A protest against the Ministry of Justice proposals for legal aid cuts. Tuesday 4 June 2013, 4.30-7.30 Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ Speakers include: Dinah Rose QC Stephen Knafler QC Liberty Nick Armstrong (Matrix) Children’s Society Deepti Patel (Kids Co) Martha Spurrier (Public Law Project) Sue Willman (Deighton Pierce Glynn) Dr
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Fighting school exclusions
Marc Lorenzi explains the work of the Communities Empowerment Network, which helps excluded pupils. Education is in the spotlight. It’s future, in the hands of Education Secretary Gove, is under review. Though the press has widely reported Gove’s assault on the national curriculum, less space has been given to the effects of austerity measures in
Stop and search: the human face
A public meeting on the impact of police stop and search methods. Wednesday 29 May 2013, 6.30pm PCS (Room 4.4), 160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN Related links StopWatch To download the latest StopWatch report, Viewed with suspicion: the human cost of stop and search, click here.
Save legal aid
A demonstration outside Parliament to save legal aid from government privatisation followed by a rally. Wednesday 22 May 2013 Demonstration at Old Palace Yard, London SW1P 3JY at 10.30am Rally at Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ at 1.30pm Speakers include: Clive Stafford Smith – Reprieve Gerry Conlan – Guildford 4 Dave
Searchlight 50th anniversary fundraiser
Playwright Tayo Aluko perdorms his new show ‘From Black Africa to the White House’ in a fundraiser for Searchlight magazine. Saturday 1 June 2013, 7pm Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TT Related links Searchlight
Preserving the rule of law
A day of legal seminars on the erosion of civil liberties. Monday 20 May 2013, 6.30-9.30pm Grays Inn, 8 South Square, London WC1R 5ET Speakers: Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC – ‘Why the Governmen’ts attack on the Human Rights Act must be defeated’ Saghir Hussain – ‘Secret Courts and the Erosion of Due Process’ Toby Cadman
The medical professional’s role in protecting torture victims
A meeting to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka and the UK. Wednesday 22 May 2012, 17.30-7pm Committee Room 4A, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW Speakers: Lord Avebury – Chair Anthony Good – Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh Yolanda Foster – South Asia desk and Sri Lanka expert, Amnesty International Dr
Fire in babylon
A screening and discussion of the iconic film on the West Indies cricket team. Sunday 12 May 2013, 10.30am Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AW Discussion: Luke Daniels Tony Dykes RELATED LINKS Renoir cinema
Justice in immigration bail hearings
Launch of the second report of the Bail Observation Project. Tuesday 14 May 2013, 7pm Grand Committee Room, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 2TT Speakers: Gill Baden Bridget Walker Toomaj Karimi-Ayoubloo Caroline White Alison Harvey Bill Mackeith RELATED LINKS Campaign to Close Campsfield
Children and justice
Lectures on children, armed and psychological conflicts. Tuesday 7 May 2013, 7pm Kaplan Law School, Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE Speakers: Dr Jenny Cooper – LSE Dr Aidrian Sutton – Gulu Medical School, Uganda and Manchester Medical School, UK RELATED LINKS Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile Kaplan Law School