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21.01.2022 IMCL was alarmed by the paternalistic nature of the hard lockdown in July and its impact on local public housing residents. ICYMI, we made a submission to the Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the treatment of residents at 33 Alfred Street. Read more in our latest COVID-19 edition newsletter: https://imcl.org.au/news/newsletter/covid-19-edition

20.01.2022 It is absolutely fundamental that we know why the Victorian Premier and the crisis council of cabinet decided not to follow public health advice - Damian Stock, IMCL CEO AT 5:50mins #springst #auslawwatch #33AlfredSt #auslaw https://bit.ly/3p2rchp

19.01.2022 In the end-of-year edition of our 'Be Heard!' newsletter, we explore highlights from our 2019-20 Annual Report. Join us in reviewing our work before the pandemic struck and taking a look back at how the IMCL team sprung into action in partnership with others to weather the COVID-19 storm: https://bit.ly/2LR4Hhb

16.01.2022 We're very pleased to announce an outstanding opportunity for an experienced policy or advocacy professional to lead our law reform agenda! This is a key new role that will build internal capacity and lead client-centered advocacy. Apply here: https://imcl.org.au/jobs/.

14.01.2022 ICYMI, we published a #COVID19Vic edition of our ‘Be heard!’ newsletter exploring how we harnessed the law to minimise the impact of the pandemic on our local community. Read it online here: https://imcl.org.au/news/newsletter/covid-19-edition.

14.01.2022 Are you experiencing difficulty because of COVID-19? Do you live, work, study or access services in the inner-city area? If so, call us on 9328 1885 to find out how we can help. ... We are trying to assist with a wide range of life problems, and if we can't help, we'll find out who can.

12.01.2022 This is an exciting opportunity (in a new role) with Inner Melbourne Community Legal, one of Australia's best CLCs. Please put yourself forward if this is your... thing and happy to talk confidentially to anyone wanting more info on IMCL. https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au//n/policy-and-advocacy-lead

06.01.2022 For people in private rentals, like Linh, COVID-19 meant that on top of the stress of losing their job in the middle of a global health crisis, they were also facing eviction. Read more about Linh and how we’ve worked to support tenants during COVID-19: https://imcl.org.au/news/housing/linhs-story

05.01.2022 Strengthened by our community partnerships, IMCL remained strong and steady in the face of change over the course of a challenging year. Throughout 2019-2020, we provided free legal help to those who needed it most, developed projects aimed at providing assistance and education to vulnerable members of our local community, and advocated for change in the areas of housing, homelessness and fines. Take a look at our Annual Report to read more about our work and some of the clients we helped: https://bit.ly/3mBwlf0

05.01.2022 In 2019-20 we stayed true to our mission to assist members of our local community who are on low incomes or who have other life circumstances that act as barriers to accessing legal assistance. Of the 986 people we helped this year, 88% were experiencing financial disadvantage and 33% were experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Read our end-of-year 'Be Heard!' newsletter to learn more about who we helped: https://bit.ly/2LR4Hhb

04.01.2022 A reminder that this forum is on tonight featuring ccommunity organiser North Melbourne public housing resident Mohamed Nur. Mohamed was heavily involved in organising support and advocacy for residents during the lockdown. Inner Melbourne Community Legal

02.01.2022 Following on from the release of her report into the #publichousinglockdown, the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass confronts the pervasive stereotypes used to condone discriminatory treatment and asks whether we can claim to be a just society https://bit.ly/3pfqzBu #auslaw #auslawwatch