Solidarity with the #Heathrow13

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The Haldane Society continues to support the 13 Plane Stupid campaigners facing possible prison sentences for their peaceful protest against the destruction of the climate.   They are set to appear at Willesden Magistrates Court this Wednesday 24th February 2016, and we encourage all of our members to attend the solidarity protest. 

Download the leaflet.

We also encourage our members to support the ongoing campaigning work of Plane Stupid against the expansion of Heathrow, and the destruction to local communities and the global climate that it would cause

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Women in Work

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Our final Conference session from the International Women's Conference 2015 is on the subject of Women in Work.  The speakers are:

  • Nadja Charaby
    Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
  • Yasmine Bennamanii and Zouzou Hadjer Zahida (Algeria)
    Lawyers
  • Bronwen Handyside (UK)
    Vice Chair of UNITE London and Eastern Region

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: The State and Women's Bodies

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The sixth of our conference sessions from the International Women's Conference is on the subject of the State and Women's Bodies.  The speakers are:

  • Gareth Peirce (Chair)
  • Helen Steel (UK)
    Police Spies Out of Lives Campaign
  • Sarah Ricca (UK)
    Solicitor, Deighton Pierce Glynn
  • Mara Clarke (UK)
    Abortion Support Network

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Women in Peace and Conflict

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In our fifth panel session from the International Women's Conference we hear about Women in Peace and Conflict from:

  • Wafa Kafarna (Palestine)
    Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Alejandra Muñoz Valdez
    Legal Advisor, International Crimes and Accountability Department, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights
  • Barbara Spinelli (Italy)
    Member of the Italian Association of Democratic Lawyers and Expert on Femicide/ Feminicide
  • Dr. Ahlam Beydoun (Lebanon)
    Lecturer in Law at the Lebanese University

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Campaign for the Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

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The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights presented a brief session on the campaign for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on action against violence against women and domestic violence.

Previously today: Violence against Women;

Next tomorrow: Women in Peace and Conflict.

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Violence against Women

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Our third conference session is on the subject of Violence against Women.  The speakers are:

  • Rosa Logar (Austria)
    President of Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE).
  • Nichola Marshall (UK)
    Solicitor, International and Group Claims Department, Leigh Day

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Keynote Speech: Rashida Manjoo

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The second of our videos from the International Women's Conference 2015 comes from Professor Rashida Manjoo.  In her keynote speech on 28 November 2015 she addressed the themes of feminism, women's rights, and international law.

Previously today: Migrant and Refugee Women.

Next tomorrow: Violence against Women; and the Istanbul Convention.