July - 2016

Vale James Lee

It is with great sadness that the Chinese Australian Forum reports the passing of inaugural President James Lee. He passed away peacefully on the 30th June 2016. The Chinese Australian Forum sends its sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of the late James Lee. Image supplied by CCCA

[Media Alert] Daily Mail: Chinese community launches #SayNoToPauline campaign - twenty years after H

Media Publisher: ABC News Date Published: July 9, 2016 Full Article http://dailym.ai/29RdYhx Published by Daily Mail Australia Australia's Chinese community has launched a social media crusade against controversial senator-elect Pauline Hanson, who infamously once said the nation was being 'swamped by Asians.' The Chinese Australian Forum staged a press conference in Sydney's Haymarket to declare they were joining forces with the Muslim community in standing against the One N

[Media Alert] ABC News - Pauline Hanson controversy: Chinese community campaigns against 'racist

Media Publisher: ABC News Date Published: July 8, 2016 Full Article http://ab.co/29v9JLk Published by ABC News: The Australian-Chinese community has launched a social media campaign to try to combat what it describes as intolerant and racist ideas being spread by senator-elect Pauline Hanson. Community leaders said when Ms Hanson was last in parliament 20 years ago, they documented a significant increase in the number of people of Asian heritage being verbally and physically

[Media Alert] 9NEWS '#SayNoToPauline': Chinese community rally against Hanson’s ‘racist’ ide

Media Publisher: 9 News Date Published: July 9, 2016 Link to Source: http://bit.ly/29Q7AZ9 Chinese-Australian community members have launched a social media campaign to rally against the policies put forward by One Nation senator-elect Pauline Hanson. Using the hashtag #SayNoToPauline, the Chinese Australian Forum is calling on people to take photos and upload them to social media, in an effort to call out Islamophobia and “racism”. The group held a press conference in Haymar

[Campaign] CAF standing against Pauline Hanson

Yesterday, executive members of CAF were joined by community leaders to express their solidarity with multicultural Australia in light of Pauline Hanson's election to the senate. We were joined by Chinese media outlets as well as the ABC and SBS. In addition, we announced the launch of our #SayNoToPauline campaign aimed at standing up to say that racial intolerance has no place in our modern society. (Channel 9 News Website) We thank everyone for their support so far. If you

[Media Invitation] Chinese Australian Forum Press Conference - Pauline Hanson

You are invited to a Press Conference from the Chinese Australian Forum regarding the Senate Elect. Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Please see the attachment for more details. Date: Friday, 8th July 2016 Time: 1pm Venue: Marigold Restaurant, Citymark Building, 683-689 George Street, Haymarket 2000 Lunch will be provided Please RSVP to Kenrick Cheah on 0410 337 991 | kenrick.cheah@gmail.com Thank you Background: • CAF led the fight against Pauline Hanson when she was first elec