“The real criminals are the fossil fuel corporations (…) it is them or us” and that is why Melinda Janki says she is leading litigation against #ExxonMobil in Guyana
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Honoured to have Helen Pankhurst moderating our first panel of the day at the #ClimateOfInjustice conference.

Here's why she's here:

The writer Natasha Walter is among those attending today's #ClimateOfInjustice conference

'The government is moving fast at the moment to criminilise protesters... I think it is so important to remember that protest is actually an important part of a functioning democracy'

Climate change activism!

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We had so many thoughtful insights shared by the participants at the #ClimateOfInjustice conference held at QMUL School of Law last Friday.

Here's Dr Clive Dolphin of Defend our Juries sharing his key message from the day...

Psychotherapist Caroline Hickman explained to last week's #ClimateOfInjustice conference the crucial significance of the latest #ECHR ruling on climate change & human rights.

We need to build on this decision to protect the mental health of young people

1/2 H/T Zoe Broughton

“This panel has sought a different kind of momentum not just how we respond to power but how we grasp power” - David Whyte chairing the final panel of the day on examining where we go from here?

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Our next panel is now starting examining disciplinary action - legal and medical ethics and the case of Dr Sarah Benn. Chaired by Tom Cross from Cross Examination Podcast reminding us that “what constitutes public confidence changes over time”

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“The ability of us to be able to hold govs and corporations to account requires a conversation about power (…) Law has always been a question of power - laws are not neutral” asad rehman from War on Want
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'We would children, young people, vulnerable people all over the world are struggling with what's called a moral injury - this I caused when the people in power are failing to do what is right... the law can challenge this discrepancy' -
Caroline Hickman

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“The crackdown on activists in this country over the last few years comes in a multifaceted approach - it aims to destroy the identities of activists and make them feel alienated” - Clare Farrell from Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍

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A statement by Michel Forst Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders :

'It is important for me to stress that professional sanctions can definitely be considered as a form of “penalization, persecution or harassment”

Watch here:
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Honoured to speak alongside such company #ClimateOfInjustice ❤️

“6 months custodial sentence for 30 minutes walking in the road, serving 3 months in jail” - Stephen Gingell’s experience of the Criminal Justice System as a climate protestor

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Our third panel is now underway on why the Solicitor General is applying to commit Trudi Warner to prison. The panel is chaired by environmental journalist Isabella Kaminski

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Second panel on 'Disciplinary Action - Legal and Medical Ethics and the case of Sarah Benn' just starting.

Chaired by Cross Examination Podcast who begins by reminding us that
'What constitutes public confidence changes over time'

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Dr Ayo Khalil - “it’s our duty to speak out against these ills of society that are all intertwined. Our regulators - the state and institutions are suppressing that and saying that we should comply with authoritarian and oppressive norms”
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Ayo Khalil talking about the crucial work of supporting students when they speak out against injustice, such as the genocide in Palestine, and face university disciplinaries, which can take on a chilling and harsh atmosphere of their own #ClimateOfInjustice

I’m being inspired and enraged this morning at #climateofinjustice conference Centre for Climate Crime & Climate Justice LawyersAreResponsible . Hearing from activists and lawyers about the intense repression of protest in a time of emergency. With Raj Chada Helen Pankhurst Just Stop Oil ++

This conference #climateofinjustice is lucky to hear from Trudi Warner. She held up a sign reminding juries of their right to acquit. And is now facing the possibility of a severe sentence - for upholding the right to a fair trial!
Solidarity with Trudi Warner!