31 May 2018: Some of Australia’s leading social justice advocates will come together to discuss three innovative initiatives aimed at curbing family violence in Australia at the Justice Connections 5 symposium at the University of Canberra TOMORROW.
Speakers and guests will discuss and debate the successes and failures of an Indigenous healing service in Victoria and a domestic violence intervention program in New South Wales, as well as strategies to tackle technology-facilitated abuse in the domestic violence.
Keynote speakers include:
- Professor Tom Calma AO (University of Canberra Chancellor and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner)
- Shane Rattenbury MLA (ACT Justice Minister)
- Hon Michael Kirby AO (former Justice of the High Court of Australia)
- Dr Helen Watchirs (President of the ACT Human Rights Commission)
WHAT: Justice Connections 5 symposium
WHEN: Friday 1 June, 9.30am – 5pm
WHERE: Ann Harding Centre (Building 24), University of Canberra (campus map)
Contact the University of Canberra media team:
Antony Perry: 0434 795 919
Claudia Doman: 0408 826 362