Annual Conference 2022
30 Nov - 1 Dec (online) / 2 Dec (in person)
Racial Justice
and the role of Law Centresin dismantling systemic racism
Join us
Law Centres were inspired by the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and abide by its core values of equality, dignity, respect, and justice. Our first Law Centres grew up with the fights for racial justice at the Mangrove, in Notting Hill, in New Cross, in Tottenham, in Brixton, in Liverpool, in Bristol.
Today, Law Centres continue to stand in solidarity with all those united in the struggle against racism and the fight for justice. But statements of solidarity are not enough, self-examination is not enough.
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Structural racism is well-established. To dismantle it, we need to find its weak spots and aim for those. Join us.
Spotlight
From the U.S., we are privileged to be hearing from civil rights Attorneys Ben Crump and Jasmine Rand, who will discuss their work representing families of people killed by police, alongside class actions and everyday challenges to racist decisions that deny black peoples’ rights.
Alvin Starks, director of strategic initiatives at NAACP and director Open Society’s US Equality team, together with Lester Holloway, editor of the U.K.’s only black-led media outlet, The Voice, will discuss what they have seen over the last 40 years of the fight for racial justice in the U.S. and the U.K.
What's On
Over 2 days, there will be 6 plenary online conversations with Law Centres, community activists and leaders in the fight for racial justice. Structural racism, the cost of living crisis, and health inequality will be examined together with the areas of intersection with Law Centres’ work - in housing, immigration, welfare rights, etc.
On Friday, Law Centres will finally come together, in person, for a facilitated day of workshops to make practical the ideas arising from what we’ve heard.
And we will laugh, (maybe sing), argue, plot, remember those who are no longer with us, and be proud, once again, of who we are and what we do as the family of Law Centres.
Check the programme
Speakers
Along with many of our colleagues and friends, leading us will be....
Alvin Starks
Open Society Foundations-New York
Amina Lone
Social Action and Research Foundation
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble
London Borough of Hackney
Ben Crump
Ben Crump Law
Grace Brown
Garden Court Chambers
Professor Dame Hazel Genn
University College London
Kerry McCarthy
KClarity
Jasmine Rand
Rand Law LLC
Lalitha Try
Resolution Foundation
Lara Oyedele
Black on Board Ltd
Lester Holloway
The Voice Media Group
Baroness Martha Osamor
House of Lords
Nadine Smith
Social Finance
Rachelle Angeline
Social Finance
Sam Mackay
Apteligen
Sem Moema
London Assembly
Dr Shabna Begum
The Runnymede Trust
Tracey Gyateng
Justice Lab, The Legal Education Foundation
Zita Holbourne
BARAC-Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts
Programme
Online
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Build your own agenda and connect with other delegates
Build your own agenda and connect with other delegates
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Helen Rogers (Chair of LCN / Head of Pro Bono, Allen & Overy),
Dr. I. Stephanie Boyce (Hon. Causa) (Past President, Law Society of England and Wales)
Helen Rogers (Chair of LCN / Head of Pro Bono, Allen & Overy),
Dr. I. Stephanie Boyce (Hon. Causa) (Past President, Law Society of England and Wales)
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Ngaryan Li (Senior Solicitor/Centre Director, Vauxhall Community Law & Information Centre),
Lalitha Try (Researcher, Resolution Foundation),
Dr Shabna Begum (Head of Research, The Runnymede Trust),
Rachelle Angeline (Manager, Social Finance),
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble (Deputy Leader, Local Government Association and Deputy Mayor, London Borough of Hackney)
Ngaryan Li (Senior Solicitor/Centre Director, Vauxhall Community Law & Information Centre),
Lalitha Try (Researcher, Resolution Foundation),
Dr Shabna Begum (Head of Research, The Runnymede Trust),
Rachelle Angeline (Manager, Social Finance),
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble (Deputy Leader, Local Government Association and Deputy Mayor, London Borough of Hackney)
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Pamela Robotham (Director/Solicitor, Greenwich Housing Rights),
Amina Lone (Director, Social Action and Research Foundation),
Lara Oyedele (President, Chartered Institute of Housing , Black on Board Ltd ),
Sem Moema (Member for North East (Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest) - Labour and Cooperative Party, London Assembly)
Pamela Robotham (Director/Solicitor, Greenwich Housing Rights),
Amina Lone (Director, Social Action and Research Foundation),
Lara Oyedele (President, Chartered Institute of Housing , Black on Board Ltd ),
Sem Moema (Member for North East (Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest) - Labour and Cooperative Party, London Assembly)
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Franck Kiangala (Director/Solicitor, North Kensington Law Centre),
Alvin Starks (Director, Strategic Initiatives (NAACP) and Director, US Equality Team, Open Society Foundations-New York),
Lester Holloway (Editor, The Voice Media Group),
Grace Brown (Barrister, Garden Court Chambers)
