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PRESENTATION: Pathways for Diversity Education
Pathways for Diversity Education is a coalition of faith and free-thought groups. Among other things, it offers an educational program for Year 10 students, in which three young adults tell of their family background and how they arrived at their own ethics and beliefs. Their stories illustrate major philosophies and faiths that are part of Australia’s rich heritage: Abrahamic and Asian religions, humanism and atheism, indigenous spirituality and sustainability activism. Along with matters of ethics and belief, presenters can respond to questions on life issues such as prejudice and bullying, the refugee experience, sexual orientation and living with disability.
The first of its kind in Australia, Pathways aims to extend interfaith dialogues to “inter-belief”, demonstrating the possibility of mutual respect across wide differences of world view, which can thereby strengthen social cohesion.
Dr Meredith Doig is Chair of Pathways for Diversity Education Inc, and President of the Rationalist Society of Australia.
After a business career in Ford Australia, Rio Tinto and ANZ Bank, for the last 15 years Meredith has been a professional company director and governance consultant. Directorships have included the Port of Melbourne Corporation, Melbourne University Council and its subsidiary MUSUL, the Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne, V/Line Passenger Pty Ltd, the Victorian Channels Authority, Fintona Girls’ School and the Driver Education Centre of Australia. She is currently on the Council of Federation University Australia, and the board of Federation Training.
She has also been a facilitator of the Company Directors Course for the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a moderator with the Cranlana Programme on Ethics and the Good Society.
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