Community Legal Education    

We provide legal education sessions to service providers and the community on specific legal issues and the services provided by the legal centre. 
In addition to CLE the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre, in consultation with the community and services, develops projects that will enhance greater understanding of the legal system and participation in decisions that affect particular communities.  

Ongoing projects include:  Human Rights Advocacy Training for Schools. CALD Communities Forum Theatre Project - we are using forum theatre as a means for providing  education on wordplace rights to culturally and linguistaically diverse communities. If your community  would like more onformation about this project please conteact us. We are consulting with young people in the Northern Rivers region about how we can help them to access their rights in employment. If you would like to participate in this consultation please call us on 661 1000. Youth Employment Ad A new DVD has been completed with real stories about young people's work experiences.  To view it follow this link http://vimeo.com/22316104?ab

                                                                                                                                                    

Recent education sessions include:
  

• Employment law 
•   Youth Rights and Responsibilities in Public Places 
•   Centrelink Appeals 
•   Same sex parenting
•   Changes to the law on Victims Compensation and Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders

If you would like to organise a legal education session in your community please contact the Centre on 02 66211000.