Fighting trolls: Tackling online violence against women

Our next lecture, FIGHTING TROLLS: TACKLING ONLINE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN on 21 March 2017, will be addressed by speakers Dianne Abbott MP, and Olivia Piercy (Rights of Women).

The lecture takes place 6.30pm at BPP University, Waterloo Campus (137 Stamford Street, Lambeth, London, SE1 9NN).  Directions right.

 

 

 

AGM and Lecture on 13 December 2016

Whitewashing Justice: Race and the Criminal Justice System

The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers invites you to our free public lecture on Whitewashing Justice: Race and the Criminal Justice System. 

Speakers will be:

  • Leslie Thomas QC, leading silk from Garden Court Chambers
  • Marcia Rigg, sister of Sean Rigg who was killed by police.

Tickets do not need to be pre-booked, but you can sign up and share the event on Facebook.

Annual General Meeting and Elections

We also welcome all members to our AGM which will be held after the lecture. 

The AGM will debate the policy of the Society over the next year, and will elect the Officers and Executive Committee.

If you are interested in submitting motions for debate, or in standing for election, please contact secretary@haldane.org by 10 December 2016 at 6.30pm.  Alternatively, candidates for election who have not been nominated in advance can be nominated in person at the AGM.

Both events will take place at BPP University Law School, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London, WC1R 4NY.

 

Human Rights Lecture Series: First Dates Announced

Protesting the state: the law on protests and demonstrations: Thursday 27 October 2016, 6.30pm, BPP University Law School

The first lecture of our series will have speakers Jacob Bindman (Garden Court Chambers), Catherine Rose (Haldane Society Legal Observers), and Kevin Blowe (Netpol).

Joint enterprise in the wake of Jogee: Wendesday 23 November 2016, 6.30pm, University of Law

Our series' second lecture will feature speakers Joanne Cecil (Garden Court Chambers) and Gloria Morrison (JENGbA).

Should Socialists Vote In Or Out?

The Haldane Society invites you to join us for a discussion of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, from a socialist perspective.  Socialists have split on the issue, with some claiming that leaving will be a blow to austerity and neoliberalism, whilst others argue that it will simply harm those who are weakest in our society and take away hard-won rights.

We will be joined by speakers from both sides of the referendum debate and strongly encourage participation from the floor.

The event will take place on Thursday 9 June 2016 at 6pm-8.30pm at the School of Law, London Metropolitan University, 16 Gouldston Street, Aldgage, London E1 7TP.  All are welcome.  Latecomers are welcome to enter quietly.

Free Public Lecture - Sex by Deception: The Case for Conditional Consent

Following the success of the Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives conference in November 2015 with its focus in part on the effect of deception on consent, and the impact of this on women, the Haldane Society is proud to announce our next human rights lecture, "Sex by deception: The case for conditional consent".

The speakers are:

  • Jane Fae, a writer and journalist with a long0time focus on the law and how it interacts with issues of sexuality and gender identity.
  • Julian Norman, a barrister at Dtystone Chambers with a practice in immigration, criminal and regulatory law.  She is also a trustee of Feminism in London.
  • Stephen Whittle, professor of Equalities Law at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The lecture will take place at 6.30pm on 25 April 2016 at the Basement Lecture Theatre, School of Law, London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London E1 7TP.  Closest tubes Aldgate and Aldgate East.

There is no need to register (although you can RSVP to the Facebook event) and latecomers are welcome to enter quietly.

Free Her! Women Political Prisoners - Lecture Recording

The recording of our 4 February 2016 lecture, Free Her! Women Political Prisoners is now available to view below.

The speakers were Dr Radha D’Souza and Shiva Mahbobi

  • Radha practiced as a barrister in the High Court of Bombay and taught at the Universities of Auckland and Waikato in New Zealand before coming to University of Westminster. She is a freelance writer and social justice activist.
  • Shiva is a former political prisoner in Iran, women's rights activist, broadcaster, and the spokesperson for the Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI).

Free Public Lecture: FREE HER! Women Political Prisoners

The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers invites you to our next lecture in our Human Rights Lecture Series: Free Her!  Women Political Prisoners.

Download the poster (pdf).

6.30pm to 8.30pm at Basement Lecture Theatre (GSB01), School of Law, London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London, E1 7TP. 
Closest tubes: Aldgate or Aldgate East.