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Rebellious Lawyering Conference Australia: Movement Lawyering for Social Change – RebLaw Conference Online
24 September 2021 @ 8:00 am – 25 September 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Inspired by the Rebellious Lawyering conferences in the USA and UK, the Rebellious Lawyering Conference Australia: Movement Lawyering for Social Change will bring together lawyers, law students, community organisers and storytellers to explore how we can transform the Australian legal profession to better support grassroots movements for systemic change.
The conference aims to bring together lawyers, law students, community organisers and storytellers to explore how we can transform the Australian legal profession to better support communities and grassroots movements for systemic change. The conference will explore different approaches to lawyering in support of communities and movements.
Just some of our speakers include:
- Vince Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, leading expert on racial injustice and international educator in movement lawyering
- Megan Davis, Cobble Cobble woman, Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and expert in Human Rights and Constitutional Law
- Debbie Kilroy, CEO SistersInside
- Marbre Stahly-Butts, Executive Director of Law for Black Lives
- Jennifer Robinson, Human rights lawyer and founder of Bertha Justice Initiative
- Larissa Behrendt, Eualeyai/Kamillaroi lawyer, author and filmmaker and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning UTS
- Speakers from the Our Island Our Home campaign.
Register here – student tickets available for $25.00
