Invitation to the Launch of the National Rural Law and Justice Alliance

On Friday , May 18th, the National Rural Law and Justice Alliance will be launched. This new body, made up of organisations with a concern for rural law and justice issues, will advocate and support initiatives to improve the quality of life and social inclusion for rural, regional and remote people.

Details, including a draft constitution and an opportunity to provide feedback can be obtained at
http://www.une.edu.au/law/rrljconference/nrjlalliance.php

To comment on the draft constitution or to indicate your interest in being involved, please go to:
http://uneprofessions.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0P1QG4QQxbwffq4

Coffs Harbour NSW, 18 ‐ 20 May 2012.
http://www.une.edu.au/law/rrljconference

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More than 40 speakers from Australia and around the world will address topics
including mining and conflict, improving rural justice, indigenous justice issues,
supporting rural and remote lawyers, and many other aspects of rural law and
justice.

The National Rural Law and Justice Conference will also provide a ‘once in a lifetime’
chance to listen (and speak) to the leading US commentator on rural democracy and
justice, Jim Hightower. Jim speaks for the interests of rural communities across the
USA, and broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150
commercial and public stations, on the web, and on Radio for Peace International.

His newsletter, "The Hightower Lowdown," has more than 135,000 subscribers and
is the fastest growing political publication in America. The hard‐hitting Lowdown has
received both the Alternative Press Award and the Independent Press Association
Award for best national newsletter.

Other keynote speakers at 2nd Rural Law and Justice Conference include:
• Professor Jack Beetson: An Aboriginal Perspective on Rural Law and Justice
• Professor Kim Economides: Can Law and Lawyers Resist Urban Imperialism?
• Paul Cleary: Is the mining boom a case of too much luck?

CPD opportunity!

The programme includes sessions specifically for legal practitioners, offering CPD
credit (subject to Law Society requirements, outlined on the Conference website), by
the NSW Legal Services Commissioner, NSW Law and Justice Foundation and others.

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AT:
http://www.une.edu.au/law/rrljconference/registration.php