Executive Officer at Jewish Council of Australia
Sarah is a human rights lawyer. She is a Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre, working on democratic rights and freedoms, and a lecturer at Melbourne Law School. Sarah has worked for many years representing clients in the areas of democratic rights, police accountability, the rights of people in prison and coronial inquests into deaths in custody. She was awarded a John Monash Scholarship in 2019 and completed a Master of Laws at Harvard University focused on policing, racism and mass incarceration. Sarah has written widely on issues of policing, racism, protest rights and Palestinian human rights. Sarah went to a Jewish school on Gadigal country and has been involved in many Jewish community organisations. Sarah is committed to collective liberation and working alongside and learning from the communities she works with in their fights for justice.
Read Sarah Schwartz’s article in the Guardian and speech in full – when Peter Dutton and the Coalition use the Jewish community as political footballs it makes all of us less safe
Dear supporters, Today, our Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz published this article in the Guardian, about how Peter Dutton and the
Offensive smear campaign by the Murdoch Press against the Jewish Council’s anti-racism work and Sarah Schwartz
Dear supporters, Today marks 237 years since the commencement of the violent dispossession of First Nations peoples from this land.
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian about the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney. An excerpt from Sarah’s response quoted
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC about the Government’s announcement of a national antisemitic crime database
Sarah Schwartz recently responded to the Government’s announcement of a national antisemitic crime database. Click here to listen to the
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC Mornings about ensuring that people can protest
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC Mornings about the recent protests and the right to protest. Click here to listen
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue. Click here to read the article.
