The Illawarra Legal Centre offers legal education to community groups and to members of the general public.
What Are the Aims of Community Legal Education?
- to raise awareness about the law and legal processes
- to increase community understanding of how the law and the legal system impacts on our lives
- to assist people to actively participate in the law making process and to pursue law reform through collective action
How is Community Legal Education Provided?
- through workshops, lectures and presentations
- using information kits, pamphlets and multimedia CD’s
- broadcasting on community radio and in local media
ALL our community legal education workshops and presentations are FREE of charge.
What are the benefits of Community Legal Education?
The Illawarra Legal Centre is committed to community legal education and community development within our overall principle of promoting social justice.
Community Legal Education provides opportunities to ask questions, share ideas and look for ways to address gaps in the legal system.
We aim to link casework with community education and law and policy reform work. We adopt a Community Development approach to our work that seeks to build relationships within communities and empower community members to have an effective voice in seeking solutions to issues that affect their lives.
Requests For Community Legal Education
We can design workshops specifically to suit the needs of community groups and the general public at a venue to suit you. Please let us know of special needs such as interpreters.
Some Ideas for Community Legal Education Workshops
Download a request form
or contact our Community Legal Education Worker on 4276 1939.
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