Tasneem’s Blog Archive
All the Lady Lawyers
Looking forward to presenting a keynote speech for International Women's Day at the Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Lunch, for Victorian Women Lawyers. A roomful of phenomenal women- no pressure then!!...
Fusing Passions, for Fifty Years of Latrobe Learning
Fusing two of my passions: Lentil As Anything & La Trobe university - in this video promotion of the upcoming Lawn Lunch in March, commemorating 50 Years of LaTrobe in 2017 for which Lentil is one of a small number of social enterprises involved in the...
Melting Pots of Koshari Goodness
Thank you Yusra Metwally & Walid El Sabbagh of 'Koshari Korner' fame in Sydney, for bringing this Egyptian street food to my Melbourne corner. This was an absolute feast of measured rice, pasta, lentils, onions, magic sauce and spiced oil goodness that has to be...
Frank, Sense & Myrrh: A Christmas Portrait with a twist
Thank you author and writer extraordinaire, Maxine Beneba Clarke (The Hate Race, Foreign Soil) for this candid portrait, for The Saturday Paper. Over coffee and cheese pies we covered all things festive, fearful and forward thinking. With a salute to good bling,...
Proud Moments in Bleak Times
My sister and I today were happily getting our Grad game on for our #LittleOnes. Feeling blessed, relieved and darn proud - seeing them where we once were ...Come full circle. Incidentally, @rmituniversity , congrats on pulling off a spectacular Graduation ceremony of...
A Greener ApproachÂ
Today was an opportunity for myself as Chair of the Board and our amazing team at the Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights to meet with Greens Senator Richard DiNatale. We discussed Islamophobia, the 18C repeal, political will to progress diversity and...
Driving Justice for Women
As part of the sixteen days of Activism to End Violence Against Women & Children , I watched 'Driving with Selvi' for the Human Rights Film Festival (HRAFF). Following this I participated in a post screening panel with representatives from Macauley Family Services...
When Ordinary People are Extraordinary Heroes
Today, as a Board Director of Ambulance Victoria, I was delighted to attend their annual 17th Community Hero Awards at #QueensHall, Parliament in Melbourne. Following a beautiful welcome to country from Aunty Di, openings from The Hon. Jill Hennessy, Minister...
The Mitigating Risks in #RIOSC
Attended the Research Institute on social cohesion(RIOSC) Forum discussion on 'Government,academics and community organisations: what are the challenges of working together?' Panelists include : Prof Gary Bouma, Monash Uni Prof Fethi Mansouri, Deakin ...
Shout Out -Sistah Girl, Jackie
What an honour to witness tributes to the AMAZING Jackie Huggins AM at a #Breakthrough pre-conference tonight. This accomplished Indigenous leader, activist, author (Sistah Girl)and human rights advocate has lived an example of being the change she seeks to...