Franck Kiangala (Director/Solicitor, North Kensington Law Centre),
Alvin Starks (Director, Strategic Initiatives (NAACP) and Director, US Equality Team, Open Society Foundations-New York),
Lester Holloway (Editor, The Voice Media Group),
Grace Brown (Barrister, Garden Court Chambers)
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Miranda Grell (Barrister, Staple Inn Chambers and African, Caribbean and Asian Lawyers for Justice),
Ben Crump (Attorney, President & Founder, Ben Crump Law),
Jasmine Rand (Civil Rights Activist/Law Professor and Attorney, Rand Law LLC)
Miranda Grell (Barrister, Staple Inn Chambers and African, Caribbean and Asian Lawyers for Justice),
Ben Crump (Attorney, President & Founder, Ben Crump Law),
Jasmine Rand (Civil Rights Activist/Law Professor and Attorney, Rand Law LLC)
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Advice Services Alliance (ASA)
Advice Services Alliance (ASA)
Just for Kids Law
Just for Kids Law
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Online
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Jason Tetley (Director, Greater Manchester Law Centre),
Baroness Martha Osamor (Community activist, campaigner and Labour peer, House of Lords),
Zita Holbourne (Trade unionist, community & human rights campaigner and activist, BARAC-Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts)
Jason Tetley (Director, Greater Manchester Law Centre),
Baroness Martha Osamor (Community activist, campaigner and Labour peer, House of Lords),
Zita Holbourne (Trade unionist, community & human rights campaigner and activist, BARAC-Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts)
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Alex Charles (IT and Digital Officer / Data Lead, Law Centres Network),
Tracey Gyateng (Community Data Principal, Justice Lab, The Legal Education Foundation),
Kerry McCarthy (Consultant, KClarity),
Sam Mackay (Director, Apteligen)
Alex Charles (IT and Digital Officer / Data Lead, Law Centres Network),
Tracey Gyateng (Community Data Principal, Justice Lab, The Legal Education Foundation),
Kerry McCarthy (Consultant, KClarity),
Sam Mackay (Director, Apteligen)
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Melanie Gonga (Director & Head of Legal Practice, Springfield Law Centre),
Professor Dame Hazel Genn (Director UCL Centre for Access to Justice, University College London),
Nadine Smith (Director, Social Finance)
Melanie Gonga (Director & Head of Legal Practice, Springfield Law Centre),
Professor Dame Hazel Genn (Director UCL Centre for Access to Justice, University College London),
Nadine Smith (Director, Social Finance)
In Person
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Julie Bishop (Director, Law Centres Network)
Julie Bishop (Director, Law Centres Network)
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Kate Bradley (Housing Caseworker and Campaigns Officer, Greater Manchester Law Centre),
Hilton von Herbert (Immigration Supervisor, Ealing Law Centre),
Aké Achi (CEO, Black Europeans),
Franck Kiangala (Director/Solicitor, North Kensington Law Centre)
Kate Bradley (Housing Caseworker and Campaigns Officer, Greater Manchester Law Centre),
Hilton von Herbert (Immigration Supervisor, Ealing Law Centre),
Aké Achi (CEO, Black Europeans),
Franck Kiangala (Director/Solicitor, North Kensington Law Centre)
Patrycja Pinkowska (Community Engagement Officer, Law Centres Network),
Richard Johnson (Director, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Carole Johnson (Executive Coordinator, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Sabrina Dixon (Executive Director, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Subira Cameron-Goppy (Windrush Justice Clinic Co-Coordinator, Claudia Jones Organisation)
Patrycja Pinkowska (Community Engagement Officer, Law Centres Network),
Richard Johnson (Director, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Carole Johnson (Executive Coordinator, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Sabrina Dixon (Executive Director, Social Inclusion Recovery Group-S.I.R.G.),
Subira Cameron-Goppy (Windrush Justice Clinic Co-Coordinator, Claudia Jones Organisation)
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Dr Marie Burton (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, Faculty of Law)
Dr Marie Burton (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, Faculty of Law)
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Lord Anthony Gifford KC (Associate) (Doughty Street)
Lord Anthony Gifford KC (Associate) (Doughty Street)
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Laura Chilintan (Projects Manager, Law Centres Network),
Sally Robertson (Barrister, Cloisters),
Audrey Ludwig (Director, Suffolk Law Centre)
Laura Chilintan (Projects Manager, Law Centres Network),
Sally Robertson (Barrister, Cloisters),
Audrey Ludwig (Director, Suffolk Law Centre)
Simon Brown (Head of Income Generation and Service Development, Law Centres Network),
Siobhan Taylor-Ward (Solicitor, Vauxhall Community Law and Information Centre),
Denisa Gannon (Solicitor, Central England Law Centre)
Simon Brown (Head of Income Generation and Service Development, Law Centres Network),
Siobhan Taylor-Ward (Solicitor, Vauxhall Community Law and Information Centre),
Denisa Gannon (Solicitor, Central England Law Centre)
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Julie Bishop (Director, Law Centres Network)
Julie Bishop (Director, Law Centres Network)
