Public Forums
Youth Forum: Right to a Healthy Environment (2023)
On Tuesday 8 November 2023, the Centre for Law and Social Justice in collaboration with Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the Human Rights for New South Wales Alliance, hosted a Youth Forum on the Right to a Healthy Environment. The event brought together 55 high school students from 12 schools across the Hunter region of NSW to discuss the right to a healthy environment in the context of human rights. Students collaboratively drafted the 'School Students' Statement on the Right to a Healthy Environment.' The Forum was co-convened with Annika Reynolds, Climate Policy Advisor at Ember and Isabel Moss, Disability Justice Liaison Officer at Canberra Community Law. For more information including a full gallery click here.
Youth Forum: Right to Education (2022)
On Tuesday 1 November 2022, the Centre for Law and Social Justice, in collaboration with the Human Rights for NSW Alliance, hosted a Youth Forum on the Right to Education. This event brought together 70 high school students from 17 schools across the Hunter region of NSW to discuss the right to education in the context of human rights. Students engaged in a collaborative writing session to draft the 'School Students' Statement on the Right to Education.' For more information including a full gallery click here.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.