International Women's Day - 6 March
We are pleased to host a special breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 6th March 2020. Guests are asked to arrive at 7.15am for a 7.30am commencement and the breakfast should conclude by 8.30am.
The event will be held in the CCGS Hall – adjacent to the PAC Car Park. There will be a small charge of $12 per person.
Only the first 100 registrants can be accommodated. Anyone registering after this will be placed on a waiting list.
We are honoured to present our guest speaker Sophie Cox from the class of 2011.
About Sophie Cox
“Sophie was accepted into Law and Social and Political Science at UTS and began studying in 2013. Whilst at university, Sophie participated in an exchange to Tilburg in the Netherlands and upon returning she began volunteering at the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville, where she was the primary researcher for a report, they were developing on food waste within Australia and the effects this was having both socially and environmentally.
Towards the end of 2017 Sophie was accepted into an internship program with Amnesty International, working as a Refugee Primary Assessment Caseworker. She was able to work directly with clients who have been affected by some horrific situations and was able to provide them with some much-needed assistance.
In 2018 Sophie was accepted by the United Nations to intern at the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) in Cambodia. UNAKRT has been established by the United Nations and the Cambodian Government and has the jurisdiction to hear the trials of the most senior leaders and those most responsible for crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law and the Cambodian penal code during the time of the Khmer Rouge.
Last year Sophie returned home to Australia where she worked in a community legal centre called JusticeNet, which assisted in matching vulnerable individuals in South Australia to much needed legal services.
Parents are encouraged to support this event.