Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man Who Carried a D
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and the most visible leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Like Mahatma Gandhi, whom he deeply admired, King championed nonviolent resistance (which he called “soul force”) to dismantle racial segregation and discrimination in the Continue Reading
Defend Our Juries Protest to Lift Ban on Palestine Action
In November, Defend Our Juries will be escalating the campaign to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action ahead of the judicial review against the ban. Locations for the November wave have now been announced, with actions to take place across the UK on two key dates (18th and 29th November), Continue Reading
The 709 Crackdown in China
The massive arrest and detainment of several known civil rights lawyers in China, became kbown as the 709 Crackdown of China (or the 709 Case). This action was designed to display the Chinese Communist Party ultimate power through the government’s preoccupation with public order and maintaining security in Chinese contemporary Continue Reading
Don’t Blame Social Media?
What happens when you mix Law with Social Media? This two part documentary shown in the UK on C4 Real Lives, and on Channel 5 from Hey Buddy Films. Here is a compendium of misjudgement and poorly thought out decisions that brought attention and often public humiliation. Many people break Continue Reading
First Same-Sex Royal Family Marriage
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, married James Coyle on Saturday. It’s the first ever same-sex marriage in the extended royal family — and I think it’s safe to say we’re way more excited about it than Mountbatten’s dog, Rosie. The wedding took place in a private Continue Reading
Stuart Milk – Civil Rights Campaigner
Stuart Milk (born December 26, 1960) is a global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. The nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, he is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. He has engaged in domestic and international activism, including work with LGBT movements in Latin America, Europe, Continue Reading
