Activist Lawyer

In this week’s episode, Sarah is joined by a special guest, Justice Shireen Avis Fisher who sits on the Hague.

Judge Fisher spoke to Sarah about her work with the Irish Rule of Law International on a campaign that is seeking to help with the relocation and support of female Afghan Judges and their families in Ireland.

Due to the ongoing humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Judge Fisher shares her insight into the urgency of this issue and how both listeners and the legal community can get involved.

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In this week’s episode, Sarah and Jack are joined in the studio by Mary Kitson, Senior Legal Officer at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

Mary speaks to Sarah and Jack about her role in providing advice and assistance to people who believe that they have been subjected to unlawful discrimination. Mary also discusses the involvement of the Equality Commission in significant legal cases, including LGBTQ+ rights and workplace discrimination.

In this week's episode, Rachel speaks to Sarah and Jack about her role in the development of important legislation particularly in respect of domestic abuse, and also discusses the current gaps in current legislation in Northern Ireland.

In this week’s episode, Sarah and Jack are joined in the studio by Declan Owens, strategic campaigning lawyer and leading campaigner in the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group.

Declan is CEO of Ecojustice Ireland and Ecojustice Legal Action Centre and is Chair of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers in the UK.

Declan has represented some of the largest unions in the UK and is the Haldane delegate for the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, leading the international strategy in advance of COP 26.

If you are interested in Ecojustice and using law as a tool to make change, make sure to give this episode a listen!

In this week’s episode, Sarah Henry is joined in the studio by Aonghus Kelly, Executive Director at Irish Rule of Law International.

In this week's episode, Jack and Sarah are joined by Maria McCloskey, Immigration Solicitor at The Children's Law Centre. 

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In this week's episode Megan explains what Cryptocurrency is, its benefits, how it is used in activist movements around the world and what we can expect from crypto in the future.