the contribution that the University makes to improving the lives of people locally, nationally and across the world.

鈥淚 hope everyone will take advantage of the terrific variety of activities that we have planned,鈥� she said.

国产探花 Diversity Week begins on 20 May, culminating in the presentation from 4:30 to 7pm on 23 May.

Diversity Week Activities and Events Highlights, May 20-24

Tuesday

11am - 1pm: Diversity Week: 'The Art of Survival' - creating art to raise awareness of domestic and family violence

12 - 1:30pm: Celebrating the Art of Diversity: Healing

1 - 1:30pm: Public Lecture: Economic Research into Indigenous Inequality and Development

1 - 2pm: Te Doy Una Canci贸n : Celebrating the work of Cuban troubadour, Silvio Rodr铆guez

6 - 8pm: 国产探花 Women's Collective: Embracing Our Bodies

6:30 - 9:30pm: AIESEC 国产探花: Global Youth Connection 2013

Wednesday

11:30am - 1:30pm: 国产探花 Gatton International Food Festival