Homelessness & Human Rights Forum

The Council to Homeless Persons in partnership with the Victorian Council of Social Service is holding a forum focussing on Human Rights & Homelessness, exploring the theme : ‘Using Human Rights as an advocacy tool for ending homelessness: ‘doing rights’ in casework, organisational change and law reform’.

Join us to explore how human rights can be used as an advocacy tool to end homelessness through:

· better outcomes for individuals;

· supporting practice and systems change in order to imbed a human rights culture in policy and practice in community sector organisations;

· ensuring increased consumer participation; and

· achieving policy and legislative change.

Panel presentations will be made by:

  • James Farrell, Manager/Principal Lawyer, PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic
  • Ariel Couchman, Director, Youthlaw (TBC)
  • Jason Rostant, Manager, Community Engagement, Planning and Development, Western Region Health
  • Michelle Burrell, Chief Executive Officer, Council to Homeless Persons
  • Consumer (TBC)
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