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  • Date
    28 July 2021

  • Time
    8.30am - 5.00pm (ACST)

Youth at the centre.

Jesuit Social Services and the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) were pleased to host the 5th National Justice Symposium on 28 July 2021.

Thirty years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and five years since the announcement of the Royal Commission into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory, First Nations children and young people remain overrepresented at all points in the Australian justice system.

Centring the voices and stories of First Nations young people and their communities, the 5th National Justice Symposium explored the ingredients for change, from the grassroots to the system level.

The day included a series of keynotes and panel discussions, including conversations with young people, conversations with Elders, a focus on system reform, case studies of good practice, and finally, a look at the power of storytelling and community action.

Watch highlights from the Symposium below. To see the full session videos, click here.

The host organisations

Jesuit Social Services

Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation that for over 40 years has worked to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.

Find out more about Jesuit Social Services

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) delivers high quality and culturally competent legal services to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.

Find out more about NAAJA
Read more about Jesuit Social Services and NAAJA

Resources

Sessions

Watch all five sessions of the National Justice Symposium on-demand.

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