Community Education
Out of the Dark : 2011 Community Forum
Wednesday 2nd November 6.30-8.30pm
Last 2nd November 2011 marked 100 days since Prime
Minister Gillard signed the Malaysian Agreement for processing
refugees offshore. To mark this date and to promote
debate, CASE for Refugees and CARAD, organised the 3rd
Out of the Dark Community Forum.
We secured two eminent speakers for the 2011 Forum:
Dr David Corlett - refugee advocate and
documentary maker of the internationally acclaimed SBS series
'Go Back to Where You Came From', and Dato' M.
Ramachelvam the Chair of the Migrants, Refugees and
Immigration Affairs sub-committee of the Bar Council in Malaysia.
In addition to these speakers, The Hon Barry Jones
AO, one of Australia's longest serving politicians and a
great libertarian, chaired the forum.
The event was held on Wednesday 2nd November 2011
at Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia.
Attached flyer is here
We thank the speakers and organisers for their contribution to
this evening.
Community Legal Education
Community Legal Education, which aims to increase the capacity
of the legal and migration profession to assist refugees, is
integral to the work of CASE. It is achieved by:
- training, mentoring and supervising pro-bono lawyers and
migration agents in the provision of migration law services to
people or refugee background
- providing educational opportunities to law and other
students
- developing expertise in refugee and migration law issues and
transferring this knowledge to staff, volunteers and the broader
community
For more information on our education programs, please click here
Training for Law Students
Since our inception CASE has always been involved in training
law students and College of Law students. For both protection visa
and family reunion work, law students may be involved in direct
client work and are paired with an experienced worker. Initially
the student acts as an observer and scribe for a number of
intervews before taking on the interviewing role. This mentoring
process allows for skill development and insures consistency of
service standards. This model gives law students the opportunity to
develop their practice skills in a supportive and supervised
setting.
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