A Stifling Climate: Democracy, Coal Protest Laws and the Climate Movement
Date: Thursday 05 August
Time: 6 to 7:30 pm
Venue: Room 102, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
The Climate Action Centre, supported by the LSS Equality and Environment officers, present a public forum on the new offences introduced late last year by the Victorian Parliament to deter protest at coal-fired power stations. Panel members will discuss the legal and civil liberty implications of the laws, as well as the ways to understand and respond to this narrowing of the space for political participation.
The evening will feature a legal briefing, panel discussion and opportunity for questions.
Panel members are:
- Vanessa Bleyer, solicitor and former President of Lawyers for Forests;
- Brian Walters SC, former President of Liberty Victoria; and
- Ellen Roberts, founder of Climate Action Moreland and member of the Friends of the Earth Climate Justice Collective.
RSVP: mailto:juliadehm@yahoo.com