Human Rights Awards 2015 · 2017. 6. 30. · celebrated on international Human Rights Day on 10 December. Nominations for the annual Human Rights Awards cover seven categories, with

Human Rights Awards 2015

INVITATION TO SPONSOR

Dorothy Hoddinott AO, accepting her award presented by Sister Clare Condon, 2014 Human Rights Medal Winner

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The Australian Human Rights Commission would like to invite you to sponsor the 2015 Human Rights Awards. The Awards recognise the extraordinary contribution made to Australian society by a variety of individuals and organisations committed to protecting and promoting human rights.

In our 28th anniversary year, we aim to bring together more than 400 guests in Sydney to celebrate the achievements of the nominees and winners, large and small. The Awards are celebrated on international Human Rights Day on 10 December.

Nominations for the annual Human Rights Awards cover seven categories, with the addition of the new Racism. It Stops With Me Award. The other Awards include the Human Rights Medal, Young People’s Human Rights Medal, Business Award, Law Award, Community Award and Media Award. Nominations are sought for people who have made an outstanding contribution nationally or within their communities, through the practice of law, or through their work in the media.

InvitationLast year the prestigious Human Rights Medal was won by Dorothy Hoddinott AO, the principal of Holroyd High School in Greystanes, who spent more than 20 years advancing the education rights of young people and refugees.

Past Medal winners include Sister Clare Condon, Ian Thorpe OAM, Thérèse Rein, former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, Aboriginal activist Eddie Mabo and medical pioneer, Associate Professor Fred Hollows to name a few.

Nominations for the awards opened on July 1 and entries close on September 11. Shortlisted entries are placed on the Human Rights Awards website with all winners announced at theAwards ceremony.

The Human Rights Awards Team

Why sponsor?Community recognition and awareness of your support for an Australia where human rights are respected by everyone.

Increase your brand exposure to audiences including industry and employment peak bodies, politicians, government agencies, legal organisations, business groups, community groups and NGOs.

Visibility and access to key government decision-makers, industry-leaders, leaders in the legal profession, community leaders and the media.

Increase your association with the awards regionally and nationally through television, radio, press and social media.

Networking opportunity with key opinion leaders.

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Dorothy Hoddinott and the students of Woodville High School with Professor Gillian Triggs.

Guests at the 2014 Human Rights Awards, Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.


The Human Rights Medal

The Human Rights Medal is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights in Australia. The medal has a rich history of prestigious winners.

The winner of the 2015 Human Rights Medal was Dorothy Hoddinott AO, principal of Holroyd High School. Ms Hoddinott has demonstrated a 20-year commitment to advancing the education rights of young people and refugees. In 2002 she established the Friends of Zainab trust fund to help a

young asylum seeker complete their high school education. This initiative has since supported over 100 students. Ms Hoddinott has focused attention on the importance of teaching English as a second language (ESL) and how this enhances learning environments for all students and improves social cohesion. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 for her career-long contribution to social justice issues and she received the College Medal from the Australian College of Educators in 2012 for service to school education, particularly to disadvantaged students.

Previous winners include:Sister Clare Condon Ian Thorpe Ron Merkel QC Thérèse ReinStephen Keim SCLez Malezer Jeremy Jones AMPhillip Adams AOFather Chris Riley AMKevin Cocks Deborah KilroyMarion LeMichael RapperRt Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CHHelen Bayes Vivi Germanos Koutsounadis Eddie MaboHon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG Associate Professor Fred Hollows AC

The Young People’s Human Rights Medal

The Young People’s Human Rights Medal was introduced in 2008 and is awarded to an individual who is under the age of 25 years (as at September 2014) and who has made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia.

The joint winners of the 2014 Human Rights Medal were Daniel Haile-Michael and Maki Issa for challenging racism and racial profiling as the lead applicants in a historic Federal Court case involving the Victorian police force.

Previous winners include: Mariah Kennedy Krista McMeekenTshibanda Gracia Ngoy Jack Manning Bancroft Vinay Menon Alan Huynh

Law Award

Awarded to an individual or an organisation with a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in Australia through the practice of law.

In 2014 the Law Award went to Darren Fittler. Mr Fittler is a lawyer at Gilbert + Tobin, where he leads the Third Sector Advisory Group, providing legal assistance to the charity, philanthropic and not-for-profit sectors. Mr Fittler is a member of the Disability Advisory Council for the NSW Department

of Justice and board member of Media Access Australia, the nation’s only not-for-profit media access organisation focused on improving media engagement for people with disabilities. He is also a member of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Professional Users Group. Mr Fittler was chosen to be part of the non-government delegation to the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disability.

The medals and awards


Business Award

Awarded to a business with a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community.

In 2014, the joint winners were KPMG & Grace Papers. KPMG won for its Reconciliation Action Plan, which fosters equal access to employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides support for

Indigenous business, leadership and human rights. Grace Papers won for its work empowering women to address pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.

Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Award

Awarded to an individual or non-government / community-based organisation with a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community.

The 2014 Community Award (Organisation) was won by Transgender Victoria for its dedication to achieving justice, equity and quality health and community services for transgender people, their partners, families and friends.

The Community Award (Individual) was won by Damian Griffis, CEO of the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) and a leading advocate for the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities.

Print and Online Media Award

The Media Award is for a print and online article, television or radio program or documentary (either a single program, a series or a compilation of highlights) broadcast in Australia.

The 2014 Television Award went to Geoff Thompson, Karen Michelmore, Anne Worthington, Patricia Drum and Connie Agius, The Manus Solution, Four Corners, ABC TV. The program relied on witness

testimony to investigate the February 2013 death of Manus Island detainee, Reza Berati and to illuminate the so-called “Manus Solution”. The program’s revelations were subsequently corroborated by a Government-commissioned inquiry.

The Radio Award was won by Carol Dowling, Another Stolen Generation, Noongar Radio. Her feature highlighted the disproportionate placement of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care in Western Australia.

The print and online category was won by Nick Olle, Sam Wallman, Pat Grant, Pat Armstrong, Sam Bungey, Mark Finger and Lauren Martin for At Work Inside Our Detention Centres: A Guard’s Story, The Global Mail. The article provides a rare insight into the internal processes of outsourced detention centres.

Racism. It Stops with Me Award

The ‘Racism. It Stops With Me’ Award is a new addition to the Human Rights Awards. The award recognises the contribution of an organisation to reducing and preventing racism in Australia.


MAJOR SPONSOR: HUMAN RIGHTS MEDAL

Community recognitionSponsorship of the Human Rights Awards will provide your organisation with public recognition of your support for an Australian society where human rights are widely respected.

Participation in the Awards ceremonyThe opportunity for a representative of your organisation to present the Human Rights Medal to the winner on stage.

Logo Your organisational logo will feature on the following promotional material:• As a major sponsor on the Human Rights Awards website home page and sponsor page• Human Rights Awards e-marketing material• Awards media releases• Printed award ceremony program• Publicity collateral for the Human Rights Awards

Website In 2014–15, the Commission website attracted over 8,207,924 page views.Your organisation will be featured on the Human Rights Awards website in the following ways:• A 200 word description of your organisation (subject to approval by the Commission)• A logo with a link direct to your organisation’s site from the sponsorship page.

Ticket allocation • You will receive five complimentary tickets

Social media The Awards will be promoted on the following social media sites:

• Facebook, promoted to 53,405 followers • YouTube, with total views of 520,724• Twitter, promoted to 32,500 followers • Flickr, viewed by 155,410 contacts.

*please inform us if you do not wish to be promoted on any of the above social media sites.

Media exposure As major sponsor, your logo and or name will be placed on all media and promotional material, thereby potentially receiving national and regional television, radio and print media exposure.• Several media releases distributed nationally prior to and following the event• Media exposure extends to a diverse range of outlets including major television networks, national newspapers, popular news

websites, and key radio stations• Provided with a comprehensive report of media coverage of the Awards ceremony.

Awards gift bag Each and every attendee will receive an Awards gift bag which will contain information about the Australian Human Rights Commission along with sponsor promotional material and merchandise.Your organisation will have the opportunity to be highlighted in the gift bags by:• Providing a four-page booklet or flyer about your organisation (subject to approval from the Commission)• Providing up to two items of promotional merchandise.

EndorsementThe sponsor may use the wording “Sponsor of the 2015 Human Rights Medal” in their corporate promotional material up until June 1, 2016.

Sponsorship opportunities


MAJOR SPONSOR: YOUNG PEOPLE’S MEDAL

Community recognition

Sponsorship of the Human Rights Awards will provide your organisation with public recognition of your support for an Australian society where human rights are widely respected.

Participation in the Awards ceremonyThe opportunity for a representative of your organisation to present the Young People’s Human Rights Medal to the winner on stage.

Logo Your organisational logo will feature on the following promotional material:• As a major sponsor on the Human Rights Awards website homepage and sponsors page• Human Rights Awards e-marketing material• Awards media releases• Printed award ceremony program• Publicity collateral for the Human Rights Awards

Website In 2014-15, the Commission website attracted over 8,207,924 page views.Your organisation will be featured on the Human Rights Awards website in the following ways:• A 200 word description of your organisation (subject to approval by the Commission)• A logo with a link direct to your organisation’s site from the sponsorship page.

Ticket allocation • You will receive four complimentary tickets



*please inform us if you do not wish to be promoted on any of the above social media sites.

