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Education: Are we on track for the Millennium Development Goals?

ActionAid will join the University of Sydney and the Australian Education Union on 13 August to host a seminar on whether we are on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals on education.

The seminar titled: "Education: Are we on track for the Millennium Development Goals?" will be held at the New Law Lecture Theatre at the University of Sydney. 

Guest panellists from ActionAid, The University of Sydney and the Australian Education Union will lead the debate, which is part of a series of lectures on the role of human rights in development. 

The seminars are open to government, civil society, students and the general public, each topic concerning the linkage of human rights and development.

Date: Friday 13 August 2010
Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 020, The University of Sydney
Time: 09.00 - 11.00 am
Speakers and panel members:
  • Dr Elizabeth Cassity, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney
  • Ms Darcel Russell, Deputy Federal Secretary, Australian Education Union
  • Ms Anjela R V Taneja, Education Program Officer, ActionAid India

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