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SUMMARY:Stand-up\, fight back: Defending protest in NSW
DESCRIPTION:Stand-up\, fight back: Defending protest in NSW\nIn-person event \nWe know that activism changes history and the right to stand together and peacefully protest must be protected and defended for every citizen not pared back. Peaceful protestors should never face incarceration. \nYet\, both major parties in NSW joined forces a year ago to support draconian regulations to make it a crime punishable by up to 2 years in jail and a $22\,000 fine\, to block entrances to train stations\, ports and public and private infrastructure. \nThe implications of criminalising protest at iconic sites like Town Hall and Oxford Street is unimaginable to ordinary Australians who have watched and actively participated in protests across countless human rights issues. Rallies for Marriage Equality\, Black Lives Matter\, School Strike 4 Climate and May Day could all be illegal under these laws. \nWhat can we do? What should we do? \nOur panel\, chaired by Professor Simon Rice will explore these questions. \nThis is a free event as part of a calendar of events celebrating 60 years of activism from the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties and jointly organised by the University of Sydney Law School and NSW Council for Civil Liberties. \nAbout the speakers \nProfessor Simon Rice (OAM) is the Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice at the University of Sydney Law School\, and a consultant lawyer at Chalk & Behrendt. Simon has practised extensively in poverty law in community legal centres\, particularly anti-discrimination law.  He has been President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights\, and an adviser to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights.  He has encountered the police while observing protests. \nJosh Pallas (he/him) is the President of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties. Josh is also PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney Law School researching at the intersection of criminal and public law. He was previously a criminal and public lawyer in both government and private practice. Josh has published in criminal law and taught in a range of law and international relations subjects at the University of Sydney and University of Wollongong. \nAmal Naser is a Palestinian organiser and third-generation refugee. She lives on unceded Bidjigal land. Amal is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UNSW. She is currently conducting a critical analysis of the criminalisation of protest in liberal democracies using Marxist State Theory for her law honours project. Amal has a strong interest in the intersection of the law and the rights of Indigenous persons and was the Human Rights Defender intern at the Australian Human Rights Institute for summer 2022/23. \nDr Jeff Gordon is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School. Jeff specialises in free speech and judicial federalism\, most recently writing on the law of protest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeff’s work spans public and private law\, exploring free expression\, judicial federalism\, speech torts\, non-disclosure agreements and equitable relief. \nLuc Velez (he/him) is a student activist organising on stolen Gadigal and Bidjigal land. Passionate about economic and environmental justice\, Luc was the 2022 National Education Officer of the National Union of Students. He has been involved in national campaigns on climate justice\, free education and student unionism reforms. Luc is studying a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Politics\, Philosophy and Economics at UNSW after having spent two years studying fashion in France. \nKavita Naidu is a feminist climate activist and international human rights lawyer from Fiji-Australia specialising in climate justice for grassroots women in all their diversity in Asia and the Pacific. With over 16 years of diverse experience working in the Pacific\, Asia and the UK\, Kavita has worked at the Asia Pacific Forum on Women\, Law and Development\, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat\, government bodies and the private sector. Kavita was involved with the UN Free & Equal campaign in the Pacific\, the Global Women’s Strike and the feminist bloc for the climate marches in COP25 & COP26. Kavita served as a Board member with Greenpeace Australia Pacific and is currently a board member with AkitvAsia and Progressive International. \n—————————– \nThursday 27 April 2023\nTime: 6-7.30pm\nVenue:Law Lounge\, Level 1\, New Law Building Annex (F10A)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campus\nCPD Points: 1.5 \n—————————– \nThis event is proudly co-presented by Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney and the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/stand-up-fight-back-defending-protest-in-nsw/
LOCATION:Law Lounge\, Level 1
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,Social justice events
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