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ACHRH hosted a formal dinner on Wednesday 29 October at The Lyceum Club. The Club has been a part of the Melbourne establishment for over 100 years. It is situated in the Paris end of the city.
Former Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu and his wife Robyn as well as Mr Bailleus former adviser Nitin Gupta were the Guests of Honor.
Other notable guests included Bhakta Das from ISKCON and Jennie Russell, the immediate past president of National Council of Women Victoria.
The three Founding Directors of ACHRH, Dr Manjula OConnor, Dr Jonathan Harrison and Viv Prasad welcomed the Guests of Honor. Other Board Directors present included ACHRH Chairman and former UN Official Professor Ian Howie, VMC Commissioner Marion Lau, Victorian Principal Solicitor Molina Asthana, Alisha Watford, Kate Grimme and Gauri Kapoor.
It was a quadruple celebration for ACHRH. It celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali which marks the triumph of good over evil by lighting candles.
In addition, ACHRH has its 2ND birthday this year. The NGO was formed in September 2012
ACHRH paid special tribute to Ted Baillieu for his outstanding and generous contribution to public life in Victoria and in particular for his support for the Indian Community. We bid him farewell and wish him the best of luck as he retires from political life.
ACHRH also honored former advisor to the Premier and Minister of Multiculturalism, Nitin Gupta.
Dr Manjula OConnor, the Executive Director of ACHRH gave a presentation which discussed the Bailleu Governments efforts to bring the issue of domestic violence to the centre stage. Particularly important was the launch of Victorias Action Plan to Address Violence against Women and Children in 2012.
Dr OConnor emphasized the key point was that Government acting alone will not produce the changes needed. The whole community must be involved. Everyone has a responsibility to act.
ACHRHs mission is to promote human rights for all. Its primary focus is to combat domestic violence and support new migrants in their transition to life in Australia. ACHRH has so far held 15 public events and given countless interviews to raise awareness of its work. There has been extensive media coverage including in local Indian newspapers, ABC TV and radio, SBS TV and radio, The Age, The Australian , Indian Magazine Caravan, Singapore TV Community TV channel 31 and Punjabi and Hindi radio stations.
ACHRH has prepared a brochure titled