Indigenous (in)justice: sentencing Indigenous offenders in Victoria

Balwyn Library Meeting Room and Zoom 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, VIC, Australia

HV Public Presentation (hybrid) If joining on line, please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqceuqpzwvHdP7OWAvnCevlGjxtk4rUTwC Indigenous Australians are disproportionately represented in Victoria's prisons, either on remand or under sentence. This has long been the case and reflects long-standing social and political problems, including colonialism, socioeconomic disadvantage, substance abuse and systemic intergenerational trauma. It's an opportunity to meet other […]

How Narrative can Change Minds – and Legislation

Balwyn Library Meeting Room and Zoom 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, VIC, Australia

HV Public Presentation Balwyn Library, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn – and also by Zoom Heroin addiction and its tragic consequences are a key feature of the inner city. Residents often find people overdosed in dangerous locations, as a result of them having to hide their addiction from the authorities. Relentless emergency sirens evoke a war-zone […]