IMCL promotes access to justice for people experiencing disadvantage through free legal assistance, education, advocacy, law reform and the @Police_Acc_Proj.
North Melbourne
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Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Climate protestors have won a landmark legal case against Victoria Police over the force's excessive use of pepper spray. The Supreme Court found officers acted unlawfully during a protest in the city. @georgia_bm_
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Victoria Police have failed to eliminate racial profiling - there must be independent oversight and accountability of police misconduct through a police ombudsman. #policeombudsmannow theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Shifrah Blustein, a managing lawyer at @IMelbCL, explains why the six month designated area for the Melbourne CBD is an over-reach by Victoria Police.
Victoria Police will have the power to stop and search anyone in Melbourne’s CBD from Sunday. The city centre, Docklands and Southbank will be declared a designated area until May 29.
Officers will not need a warrant or reasonable suspicion of a crime to conduct a search. Managing Lawyer at Inner Melbourne Community Legal, Shifrah Blustein joins @mikeamor7.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Volunteering at night with @IMelbCL (then North Melbourne Legal Service) the best training to be an MP, supporting our most vulnerable.
Deputy Premier @BenCarrollMP tells us about why working at @IMelbCL was one of the most fulfilling roles he’s ever had, and why Community Legal Centres are an essential part of our community.
#CommunityLawVictoria #HowWeHelpYouHelpCommunities @VicParliament
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Public Housing residents are in the Supreme Court arguing that the Government’s decision to demolish their homes was done without considering their human rights. Tune in and support residents to have their voices heard at vimeo.com/event/4668712
#saveourtowers
@IMelbCL
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
In Monday’s episode of @4corners, Shifrah Blustein from @IMelbCL spoke to the severe financial burden that tolls and fines put on people in the community, and the flow effects this is having on their mental health, families and the wider community. tinyurl.com/mpfjrkak
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
½ Today we celebrated the Victorian community legal sector at the Community Legal Centre Exhibition lunchtime event in @VicParliament. We heard from @mareeedwardsmp, @JaclynSymes , @michaelobrienmp & @KatCopseyGreens, who thanked the sector and shared what CLCs mean to them.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
More than 40 Community Legal Centres are in Queens Hall of @parliamentofvictoria this week, to connect with MPs and share more about the good work of CLCs. It’s set to be a busy, exciting week and we can’t wait to share more! #HowWeHelpYouHelpCommunities #CommunityLawVic
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Today the Centre Against Racial Profiling is launching the racialprofilingresearch.org
This project FOIed 4 years of Victoria Police search data and analysed it for racial profiling.
It reveals that Victoria has a significant problem with racial profiling.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Community Legal Centres in Victoria are glad that funding for their services will continue past 30 June next year, but remain concerned that the investment goes nowhere near meeting legal need, as we turn away twice as many people as we can support due to a lack of resourcing.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
When the upper house debates the Lawyer X legislation today. I hope they have this article at the front of their minds.
@dettershankMP @TimRRead @michaelobrienmp @georgievpurcell @_davidlimbrick @AdemSomyurek @AustLawAlliance @yourLIV @theage @IMelbCL
theage.com.au/national/victo…
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
This should be a ripper event to launch @RonnieGorrie ‘s first of its kind anthology:
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
The #SaveCommunityLegalCentres launch was hosted by @zdaniel + @DavidPocock & attended by many other MPs. Reps from CLCs across the country spoke compellingly to the national sector's grave situation, the critical importance of our work, and the urgent need for funding now.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
On our second day in Canberra, we’ve continued to meet with MPs and Senators to highlight the need for urgent funding to #SaveCommunityLegalCentres across Australia.
Listen to Federation CEO Louisa Gibbs’ reflections 👇🏼
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
1/3 People trust Community Legal Centres to support them early, before legal problems snowball to crisis point – but this year’s Federal Budget failed to provide the funding the sector desperately needs. Community Legal Centres are currently in an incredibly uncertain position.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Victorians should enjoy their human rights, even (or especially) when we interact with police. Where there are failings, we should have access to remedies and justice.
Time to overhaul Victoria's police complaints process, from @IMelbCL. rightnow.org.au/opinion/vict…
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
I have done many cases where Vic Pol has used OC spray unlawfully and against their own policy reqs.
This @ibacVic report shows how systemtic this practice is. Yet despite these reviews and evidence, Vic Pol continue to be given more weapons.
ibac.vic.gov.au/OC-spray-use….
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
.@CLCsAustralia estimates that 350,000 people were turned away from CLCs last year at a time when 9/10 CLCs are experiencing increased demand & ¾ CLCs are struggling with workforce issues. Read how brain drain & inadequate funding are affecting the sector:
shorturl.at/coIU2
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Two weeks ago today we launched our new national report, 'A sector in crisis', at Parliament House in Canberra. These are just some of the findings of the report.
Read: clcs.org.au/sots/
#FundEqualJustice #CommunityLaw #AccessToJustice
Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) retweeted
Read the full statement from Yoorrook Chair Professor Eleanor Bourke AM following the Victorian Government response to Yoorrook for Justice report recommendations: yoorrookjusticecommission.or…
#SpringSt #victoria #firstpeoples #firstnations #truthtelling #yoorrook
