Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series
Now in its fourth year, this year’s Series will be our biggest yet, with 12 free events held in conjunction with leading universities and legal professional associations across the country. As you may know, Voiceless is a leader the cutting-edge area of animal law. Last year, we produced the Animal Law Toolkit (which you and your members can download for free) which provides an overview of the animal law movement in Australia.
At this year’s Animal Law Lecture Series our special guest speaker is leading US animal lawyer, Joyce Tischler, who will share her experience of the birth of the animal law movement thirty years ago in San Francisco and how six attorneys set in train a revolution that has touched the lives of billions of animals worldwide.
Click here to find out more about Joyce Tischler, the Series and to download relevant flyers.
Ms Tischler will be speaking at a public event in Melbourne:
Date: Monday 9 August 2010
Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Venue: Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
Ground Floor G08
185 Pelham St, Carlton
This lecture, kindly supported by Melbourne Law School, will be chaired by Katrina Sharman, Corporate Counsel of Voiceless.
If you would like to volunteer at this event, please email Suzanne.
Who are we?
By way of background, Voiceless is an independent non-profit think tank dedicated to alleviating the suffering of animals in Australia. Established by father and daughter team, Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman, Voiceless:
- Creates and fosters networks of leading lawyers, politicians and academics to influence law and public policy;
- Conducts high quality research and analysis of animal industries, exposing legalised cruelty and promoting informed debate;
- Creates a groundswell for social change by building and fortifying the Australian animal protection movement with select Grants and Prizes; and
- Aims to inform consumers and empower them to make animal-friendly choices.
Voiceless’s aim is to bring the institutionalised suffering of animals to the forefront of Australia’s agenda; ensuring that animal protection is the next great social justice movement. Our staff and volunteer team are supported by patron JM Coetzee (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature) and by four high-profile ambassadors, Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish, Emily Barclay and Lindsay McDougall.