In this third and final episode of our special series, ‘Equal under the Law?’, we delve into the complex relationship between law and social justice through the voices of inspiring activists from Scotland. We explore the pivotal question: “What does justice look like?”
This week, we talking to activist lawyer, Maria McCloskey, former director of Public Interest Litigation Support in Belfast, NI about how she worked with grassroots climate justice activists to bring a successful legal challenge that stopped plans to develop a major fossil fuel terminal in a quiet seaside town near Belfast.
This week, we’re speaking to Andy Sirel, Legal Director at JustRight Scotland, about a legal challenge that secured access to further and higher education for potentially thousands of young people in Scotland.
This week, we’re talking to activist lawyer, Harriet Wistrich, founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice about her decades-long commitment to seeking justice for women who kill their abusive partners, and her determined fight for justice for women, in a system designed for men.
This week, we sit down with legendary LGBT+ activist, Tim Hopkins, former director of the Equality Network, to explore the complex relationship between activism and the law in the fight to achieve equality for LGBT+ people in Scotland, from the 1980s to the present.
This week, we’re talking to Alison Pickup, Director of Asylum Aid, to hear all about how she and her colleagues led a successful campaign to challenge the UK Government’s Rwanda policy, that went all the way to the UK Supreme Court.
This week, The Long View considers the real risks of speaking truth to power 📢 and offers some strategies for deciding where, when and how to have your say, and keep your peace 🪴
This week, the Long View issues some advice for surviving stormy weather 🌪️ (spoiler: 🗞️ support brave journalists,⛺ build safe spaces and 🌈 remember to laugh *at yourself*)
This week, the Long View is thinking about utopian and dystopian visions for our future, and why dreaming is a superpower if you want to build a better world 🌍✨
This week, the Long View is procrastinating, so we’re asking you for help with this question: what do we do if people feel the law is unfair and unjust? 🗳️🙋🏻♀️⚖️