Please join us a Q & A with Karel Kracapane and Dr Breann Fallon.
This event is partnered with LaunchPad and AUJS.
LaunchPad is a flagship program of Australian Jewish Funders. LaunchPad’s mission is to inspire change-makers to connect, think, create and lead – activating positive impact and innovation in Australia and beyond. Driven by Jewish values and a collaborative mindset, we are the network creating opportunities for leadership, activism and collaboration. Programming includes LaunchPad Leadership, Launchad Co-Labs, LaunchPad Retreat, as well as the LaunchPad Hub, Australia’s first Jewish co-working space located in Richmond, Victoria.
Karel Fracapane
Leader of hate speech issues within the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development arm within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Karel has dedicated his professional life to combatting antisemitism and racism, Holocaust remembrance and the prevention of genocide, and violent extremism. Currently, he is focused on global citizenship issues, including hate speech, post-Holocaust issues and addressing contemporary forms of antisemitism.
Head of Exhibitions and Programming
Breann has been working in the cultural sectors, educating on the Holocaust and other human rights issues since 2013. The granddaughter of non-Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution, Breann is focused on ensuring we communicate the past to ensure a better present and future for all.
Breann also works to spread awareness of human rights issues across multiple platforms. She served on the 2023 Federal Senate Advisory Panel into the Banning of Nazi Symbols, is the host of the 2022 documentary Trafficked to Australia and is a presenter for ABC Radio National’s Religion and Ethics Unit.
Photo taken by Simon Shiff.
