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4th Annual Human Rights Oration - The Butterfly Upon the Road: Disablement and Human Rights

Renowned social and disability activist, Dr Rhonda Galbally AO delivered the fourth annual Victorian Human Rights Oration on United Nations Human Rights Day, Friday 10 December 2004.

Dr Rhonda Galbally AO has a long list of credits to her name, but is probably best known for her role as Chief Executive Officer of the ground breaking Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the world?s first organisation to use a dedicated tax on tobacco.

She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Our Community, a pioneering on-line organisation ? the only Australian one stop-gateway offering practical resources, support and linkages between community groups and networks, business and government.

Dr Rhonda Galbally is chair of the Disability Advisory Council Victoria and the Royal Women?s Hospital. Her stories are told in her recently published book: ?Just Passions ? The personal is political?.

Speeches

• Opening address - Attorney General, The Hon Rob Hulls, MP - PDF version (19KB) - RTF version(46KB)
• The Butterfly Upon the Road: Disablement and Human Rights - Dr Rhonda Galbally, AO - PDF version (43KB) - RTF version(281KB)

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