Our panel of experts will explore the human rights, health and legal aspects of recent protest events in Australia and the appropriate scope of police power. They’ll address a range of issues, including:

• Is there a right to protest during a pandemic?
• What are the health risks of protest during a pandemic?
• What are the limits to freedom of expression under the current PHO?
• Is there space during a pandemic for peaceful resistance to legal limits?
• How can we express grievances during a pandemic and what channels are available to students and staff given the current reforms to higher education?
• What does this mean for social justice?

The speakers

• Associate Professor Elizabeth Hill – Political Economy, University of Sydney
• Associate Professor Anna Boucher – Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
• Felicity Graham – Barrister in Commissioner of Police v Taylah Gray
• Taylah Gray – Activist at University of Newcastle and respondent in the case Commissioner of Police v Taylah Gray
• Professor Roger Magnusson – Health Law and Governance, Associate Dean Student Life, Sydney Law School.
• Professor Simon Rice – Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
• Georgia Carr – PhD candidate in linguistics, University of Sydney

Chair: Professor Danielle Celermajer – Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney

Webinar, Friday 13 November, 11am – 12.30pm