Launch of The National Law Awareness Week 2011: Legal Aid - Back to Community
Monday, 26 September 2011 12:35pm
Date: 2 Oct 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 09:00 am to 2:00 pm
Venue: Kampung Ulu Geroh, Gopeng, Perak
The Bar Council National Legal Aid Committee’s “National Law Awareness Week” (“NLAW 2011”) will take place on 3 to 7 Oct 2011 (Monday to Friday). The theme for this year, “Legal Aid – Back to Community”, aims to empower rural and marginalised communities on their basic human rights, and legal and general knowledge.
The launch of NLAW 2011 will take place at 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at Kampung Ulu Geroh, a Semai village in Gopeng, Perak, on 2 Oct 2011 (Sunday). The launch will be officiated by YAB Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, Chief Minister of Perak, and is a good opportunity to find out more about the way of life in a Semai village, and learn of the hardship and challenges faced by the community on a daily basis.
For further information or to register, please contact Adilah Arifin (03-2050 2091; adilah@malaysianbar.org.my) or Gookolaram Naidu (Ram) (05-255 0523; peraklac03@yahoo.com), or please click here to download Circular No 212/2011 dated 22 Sept 2011.
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