The ACT Women Lawyers' Association is delighted to present our annual Law Week Dinner for 2023 at the Boathouse by the Lake, with keynote speaker Diana Sayed.
Our Law Week Dinner will be held on Tuesday 9 May 2023, starting at 6:30pm.
Diana is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights. As an international human rights lawyer having worked in both Australia and the U.S., she is the former Campaigns Manager at Fair Agenda and Senior Crisis Response campaigner at Amnesty International Australia. During the Afghanistan crisis she was part of the leadership team driving the #ActionforAfghanistan campaign in advocating for an increased humanitarian intake, pathways for permanent protection for those in Australia on temporary status and safety to be afforded to those from religious and ethnic minorities, as well as women, children and LGBTQI+ people.
Whilst at Fair Agenda, she focused on taking an intersectional approach to gender equality and campaigned on issues pertaining to women’s access to reproductive healthcare and religious discrimination. She was also the women’s rights campaigner at Amnesty International Australia where she led the global #ToxicTwitter campaign to hold the social media giant accountable for online abuse which was silencing women.
During her time at Amnesty International Australia she also led the crisis response campaigns to free imprisoned journalists in Egypt, ensure greater accountability for Australians facing the death penalty abroad, with a specific focus on countries in crisis. These included the Syrian and Iraq conflicts, advocating for justice and accountability for ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, and calling out Australia’s military exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates enabling war crimes in Yemen.
She has an avid interest in issues pertaining to Islamophobia in Australia, anti-racism campaigns and gender equality programs that build capabilities and support newly arrived communities of refugees and people seeking asylum, especially those who are victim survivors of domestic and family violence. She is no stranger to the media and has appeared as a regular panellist on The Drum, ABC The World, SBS, as well as Al Jazeera, MSNBC and most recently appeared on #QandA.
We are proudly sponsored this year by Blumers Lawyers, Lawyerbank and College of law. All profits from this event will go to this year's charity (Rainbow Paws), and additional donations can be made on the night.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday 9 May 2023 at 6pm
Where: The Boat House by the Lake, Menindee Drive, Barton
Dress: Business attire
Cost: $150 per person, $130 for WLA ACT members, or $1,040 for a table of 8 (all profits go to charity).
Tickets can be purchased online via our Get Tickets page, and ticket sales are live, get yours now!
RSVP: by 2 May 2023
We also note that photos will be taken at the event for our social media and website. If you do not want your photo taken please just let the photographer know. If you have any questions, please email events@wlaact.org.au