PILN Email signature - Acknowledgment of Country brainstorm by Edie McAsey https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk Image description: The Coburg Lake, along the Merri Creek, on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm. The sky is blue, with gum trees to the left and reedy shrub and rocks popping out of the shallow creek in the foreground. The background features brown, craggy rocks and tall trees. en-us 2023-03-28 22:29:54 UTC 2023-06-19 06:59:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Edie possible example emcasey2 https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581264562 Public Interest Law Network acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Melbourne Law School stands. Sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our deepest respects to elders past and present, as well as all First Nations peoples. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

There is no justice on stolen land without justice for First Nations peoples. As law students advocating for the public interest, we are committed to championing First Nations justice.]]> 2023-05-08 01:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581264562 Anton (building on Edie with new para) https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581811080 Public Interest Law Network acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Melbourne Law School stands. Sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our deepest respects to elders past and present, as well as all First Nations peoples. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

As law students, it is incumbent on us to acknowledge that the law operates within a colonial system and as advocates for the public interest and for First Nations justice, to respect and engage with the plurality of legal systems in Australia. ]]> 2023-05-08 09:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581811080 Alli (Edie & Anton adjacent :)) ) https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581914845 Public Interest Law Network operates on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Eastern Kulin Nations. We pay our respect to Elders past and present, and extend that acknowledgement to any First Nations people who engage with PILN as members, collaborators, advisors, and attendees. There is no justice on stolen lands without justice for First Nations people. As law students advocating for the public interest, we recognise the central and guiding role that First Nations justice must hold in the spaces we create.]]> 2023-05-08 11:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2581914845 Connor example! https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2582713876 The Public Interest Law Network acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Melbourne Law School stands, and on which we work and study. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all First Nations peoples. Sovereignty was never ceded.

As law students, we have a responsibility to recognise the role that law has played, and continues to play in colonisation. As future legal actors and as advocate for the public interest, we recognise and commit ourselves to the central and guiding role that First Nations law holds in the fight for justice. There is no justice without justice for First Nations peoples.]]> 2023-05-08 21:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2582713876 Estelle (building on others) https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2583021331 The Public Interest Law Network acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Melbourne Law School stands. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and to all First Nations peoples. Sovereignty was never ceded.

We recognise the ongoing pain that colonialism has had on First Nations peoples, and acknowledge the continuing role that the law has in perpetuating the colonial system. As advocates for the public interest, we recognise that there is no justice without justice for First Nations peoples.
]]> 2023-05-09 02:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2583021331 Tahlia (adjacent to everyone :^) ) https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2589255965 The Public Interest Law Network acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Melbourne Law Schools stands. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all First Nations peoples. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

As law students, we have the crucial responsibility to acknowledge and counter the ongoing colonial impact on how the law operates. In advocating for the public interest, we commit ourselves to decolonising the law and promoting the importance that First Nations justice holds in our legal system. There is no justice without justice for First Nations peoples. ]]> 2023-05-13 01:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emcasey2/no3b9n45egnjbllk/wish/2589255965