FLAC's 5th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
1 December 2011
Date: Thursday December 1st 2011
Venue: The Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
The Council and Staff of FLAC cordially invite all those who would like to attend the 5th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture. This will be delivered by Baroness Nuala O'Loan who will deliver a lecture on the theme of "Access to Justice".
Registration will be from 5.30pm with tea/coffee on arrival and a wine and food reception will follow the reception. As places are limited please confirm your attendance by e-mailing aine.walsh@flac.ie or phone us at (01) 887 3600.
Baroness Nuala O'Loan is a qualified solicitor and former Senior Law Lecturer in the University of Ulster. She was the first Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman between 2000 and 2007 and her courage and independence made that body a model for police complaints authorities in other countries. She was given a People of the Year Award in 2008 and was also made the Irish Government's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution in Timor Leste. In 2009 she was appointed Irish Special Envoy on UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and also became a member of the House of Lords.
The late Dave Ellis was a community activist who dedicated his career to working with community groups in areas including welfare rights, legal aid, legal education and legal entitlements generally. Dave was Community Law Officer at Coolock Community Law Centre (now Northside CLC - www.nclc.ie) for more than 20 years. He subsequently established Community Legal Resource to provide information, training and support for the not-for-profit and community sector.
Venue
The Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1