99 years by his name
IMAGE USE: Photo by Matthew Ansley on Unsplash There is nothing so heartbreaking as interviewing a boy in prison with ‘99 years’ written by his name. I can still see him: hazy, and unsure of himself and the draconian sentence he had just received,...
Modern Slavery and County Lines Focus Groups: We need your opinion!
Justice Studio is working with London Councils to conduct four focus groups as part of their 'County Lines and Modern Slavery Polling’ project, which will be evaluating the impact of communications and messaging on people’s perceptions of county lines and modern...
How Britain and Uganda have failed the LGBTQI+ community
The recent case of PN, who was blocked from boarding her flight back to the UK after being unlawfully deported, shines a light on the long standing, contradictory, and hypocritical relationship between the UK and Uganda over homosexuality. In this historical tragedy,...
The Housing Crisis Across the Pond: Lessons for the UK
Photo: Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, New York, US On a recent short visit to the US, I encountered a number of issues that resonate in the UK. Fortunately, I was over there while Donald Trump was over here in London. But even in his absence, the political...
Deciding the right legal-form for your start-up
Eight years ago, I set up Justice Studio, a social justice consultancy. At that time, although it grew quickly, I had a dearth of knowledge around the legal-forms/structures of organisations. I think most budding...
“Winnie was a rock. They struck her and complained she was too hard.’’
''Winnie was a rock. They struck her and complained she was too hard.'' - Foluke Ifejola How did Winnie Madikizela’s title fall from ‘Mother of the Nation’ to ‘Terrorist’? As is often the case with many women under the lumbering system of patriarchy, her story seems...
#MLK50: Remembering the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago the world lost an inspirational leader. Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. He campaigned for civil rights, and specifically for African Americans to have the same basic rights and freedoms as their white counterparts. But...