Workshop: Police powers for community workers

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Clinics & workshops, Naarm/Melbourne
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When

to

Where

IPCS
78-80 Curzon St
North Melbourne VIC 3051
Australia

Why

This 3 hour workshop will go over police powers, advocacy and tips and tricks for community workers who support clients through police interactions.

Tickets available from Humanitix.

The workshop will be run in three parts -

Part one: Know your legal rights when dealing with police as a community worker:

  • addresses legal knowledge on police powers and your rights as a community worker. This session is customised for community and front line workers.

Part two: Individual worker advocacy:

  • provides guidance on how to use the legal framework and advocacy skills to best advocate on behalf of your clients on the ground.

Part three: Building organisational clout and influence for your clients:

  • how teams and organisations can build and use clout to platform their work, better advocate for clients at a systems level, and create safer interactions with police.

The workshop will include a break half way and snacks will be provided.

Tickets available from Humanitix.

Contact

Centre Against Racial Profiling
centreagainstracialprofiling.au
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