National Talkblack 221020

We had:

Chris Philpot, CEO at Smart Approved WaterMark talking about tonight being Water Night from 5pm – 5am. They are encouraging Australians to use one bucket of water, no taps, no showers, no running water. (use of water for covidsafe and religious reasons is exempt). For more info and to sign up to the event see their website: https://waternight.com.au/

Leonie Sheedy, CEO and Co-Founder of Care Leavers Australasia (CLAN) discussing what they do and the National Redress Scheme created in response to recommendations by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual abuse. For more info on the National Redress Scheme, see their website: https://clan.org.au/

Dr David Armstrong, International expert on behaviour, disability and mental health in education talking about the major barriers facing students with disability to accessing a quality education and called for an end to suspension and exclusion as a form of behavior management.

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