A webinar presented by Redfern Legal Centre, National Justice Project, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning and Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT).
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In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the United States is about to introduce a bill to reform policing.
With First Nations peoples disproportionately represented in the policing and justice systems both in NSW and across Australia, it begs the question: What reforms should occur here?
This free webinar was streamed live on Thursday 23 July from 3pm-4.45pm (AEST).
Facilitator: Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology (UTS), Sydney.
Session 1: Accountable Policing (3:00pm – 3:45pm)
Speakers:
- Lindon Coombes, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, UTS Sydney
- Christopher Cunneen, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, UTS Sydney.
- Samantha Lee, Police Accountability Solicitor, Redfern Legal Centre.
Break (3.45 pm – 4:00 pm): Open discussion with David Shoebridge, MLA.
Session 2: The Criminal Justice System (4:00 pm – 4:45 pm)
Speakers:
- Karly Warner, CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)
- Thalia Anthony, UTS, Sydney
- George Newhouse and Jazlie Davis, National Justice Project, Copwatch.