Thread by @iMusing

these wonder women. Wailwan and Wiradjuri lawyer Teela Reid is wrapping up #RebLawAu with a reminder to lawyers of our responsibilities to First Nations justice and rights.

what stood out to delegates at the #RebLawAu conference?

I put storytelling!! #RebLawAu

Teela: First Nations Peoples are the first storytellers. Their stories come from the land, are inherently valuable, and have moral force and significance. First Nations stories are their laws #RebLawAu

Sarah Schwartz says a few speakers mentioned discomfort, cites Vince Warren on being prepared to be uncomfortable with what communities are asking of the law. #RebLawAu

Sarah: reminds of what Deb Kilroy said about the language of the law and language as a site of struggle eg the misnomer “corrections”. Prof Davis said we need to be prepared to be unpopular and still step up; Prof Behrendt also said to know when to step aside. #RebLawAu

Teela: First Nations people prepare for discomfort every day, stepping out the door into a society not built for First Peoples. There are fundamental grievances that need to be dealt with, many who are walking these lands are uncomfortable with unceded sovereignty. #RebLawAu

Zoe Bush: law is not the site of our liberation. At best it offers a battle. Movement lawyers will have achieved our aims when we don’t have a job anymore of representing communities in those legal battles. #RebLawAu

dismantling the myth of lawyers as heroes #RebLawAu

success must be measured by changing hearts and minds because policy and legal change can be undone so quickly - Zoe.
Vince Warren and Rodney Croome articulated this too; and it is crystal clear in the Uluru Statement from the Heart movement (me). #RebLawAu

how we take all these ideas and incorporate them in our everyday practice? Sarah Schwartz says the #RebLawAu team will is committed to building online spaces to share cases and lessons, create educational materials, asks what delegates want next too.

artist Rachel Sarra created the #RebLawAu logo. Other thank yous are to volunteers and here:

feels weird to spend two days at a conference and not be going out to dinner lol oh well. #RebLawAu was amazing, go follow them @ReblawA on here and reblaw_australia on ig.