Not abstract lives: Reflections on research and policy that centres lived experience

Tina has started her career journey working on the rights of LGBTIQ+ communities in Ukraine. The NGO where she worked supported LGBTIQ+ communities on the South of Ukraine and engaged in work with UN on the rights of lesbian and bisexual women. Then displacement from Ukraine interrupted Tina's career trajectory. Tina and her partner Renee ended up in Australia where with no local experience even getting a lowest-paid job was a challenge. In her speech Tina will reflect on rebuilding a career as a displaced queer woman and share her learning from working in academia and social policy where she made it a rule that lived experience and community accountability must be central to that work.

This event is free and open to the wider ANU community as part of the 2022 ANU Student Research Conference. Registration is essential as places are limited.