In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Social Justice Battles'.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics across the sector in the UK on the social justice battles that they've participated in and continue to engage with. Our guests leave us with some hopeful and enlightening reflections to ponder. 

This podcast series was co-produced with staff from JustRight Scotland and made possible by funding from The Baring Residential. 

In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Funding of Residentials'. Our guests highlight the impact of being able to attend residentials and the importance of having a space to foster connection building and creativity.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics across the sector in the UK. 

This podcast series was co-produced with staff from JustRight Scotland and made possible by funding from The Baring Residential. 

In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Barriers'. How these barriers that our guests' clients and service users experience impact their access to their rights.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics across the sector in the UK. 

This podcast series was co-produced with staff from JustRight Scotland and made possible by funding from The Baring Residential. 

In this episode, we explore the barriers African migrants face in the UK workforce, particularly the disconnect between their educational qualifications and the limited opportunities available to them. Our guest Esther from JustCitizens and Adeniyi from African Connect share personal insights on the struggles highly skilled individuals, including those with PhDs, face when they are pushed into the care sector as the "easy way out" of the system.  

We also discuss the broader issues of education, mental health, and employment within racialised communities in Scotland.  

Today’s episode is our insightful conversation with Satwat Rehman, CEO of One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS), a leading charity working with single-parent families in Scotland. 

While speaking with Satwat, we learned more about: 

• Their latest research, including the "Living without a Lifeline" report which highlights key issues single parents are facing during the cost-of-living crisis. 

Visit the OPFS website to read their latest news: Changing Lives, Challenging Poverty - One Parent Families Scotland. 

This is part 2 of our conversation with Jean Demars, Director of the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC). 

This episode features the kind of services the team is delivering with a focus on their current projects and campaigns, and their approach when taking part in public inquiries including Undercover Policing Inquiry. 

Jean talks about laws and examples from PILC’s work in England and Wales and the laws in Scotland are often different. However, through our work with Gypsy/Traveller communities in Scotland we also see that these communities often face similar issues and barriers to justice. At JustRight Scotland we are working alongside these communities to defend and extend their rights across Scotland. 

The term ‘Gypsies and Travellers’ is used throughout this episode as it is the term used by PILC in their work. In Scotland the term 'Gypsy/Travellers' is often used to refer to distinct groups – such as Roma, Romany Gypsies, Scottish and Irish Travellers. 

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Today, we talk with Jean Demars, Director of the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC), about: 

• What PILC is and what the team does. 

• How they collaborate with community groups and social movements to drive systemic legal change. 

• Why it is crucial to establish trust-based relationships when working with the most marginalized communities in the UK. 

To learn more about their recent cases, upcoming initiatives, and their grassroots approach, where 'Without relationships with groups, we don't exist,' listen to our podcast! 

Visit their website for more details: Public Interest Law Centre • Public Law • Human Rights • Legal Action (pilc.org.uk)  

Today’s episode is a part two of our special conversation with Kairos Women+, a community-led women’s space for all women and non-binary people across Renfrewshire and beyond.  

While speaking with Katy Wilson-Scott, senior coordinator, and Abril Flores Rojo, project worker, about their incredible projects, we found out more about:  

• Kairos Museum and their collaboration with Paisley Museum around the Women's Guild,  

• and their innovative work with our Scottish Women’s Rights Centre by providing feedback through a lived expertise panel on the accessibility’s level of their services when it comes to access and inclusion and the barriers that women might face.  

Visit Kairos Women+’s website to read their latest news: Kairos Women+ – Renfrewshire's community-led women's space—collaboratively creating opportunities for women via workshops, events and courses. 

Today’s episode is a part one of a special conversation with Kairos Women+, a community-led women’s space for all women and non-binary people across Renfrewshire and beyond. We talk about their collaborative, intersectional and innovative participatory approach.  

What does it mean? We speak with Katy Wilson-Scott, senior coordinator, and Abril Flores Rojo, project worker, who highlight: 

• The value of collaboration  

• The role of an active and engaged local community 

• The lived expertise panel 

Want to find out more? Visit Kairos Women+’s website and explore their latest resources: Kairos Women+ – Renfrewshire's community-led women's space—collaboratively creating opportunities for women via workshops, events and courses. 

Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a set of universal, indivisible and inalienable rights, recognizing the equal dignity and worth of every person.  

Listen to our special episode to learn more and download our resources below:  

Partner organisations:  

Human Rights Consortium Scotland – Civil society network to protect human rights in Scotland (hrcscotland.org)  

Making Rights Real – Using rights to improve communities  

Our Team - The PILS Project (pilsni.org)  

Our team: Our Team - JustRight Scotland  

Our centres: What we do - JustRight Scotland  

Our landmark legal case who changed the law for migrant students in Scotland now accessing free education: Access to Higher Education for migrant students is now a real right (justrightscotland.org.uk)  

Our work on Access to Justice: Access to Justice - JustRight Scotland 

Our campaign on the Scottish Human Rights Bill: Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: the right to an effective remedy is essential to the new framework - JustRight Scotland  

How you can support our work to defend and extend people’s rights: Donate - JustRight Scotland