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@AllRiseTheBar1
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” (Desmond Tutu)

[Judicial Appointments Commission @becomeajudge]

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[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

@mikhail_charles Sorry for your loss.

[Steve Bray 💙 💚 🌈 @SteveBray999]

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[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Bradford County court this morning.

[Pelumi Amanda Adeola @AmandaAdeola]

I had a goal, to have a 1-1 conversation with Lady Hale before the end of the year or before my big birthday. I asked and she said yes, I called upon my people at @ChambersTrinity to support me and they too said yes. I cannot wait to share our conversation with you all.

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

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[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Frank Sinatra was a fervent anti-racist and an early activist during the civil rights movement. He refused to stay at hotels and play at clubs that did not admit black people. His band would also provide equal pay and treatment for black musicians. It was through his relentless and tireless efforts that Las Vegas quickly became integrated.

In an interview in 2016, Frank Sinatra, Jr. had this to say about his father: "In the days when Las Vegas began to become popular, the black performers could play in showrooms, but they couldn't stay in the hotel. And it was Frank Sinatra who went to the board of directors, who had rather shady pasts, and he said, 'Are you guys going to come into the twentieth century, or aren't you?'... Somebody said 'Well, we have white people, we have black people." Sinatra, the story goes, said to them, 'The money is green. How about that?' And they began to look at each other, and the wheels were turning, and because of Sammy (Davis), Las Vegas became integrated.

Sinatra was also a significant supporter of Martin Luther King and helped him raise money to support the Civil Rights Movement by headlining fundraisers. In 1958, he wrote in Ebony Magazine: "A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships are formed out of affection, mutual respect, and a feeling of having something in common. These are eternal values that cannot be classified."

[Andrew Lane @AndyLane07]

Warning over unconscious bias against working-class pupils in English schools https://t.co/UrpqX4wYBA

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

@kirby_pj Happy birthday PJ x

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[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Child#2 in hospital. Always brings home how amazing NHS are when in #hospital Everyone has been brilliant and shown so much dedication and care. So grateful. Even made it possible to sit remotely (and privately) so that my Monday morning cases could be he…https://t.co/HzSplThpmT

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Oliver Radley-Gardner KC pleasure presenting the Commercial Property Conference 2023 with you this afternoon for The Law Society:

#commercialproperty #conference #servicecharge https://t.co/Cugdqyd3o6

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Delighted to again be recommended in WWL UK Bar - Real Estate-Juniors and in WWL Real Estate: #realestate #WWL https://t.co/YRzvQmEdtc

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

@kirby_pj Not sure if this will make you feel better but ... "Many famous historical figures suffered with gout, including Christopher Columbus, Henry VIII, Benjamin Franklin and Beethoven. It became known as “the disease of kings”."

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

@ydankwa the Superdrug near Holborn Station.

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Looking forward to sticking these on #PrideMonth2023

[Chris Gutteridge @GutteridgeChris]

This month’s @CounselMagazine is now free to view and features a piece I wrote on (upward) trends in bullying at the bar and how we might make a change…

📏 More top-down regulation?
🔨 DIY initiatives?
🧑‍🏫 Compulsory ‘inappropriate behaviours’ training?

https://t.co/wiCDlQA6do

[All Rise (The Bar) @AllRiseTheBar1]

Excited to show you all your first look at our counter display boxes! A practically perfect addition to any Chambers (Inn or Other) front desk. Get in touch if you would be interested in ordering one (or more!).

[mfb (she/her) @FagborunBennett]

Jonathan Landau is #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested? https://t.co/W8PZeItrzJ

[Charles Bagot KC @BagotBriefs]

This is right up there with my proudest moments as Joint Head of Chambers @gatehouse_law to date. Ebony will be brilliant as a Deputy KB Master. Well done!