Community Engagement
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La Trobe University & OHPI
La Trobe University has generously given OHPI’s CEO and Communications Manager certificates of appreciation for the mentoring they have provided to students of communication from the University. OHPI has been working with the communications students of the La Trobe University for the past few years. Our collaborations have included making presentations before their undergraduate and graduate…
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OHPI joins All Together Now for #silencetheracists campaign
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Cronulla riots on December 12, OHPI joined the national charity All Together Now in an online campaign #silencetheracists. The far right groups were planning to use the Cronulla riots anniversary to organise an anti-Islam rally at the beach. This in turn would lead to further racist and hateful…
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Presentation in the UN (New York)
Presentation by Dr Andre Oboler at the UN in New York for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) conference “Tracking Hatred: An International Dialogue on Hate Speech in the Media”. The presentation was part of a panel on Monitoring, Regulating and Limiting Hate Speech. Panel description: “The anonymity, immediacy and global nature of the…
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OHPI at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s AGM
On Nov 29, 2015, the Online Hate Prevention Institute attended the AGM of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Among the speakers were Detective Superintendent Stanford of the Australian Federal Police and Penny Wong. Detective Superintendent Stanford of the Australian Federal Police gave a keynote about the Joint Counter Terrorism Taskforce and Australia’s response to terrorism. OHPI…
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OHPI at the JCCV Award Night
On November 16, OHPI attended the Jewish Community Council of Victoria Awards Night. Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner is spoke at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria Awards Night. He said our diversity gives us strength as we face challenges to national security. The St Kilda Shule Choir sang a medley of songs from World War One. The award…
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OHPI attends the JCCV AGM
At the AGM of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria tonight. Keynote speakers are Commissioner Kate Jenkins of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and Commissioner Helen Kapalos, Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission. Both spoke about Victoria’s promotion of social cohesion. Commissioner Kapalos quoted extensively from the writing of former Chief Rabbi…
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OHPI at FWD 2015
On November 19 & 20, OHPI participated in FWD 2015, a conference on online campaigning. It brought together different community organisations across Australia to discuss to get the best results possible from our online campaigns. OHPI conducted an open session at the conference, discussing the work that we do and soliciting suggestions from the audience on how…
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OHPI represented at a national conference on multiculturalism
On November 5-6, 2015, the FECCA 2015 National Biennial Conference was held in Sydney. The focus of the conference was Multiculturalism in Action: Building a better future for all Australians, and it dedicated an entire panel discussion to the subject of Cyber Racism. Karen Connelly, a doctoral student at the UTS, represented the Online Hate Prevention Institute on the panel.…
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Victorian Government supports SAMIH
The Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Robin Scott MP, has written to the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) on behalf of the Victorian Government with best wishes and support for the Spotlight on Anti-Muslim Internet Hate (SAMIH) campaign. The letter also outlines the Victorian Government’s firm commitment to diversity and peaceful coexistence of…
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OHPI attends the ADC Gandel annual oration
On August 27, OHPI attended the annual ADC Gandel Oration where Rabbi Cooper from the Simon Wiesenthal Center spoke on global antisemitism. Rabbi Cooper is a leading expert on online hate and extremism and works with OHPI on the online antisemitism working group of the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism.