Griffith Law Innocence Project

Have you considered becoming a lawyer? Do you wonder what it’s like to help free the wrongly convicted?

If you study law at Griffith University, you’re in luck!

For more than 20 years, Griffith University Law School’s Innocence Project has been a collaborative pro bono project that brings together lawyers, academics, and law students to work to free innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted in Australia.

Join OzTREKK as we host Robyn Blewer the Director and Convener of the Innocence Project at Griffith Law School, and recent Griffith JD graduate (and former OzTREKK student) Lisa Labelle.

Discover what it’s like to be a Griffith law student, and how working to help the wrongly convicted can enhance your career in law!

Griffith Law Innocence Project – Webinar

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 7 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. MT / 4 p.m. PT
Register here!

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

Hurricane Carter (1937–2014) was a supporter of the Griffith University Innocence Project.

One-time prize-winning welterweight Rubin “Hurricane” Carter fought for more than 20 years to clear his name for a crime he did not commit. Rubin’s story was immortalized in the ’70s hit song “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan Hurricane, and more recently, in the movie of the same name starring Denzel Washington.

Following his release from prison, where he narrowly escaped the electric chair, Rubin Carter worked tirelessly to ensure others did not suffer the same plight he endured. He helped found the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted in Canada and strongly endorsed the Griffith University Innocence Project, which he visited in 2003.

Please join us to hear about some of the fascinating cases Griffith Law students have had experience with through volunteering with the Innocence Project.

Let us know if you have any questions about this webinar. Please contact casey@oztrekk.com for more info.