RightsTalk: Creating Equality - The Role of Law in Protecting SOGII Rights
Event Information
Description
In the lead-up to the 38th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, please join Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Ed Santow, and a panel of leading Australian LGBTI human rights advocates to discuss the past, present and future role of law in protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians.
Our speakers:
- Anna Brown - Director of Advocacy and Strategic Litigation, Human Rights Law Centre
- Morgan Carpenter - Co-Executive Director of Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia, and
- Imam Nur Warsame - Founder of Marhaba, a social support group for LGBTIQ Muslims.
Our three panellists will draw on their personal and professional experiences to reflect on the success and limitations of past law reform initiatives, current law reform challenges, and the possible role of law into the future.
This is a Mardi Gras Festival event.
Access: The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any other access or support requirements, eg Auslan interpreting, live captions, please let us know: events@humanrights.gov.au