Ahead of the launch of Community Law & Mediation`s Centre for Environmental Justice, our CEO Rose Wall spoke to RTE`s Drivetime about environmental justice and the plans for the new Centre.
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Month: January 2021
Irish Examiner article, 27 January 2021 – new free legal advice clinic for children and young people in care
This article by Noel Baker highlights the new free legal advice clinic for children and young people in care, a collaborative project between Community Law & Mediation and EPIC. The clinics are sponsored by the Community Foundation for Ireland and will run for 12 months.
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Free legal advice clinic launched for children in care, Irish Examiner, 27 January 2021
Irish Times article 27 January 2021 – new free legal advice clinic for children and young people in care
This article by Shauna Bowers highlights the new free legal advice clinic for children and young people in care, a collaborative project between Community Law & Mediation and EPIC. The clinics are sponsored by the Community Foundation for Ireland and will run for 12 months.
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Listen back: Rose Wall spoke to Pat Kenny about environmental justice
Ahead of the launch of Community Law & Mediation`s Centre for Environmental Justice, our CEO Rose Wall spoke to Pat Kenny about environmental justice and the plans for the new Centre.
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Irish Independent article, 18 January 2021 – new Centre for Environmental Justice
In this article, Caroline O`Doherty examines the issue of environmental inequality and speaks to our CEO Rose Wall about CLM`s new Centre for Environmental Justice.
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CLM appoints new Environmental Justice Solicitor
We are delighted to welcome our new Environmental Justice solicitor, Rebecca Keatinge, to the team here at CLM.
Rebecca will play a key role in the establishment of CLM`s Centre for Environmental Justice and will embark on a range of projects in the coming months, focused on engaging marginalised communities in relation to their environmental rights.
Rebecca has extensive experience in human rights law. Most recently, she was Managing Solicitor at Mercy Law Resource Centre; she has also worked in the immigration and asylum field, including working with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Cambodia. She is a member of the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA).
CLM, established in Coolock in 1975, currently assists more than 3,000 people each year through free legal advice, advocacy, mediation and community education services. Many of the issues faced by the communities we work with, such as energy poverty, housing, health and workers` rights issues are inextricably linked with our environment and our changing climate. People who are most disadvantaged or marginalised – whether it’s because of income, age, disability or education – have the fewest choices about where and how they live and are the least able to respond to challenges of climate change.
In the initial months, the Centre`s focus will be on capacity building in the community, through work with the Irish Local Development Network and other organisations; and on research and collection of data on how certain groups in our society are impacted by the environment and our changing climate. It will also run a free legal advice clinic on environmental matters.
Welcome Rebecca!
CLM has appointed a new environmental justice lawyer, Rebecca Keatinge
Interview with The Green News – Rose Wall on environmental justice
Our CEO Rose Wall met with Kayle Crosson of The Green News to talk about environmental justice and CLM`s new Centre for Environmental Justice.
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Rose Wall on environmental justice, The Green News, Friday 15th January 2021