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The community hub is a place for the Brennan Justice and Leadership Program to share student achievements and community participation

What I love most about the UTS Law Brennan Program

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What I love about the Brennan Program

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is I really got to meet
so many different people

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and do a wide
range of tasks, you know,

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I was doing things from
volunteering at immigration centres

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to helping the elderly use IT.

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My favourite part of it was probably
the connections that I made

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and the people that I met.

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Being surrounded by
people who are driven

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and who really care about
social justice issues,

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really inspired me as well
and it just reminded me that

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it's possible to create a better world.

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I thought the Brennan Program
would be an individual experience,

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that I would be doing all
the activities by myself.

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But I found that going
to the social justice events

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and encouraging others to be involved,

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it created a good community,

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and it helped me to develop
a holistic version of myself.

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What I really love about
the Brennan Program

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is it allowed me to spend
time with ambitious and driven

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and socially aware law students,

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who I could then model
my university experience on.

Experiences within the UTS Law Brennan Program

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My main goal in joining
the Brennan Program

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was to get more involved
in social justice.

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So, honestly,
when I started the Program,

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I did it for the main purpose of
actually getting the Brennan Award.

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But I found that once I actually
got started doing the task,

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I actually found myself
not thinking so much about

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getting the award and receiving it,

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but rather immersing myself in
whatever experiences I was in.

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I found that actually doing those
tasks was much more fulfilling

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than I even thought possible,

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so at the end of the day
I found that the award,

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whilst it was very nice to get,
I found the experiences,

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the tasks that I did to get there
much more fulfilling at the end.

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A welcome surprise to me

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was that I got back in touch with
that engaged side of my student life.

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My first two years I was
slightly more disengaged,

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and through the Brennan Program,
I was able to really get active,

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and properly involved
within my life at university.

 

Latest News

  • Stepping up: How to get recognised for your service hours through charity walks

    Learn how Brennanite, Clancy Toman, walked out 20 Leadership through Service Hours 

    Brennan Student's Team photo at the relay for life charity walk
  • Here's why Rawan and Mariam volunteer in the Brennan Program

    Hear from Rawan and Mariam, known for their friendly and helpful volunteering commitments.

    Two Brennan students in UTS law t-shirts at an event
  • Law Friends of Distinction Event 2023

    Highlighting the UTS Law Faculty and its commitment to social justice and legal education.

    Amani Haydar, Nicholas Stewart and Sarah Dale on stage with Professor Anita Stuhmcke
  • Sir Gerard Brennan Moot Court officially opens

    The Sir Gerard Brennan Moot Court was formally opened in the welcomed presence of Sir Gerard’s family. 

    Madeline Brennan speaks on stage

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