Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile
Lawyers Against Poverty

@lawyersvpoverty

LAP is a growing movement of lawyers and members of the wider legal community engaged actively, through gift of time or money, in alleviating poverty worldwide.

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Roots2Justice (@rootstojustice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re all ready for our third Taster Session tomorrow, to be held at 9am COT, focusing on “Análisis de Pruebas en Casos Contra el Abuso Corporativo”/"Analysis of Evidence in Corporate Abuse Cases"!

Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Find #volunteering opportunities for barristers and chambers' professionals with #LawyersAgainstPoverty (LAP) and others through #BarInTheCommunity 👇👇👇

Roots2Justice (@rootstojustice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Taster Session last Thursday, 2 March. It was great to engage with so many people on the topic of evidence gathering. We hope you found it as insightful as we did!

Advocate (@weareadvocate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣Do you have an interest in #volunteering, experience of organisational administration and a passion for fighting the injustice of poverty? Apply to be a Business Administration Volunteer for Lawyers Against Poverty through #BarInTheCommunity today! ➡️bit.ly/LAPAdmin

Refugee Action (@refugeeaction) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The latest Experts by Experience Podcast episode is now available! 🎧📢 ‘People held indefinitely for months and sometime years with very, very low levels of support that is so low that they can’t afford basic and essential items.' 💔 More than 50,000 people seeking asylum

Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

LAP members contributed to this important report by Just Fair on the dire state of our everyday rights – such as #food, #housing, #health, #education and #work in the UK. Read the report here 👇👇👇

Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're delighted to support! Interested lawyers can mark #RefugeeWeek 2023 by getting involved as a volunteer through our Community Legal Confidence Programme

Birmingham Law Society (@bhamlawsociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Applications are now open for our Diversity Inclusion Scheme 2023! Through the DIS 2023, our aim is to help talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups to pursue a career in law. Apply by 31 July. Find out more: birminghamlawsociety.co.uk/profession/div…

Applications are now open for our Diversity Inclusion Scheme 2023! 

Through the DIS 2023, our aim is to help talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups to pursue a career in law.
 
Apply by 31 July. Find out more: birminghamlawsociety.co.uk/profession/div…
Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you know any #WomensRights or #DomesticViolence charities in the UK that would be interested in #free legal confidence sessions delivered by Lawyers Against Poverty? Get in touch!

Do you know any #WomensRights or #DomesticViolence charities in the UK that would be interested in #free legal confidence sessions delivered by Lawyers Against Poverty? Get in touch!
Roots2Justice (@rootstojustice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So far, Felix has raised £1,030 of his £1500 target, all of which will help fund our upcoming Best Practice Forum and contribute to supporting the communities and activists involved in the initiative. You can donate here: justgiving.com/page/climb-new…

Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us next Wednesday 25th October (6pm) at Simmons & Simmons (1 Ropemaker Street) for the next open meeting of our #WomensRights Group to hear from the Marylebone Project about #WomensRights and #LegalResilience and what you can do to help. RSVP: [email protected]

Join us next Wednesday 25th October (6pm) at Simmons & Simmons (1 Ropemaker Street) for the next open meeting of our #WomensRights Group to hear from the Marylebone Project about #WomensRights and #LegalResilience and what you can do to help. RSVP: info@lawyersagainstpoverty.org
Just Fair (@justfairuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👐 Have you played 'Human Rights: Not a Game'? 🎲Our new card game that helps communities build people-powered campaigns that matter to them. 👇If so - tell us what you think! forms.office.com/pages/response…

👐 Have you played 'Human Rights: Not a Game'?

🎲Our new card game that helps communities build people-powered campaigns that matter to them.

👇If so - tell us what you think!
forms.office.com/pages/response…
Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us for our annual event on Tuesday 30th January (6pm) 'Refugee Rights: Journeys in Modern Britain with Hashi Mohamed' hosted by Latham & Watkins (99 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XF). Register here: tinyurl.com/2exjsruf

Join us for our annual event on Tuesday 30th January (6pm) 'Refugee Rights: Journeys in Modern Britain with Hashi Mohamed' hosted by Latham & Watkins (99 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XF). Register here: tinyurl.com/2exjsruf
Brunel Law School (@brunellaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are hosting a joint event in the lead up to International Human Rights Day. Line-up of speakers includes our two UN Special Rapporteurs, sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-universa…

To mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are hosting a joint event in the lead up to International Human Rights Day. Line-up of speakers includes our two UN Special Rapporteurs, sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-universa…
Human Rights Centre (@essexhrc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please join us next week on Zoom for the HRC Speaker series, as part of Human Rights Week on ‘Bringing Economic and Social Rights Home to the UK'. Chaired by Koldo Casla. Visit our event page for more information and to book your place: essex.ac.uk/events/2023/12…

Please join us next week on Zoom for the HRC Speaker series, as part of Human Rights Week on ‘Bringing Economic and Social Rights Home to the UK'. Chaired by <a href="/koldo_casla/">Koldo Casla</a>.

Visit our event page for more information and to book your place: essex.ac.uk/events/2023/12…
Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us on 18th January (6pm) for our upcoming talk 'Leveraging #Legal & #Advocacy Support for Herders in Mongolia' hosted by Land Body Ecologies at the Welcome Collection (London, NW1 2BE). RSVP to [email protected]

Join us on 18th January (6pm) for our upcoming talk 'Leveraging #Legal &amp; #Advocacy Support for Herders in Mongolia' hosted by Land Body Ecologies at the Welcome Collection (London, NW1 2BE). RSVP to info@lawyersagainstpoverty.org
Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you invisible flock for hosting our #LandRights Group yesterday to hear from Dr Kinnari Bhatt and Dr Jenny Lander about leveraging #Legal and #Advocacy support for herder communities in Mongolia. Insightful and thought provoking.

Thank you <a href="/invisibleflock/">invisible flock</a> for hosting our #LandRights Group yesterday to hear from Dr Kinnari Bhatt and Dr Jenny Lander about leveraging #Legal and #Advocacy support for herder communities in Mongolia. Insightful and thought provoking.
Just Fair (@justfairuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⭐️ “Are human rights fit for purpose? This was the question I was left with while working with a group of community activists.” 📚 New guest blog from Emma Lough about this journey and how human rights in the future could look a little different 👇 justfair.org.uk/are-human-righ…

⭐️ “Are human rights fit for purpose? This was the question I was left with while working with a group of community activists.”

📚 New guest blog from Emma Lough about this journey and how human rights in the future could look a little different 👇
justfair.org.uk/are-human-righ…
Lawyers Against Poverty (@lawyersvpoverty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Click here for details of our upcoming event: a film screening of The tribunal, a new 30 minute documentary about land grabs, extractives and investor state arbitration lawyersagainstpoverty.org/community/even… #arbitration #lawyers #knowyourrights #CommunityJustice