Debbie Gibson, Assistant Secretary of the Greens NSW, gave the speech about the life of Juanita Nielsen at the 2012 Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture.

Juanita Neilsen disappeared on July 4th, 1975. It is widely believed that she was murdered but her body has never been found and those responsible have never been brought to justice.

Who was she and why do we have this memorial lecture series in her name? In what way is her story relevant to today?

Associate Professor Sarah Maddison delivered the 12th annual Juanita Nielsen Lecture on the topic "Boiled frogs? Understanding the state of public debate in Australia today" on 28 August 2012.

Dr Shirley Fitzgerald, a City of Sydney Historian and Adjunct Professor at UTS , spoke about the life and times of Juanita Nielsen at the 2010 Juanita Nielsen Lecture on 21 March 2010. 

The Greens currently have five federal senators, 21 state parliamentarians, and over 100 local councillors, including 73 in NSW alone. In the 2010 Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture, NSW Greens MP Sylvia Hale spoke on the topic of "The Greens: mainstream party or minor irritant?" on 21 March 2010.

El is a Greens Councillor in the Blue Mountains who has worked for over a decade for not-for-profit and community organisations, with a particular focus on young people and housing. She spoke about the life and times of Juanita Nielsen at the 2009 Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture on 1 June 2009.