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.
Sarah Schwartz’s piece in Crikey: “Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism”
Sarah Schwartz has recently had a piece published in Crikey titled “Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and
Sarah Schwartz featured in campaign to sanction Israel, as covered by Women’s Agenda
Sarah Schwartz is one of several figures featured in this campaign to sanction Israel, featured in the Women’s Agenda, alongside
Sarah Schwartz interviewed on Channel 10 news about the October 7th anniversary
Sarah Schwartz was interviewed on Channel 10 news, about all of the people we were thinking of on October 7,
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the campaign demanding the resignation of University of Sydney vice-chancellor
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for a piece titled “Campaign demanding University of Sydney vice-chancellor resigns is ‘dangerous’,
Sarah Schwartz and Elizabeth Strakosch appear before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Sarah Schwartz and Elizabeth Strakosch recently appeared before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee about the Antisemitism at
Jewish Council quoted in SBS, SMH and The Guardian about Australia’s abstention from recent UN vote
Max Kaiser was recently quoted in SBS for a piece titled “Penny Wong voices support for Palestinian self-determination despite abstaining