Media exposure As a major sponsor, your logo and or name will be placed on all media and promotional material, thereby potentially receiving national and regional television, radio and print media exposure.• Several media releases distributed nationally prior to and following the event• Media exposure extends to a diverse range of outlets including major television networks, national newspapers, popular news

websites, and key radio stations• Provided with a full comprehensive report on media coverage of the Awards Ceremony.

Awards gift bag Each and every attendee will received an Awards gift bag which will contain information about the Human Rights Commission along with sponsor promotional material and merchandise.Your organisation will have the opportunity to be highlighted in the gift bag by:• Providing a two-page booklet or flyer about your organisation (subject to approval from the Commission)• Providing up to two items of promotional merchandise.

EndorsementThe sponsor may use the wording “Sponsor of the 2015 Young People’s Human Rights Medal” in their promotional material up until June 1, 2016.


AWARD CATEGORIES

• Law Award• Business Award• Racism. It Stops With Me Award• Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Award• Media Award

Community recognitionSponsorship of the Human Rights Awards will offer your organisation public recognition of your support for an Australian society where human rights are widely respected.

Logo Your organisational logo will feature on the following promotional material:• Human Rights Awards website sponsor page• Human Rights Awards e-marketing material• Awards media releases• Printed award ceremony program• Publicity collateral for the Human Rights Awards

Website In 2014–15, the Commission website attracted over 8,207,924 page views.Your organisation will be featured on the Human Rights Awards website in the following ways:• A 50 word description of your organisation (subject to approval by the Commission)• A logo with a link direct to your organisation’s site from the sponsorship page.

Ticket allocation • You will receive two complimentary tickets



*please inform us if you do not wish to be promoted on any of the above social media sites

Media exposure As a sponsor, your logo and or name will be placed on all media and promotional material, thereby potentially receiving national and regional television, radio and print media exposure.• Several media releases distributed nationally prior to and following the event• Media exposure extends to a diverse range of outlets including major television networks, national newspapers, popular news

websites, and key radio stations.

Awards gift bag Each and every attendee will received an Awards gift bag which will contain information on the Australian Human Rights Commission along with sponsor promotional material and merchandise.Your organisation will have the opportunity to be highlighted in the gift bag by:• Providing an item of promotional merchandise (subject to approval from the Commission).

EndorsementThe sponsor may use the wording “Sponsor of the 2015 Human Rights Awards for (award category)” in their corporate promotional material up until June 1, 2016.


About the Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission is Australia’s national human rights institution. We operate as a Corporate Commonwealth Entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth). Our operations are determined independently of the government through our President and Commissioners.

Our job is to work towards an Australia in which human rights are respected, protected and promoted, finding practical solutions to issues of concern, advocating for systemic change and raising awareness across the community.

Our Vision:

Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday

Our Mission:

To lead the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms in Australia by:• Making human rights part of everyday life and language• Empowering all people to understand and exercise their

rights and responsibilities

• Providing an efficient and effective national investigation anddispute resolution service

• Holding government accountable to international humanrights obligations and domestic legal standards

• Fostering collaborations that inspire action on human rights.

Our Principles:

The Commission seeks to apply a human rights based approach to its own work. This involves respect for five principles:

• Participation – everyone has the right to participate indecisions which affect them

• Accountability – effective monitoring of compliance withhuman rights standards, as well as effective remedies forhuman rights breaches

• Non-discrimination and equality – people are treatedwithout discrimination and in pursuit of equality before the law

• Empowerment – all members of the community understandtheir rights and responsibilities, and this contributes to theirability to make choices about how they participate in thecommunity

• Legality – the law recognises, and is consistent with, rightsand freedoms.

About the Commission

From left to right: Elizabeth Broderick, Senator the Hon George Brandis, Professor Gillian Triggs, and Megan Mitchell.


Financial facts

After signing this agreement we will issue you a tax invoice which will need to be paid within 14 days, unless prior arrangements have been agreed upon. All sponsorship agreements will need to be paid in full one month prior to the Awards Ceremony.

Cancellations

Are subject to the terms and conditions of the sponsorship contract.

General terms and conditions

Privacy Statement

Your name, organisation and email address may be used by the Australian Human Rights Commission for promotion, networking and administration of the Awards and future events of the Australian Human Rights Commission.

In addition, your contact details such as your name, company, state may be published on the delegate list.

If you do not consent to your details being published, please contact the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Australian Human Rights CommissionLevel 3, 175 Pitt StreetSYDNEY, NSW 2000 http://hrawards.humanrights.gov.au


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Sponsorship category Human Rights Medal $20000 (ex gst)

Young People’s Medal $10000 (ex gst)

Law Award $10000 (ex gst)

Business Award $5000 (ex gst)

Community Award $5000 (ex gst)

Media Award $5000 (ex gst)

Racism. It Stops With Me Award $5000 (ex gst)

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Human Rights Awards 2015 · 2017. 6. 30. · celebrated on international Human Rights Day on 10 December. Nominations for the annual Human Rights Awards cover seven categories, with