"It shouldn't have to be up to small community organisations to make sure public authorities do what they should do. But that's the world in which we live."
Maria McCloskey on stopping a fossil fuel terminal in Northern Ireland.
Listen: lawmanity.com/podcast

Straight-A student Ola was denied uni funding - just 58 days short of Scotland's 7-year residency rule. Her case sparked the Our Grades Not Visas movement that changed everything. Hear human rights lawyer Andy Sirel tell the full story on Lawmanity: podfollow.com/lawmanity/view

🎤 New episode! This week, we hear from activist lawyer Harriet Wistrich on her decades-long commitment to seeking justice for women who kill their abusive partners ✊🏼

🎧 Tune in to the @lawmanity.com Podcast here:
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@h-cwj.bsky.social

Tim was former director of @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social
+ @scottishtrans.bsky.social for over 14 years + highlights the ✨real difference that orgs like @tie.scot and LGBT Youth Scotland play in advocating for the rights of young #LGBT people in #Scotland 🏳️‍🌈 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

👉🏽 www.equality-network.org

🎤 New episode!🎤 with @timhopkins.bsky.social and @jena.ng on the history of #LGBT+ rights in Scotland 🌈

✊🏼 the 1980s campaign against Section 28
⚖️ the ECHR's role in securing rights in the 1990s
🏳️‍⚧️ the future struggle for trans rights in the UK

🎧 Have a listen here: pnc.st/s/lawmanity

"Don't hurry..." 😊 Alison's advice for getting started in a career as a human rights lawyer or activist

🎤 New episode!🎤 This week, Alison Pickup of @asylumaid.bsky.social shares

⚖️ how the UK Govt doubled down on #Rwanda removals after losing in court
✊🏼 what must be done to secure justice for #refugees
🌻 wise advice for aspiring human rights #activists

🎧 Have a listen here: pnc.st/s/lawmanity

🎤 Today, we’re interviewing leading human rights lawyer ✨ Alison Pickup, Exec Dir of @asylumaid.bsky.social on challenging the UK Rwanda #Asylum Policy - and winning at the Supreme Court ⚖️

Curious about #law and #activism?


🎧 Listen to Episode 1 of the podcast here: pnc.st/s/lawmanity

🚀 Today we're launching something new from Lawmanity: a podcast series on #law and #activism, bringing you 121 interviews with real people using the law to create social change ✨

🎤 Episode 1 drops today at 10am!
Have a listen here: pnc.st/s/lawmanity

🌻 “The things we are asking for, we should have had by now. I want to see a win.

I want to show future generations that our efforts were not wasted - that [by bringing our lived experience + holding government to account] you can make change.” ✊🏾

Rosie S, The Empowering Women’s Panel (EWP)

A reminder that registrations for our upcoming Spring School are open for the 13th, 14th and 15th of May. 🕊️

With just over five weeks to go, join us in Glasgow to explore the intersection of arts, languages, and education in today’s peacebuilding efforts.

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Great article on the “shocking” levels of destitution found in #Scotland by Professor @bethwcobbe.bsky.social and her team caused by the UK Govt’s hostile environment policies - what @lawmanity.com suggests Scottish Govt can do to address it

📣 “If we could make change, and we do not … we call it what it is: injustice.” ✊🏾

Powerful words from @maggiechapman.bsky.social last night - challenging Scottish Govt to commit to positive steps to end migrant #NRPF destitution in #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏡

Read about our work with @migration-exchange.bsky.social to support charities, communities and local councils to ✨make a change ✨and build new asylum housing options, led by and for people with experience of the system:

👉🏽 lawmanity.com/news-asylum-...

🤔 Did you know that since 2019, nearly all housing for asylum seekers in the UK has been provided by just three private sector companies - with a shocking track record over delivery of these contracts?

🏠 Want to learn more? Are you a charity or a funder who wants to be part of the solution? 👇🏽

In her article, @jena.ng, founder of @lawmanity.com, explores how the war’s impact on children has been exacerbated in Ukraine due to Russia’s campaign of forced displacement & abduction. 2/

➡️ fpc.org.uk/three-years-...

🙌 Proud and excited to launch a new legal briefing from @lawmanity.com "Ending Destitution in Scotland - A Roadmap for Policymakers" 🏡

The report explains how ScotGov can tackle the harm and #destitution imposed on #migrant and #NRPF people by the UK Govt's hostile environment policies 🫶

⏰ #16DaysofActivism 🙅🏻‍♀️ is a global campaign to end Violence Against Women & Girls #VAWG

💭 It’s also an opportunity to learn, and reflect on what we can do to end #GBV forever.

👋🏾 Got 5 mins? Learn more about how VAWG affects ESEA women 🧕 here 👇🏾

#16Days #StopTheViolence #NoExcuse 💜

🏠Did you miss the launch? Join us + Homeless Network Scotland next Mon @12.30 for a free online webinar on this groundbreaking research on #NRPF #destitution in #Scotland - what we've learned, and what we can do to make change 🧡

Register: buff.ly/3CiaGpo

@lawmanity.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social

📣 NEW REPORT on Public Interest Litigation in Northern Ireland from @lawmanity.bsky.social just launched 🚀

🛠️ litigation has proven a successful tool for change
🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 NGOs and legal sector have been innovative + collaborative
💸 more funding + resources are needed to ensure equal access to justice in NI