TY - BOOK ID - 78648287 TI - Speaking up PY - 2018 SN - 0522873529 9780522873528 0522873510 PB - Carlton, Victoria DB - UniCat KW - Lawyers KW - Civil rights lawyers KW - Human rights workers KW - Activists, Human rights KW - Advocates, Human rights KW - Defenders of human rights KW - Human rights activists KW - Human rights advocates KW - Human rights defenders KW - Workers, Human rights KW - Reformers KW - Human rights lawyers KW - Advocates KW - Attorneys KW - Bar KW - Barristers KW - Jurists KW - Legal profession KW - Solicitors KW - Persons KW - Representation in administrative proceedings KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Triggs, Gillian D. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78648287 AB - As president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs advocated for the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the marginalised. She withstood relentless political pressure and media scrutiny as she defended the defenceless for five tumultuous years.How did this aspiring ballet dancer, dignified daughter of a tank commander and eminent law academic respond when appreciative passengers on a full airplane departing Canberra greeted her with a round of applause? Speaking Up shares with readers the values that have guided Triggs' convictions and the causes she has championed. She dares women to be a little vulgar and men to move beyond their comfort zones to achieve equity for all. And she will not rest until Australia has a Bill of Rights. Triggs' passionate memoir is an irresistible call to everyone who yearns for a fairer world. ER -