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Celia Kitzinger

@kitzingercelia.bsky.social

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Promoting #OpenJustice in the Court of Protection #NotSecretCourt Check out our website: openjusticecourtofprotection.org Also all things Lake District + Cumbria including hiking, literature, & other stuff that interests me! .. more

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Celia Kitzinger and Sue Wilkinson are a British lesbian couple who unsuccessfully sued to have their relationship recognised as a marriage in England. Both are university professors--Kitzinger in psychology and Wilkinson in gender studies--and they have published four books together. .. more

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Celia Kitzinger @kitzingercelia.bsky.social · 17h

Yesterday's walk involved deer sightings and the eerie sound of the roaring of rutting stags - and also the summit of Angletarn Pike, our 112th (post-surgery) Wainwright

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Celia Kitzinger @kitzingercelia.bsky.social · 16h

On October 2025, the UK Supreme Court will be asked to re-consider its judgment in a case commonly referred to as "Cheshire West".

In this blog, @clarkdaniel.bsky.social explains the background to the case.

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Reconsidering Cheshire West in the Supreme Court: Is a gilded cage still a cage?

Even when P says they’re happy with their residence, and that they do not want to leave, and welcome the fact that the doors are kept locked, this still amounts to a deprivation of liberty. I…

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Sue Wilkinson @suewilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Out with the Roamers today, to see/hear the red deer rut in Martindale.
Thanks Lena for leading a great walk!

Small herd of red deer hinds on a hillside

Stag herding hinds across a hillside (red deer)

Stag and hinds on a rocky hillside (red deer)

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Celia Kitzinger @kitzingercelia.bsky.social · 2d

It was wonderful to see Norma in person at the memorial service for my father last year - and she gave a moving tribute. Of course I also knew her, and her work, as I was growing up + it was influential on my development as a feminist. Thank you Norma.
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Our Patron: Dr Uwe Kitzinger (1928 – 2023) - Asylum Welcome

The Board, staff and volunteers of Asylum Welcome are deeply saddened to hear of the death of our Patron, Dr Uwe Kitzinger CBE, who has passed away at the age of 95. Uwe was a true friend of Asylum...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d

We've already seen judges and lawyers being targeted as "enemies of the people". This increases risk of threats/attacks, while undermining judiciary as a whole. Couple it with Tory plans to scrap immigration tribunals and legal aid for people seeking asylum and it shows utter contempt for the law.

Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Sue Wilkinson @suewilkinson.bsky.social · 4d

36 more boots-on hiking miles since I last posted for #nhs1000miles
Most of these were in Madagascar, with @kitzingercelia.bsky.social - including in a UNESCO World Heritage site with incredible limestone formations known as 'tsingy' (pics below).
YTD: 930 hiking miles

Small figure in white approaching via a pathway through jagged rock formations

View of jagged rock formations from a cave 'window'

Group of four people in a cave beneath pitted limestone rocks

Group of people in the shade beneath a limestone overhang - looking out at jagged peaks. The man in front of the group is taking a photograph of the peaks ahead

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Celia Kitzinger @kitzingercelia.bsky.social · 7d

Authenticity of a "living will" - my blog post for the Open Justice Court of Protection Project

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Authenticity of a “Living Will”

None of us would want our loved ones to be placed (like AB’s fiancee) in the position of having to defend the authenticity of our written documents after we’ve lost capacity. We want to prod…

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