Black Lives Matter (webinar)

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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.

WATCH WEBINAR HERE