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almost 2 years ago

A very significant journey … #NextGenerationOfActvistLawyers #BarristerLife #AdjunctProfessor #StrategicLitigation #KindnessOfStrangers #HittingThePauseButton TODAY (19 November) is my first trip back to @UoSLawSchool since 13 March - a life-changing day when whilst sharing with the LLM students the law around LGBT asylum, my husband Mark had unexpectedly passed away. On the train here, someone who had been a stranger, Francesca Valli ,commented on how busy I was on typing away on my I-pad (was replying to an email - did not view her observation as a negative comment). This helped me hit the pause button and we struck-up a conversation. Sharing my work with Refugees, Frances shared her desire to contribute to combatting the ignorance surrounding refugees. I shared why this was a significant journey - sharing my “life is a journey, not a destination” mission statement. Frances completed the sentence “in a life without fear”. This morning’s seminar was about “Queer Strategic Litigation” - I enjoyed sharing the background and legal principles arising from last week’s Strasbourg judgment in MI v Switzerland - principles powerfully applicable to end discretion reeasoning disproportionately applied to lesbian, gay and bisexual asylum applicants in the UK. Because of the meshing of the personal with the professional, the fact one of the lawyers for the applicant MI was @StephanieMotz , my first pupil who in 2009 assisted me when I was instructed Junior to #HTCameroon in the Court of Appeal, illustrated how cyclic life can be. The fact the approach of the Strasbourg Court is to reinforce why discretion reasoning has no role in granting sanctuary, as discretion provides no guarantee for lack of discovery. This is why the current refusal of asylum based on the discretion limb in HJ (Iran) is legally erroneous, where both asylum and article 3 ECHR processes provide equivalence. To strike-down discretion reasoning post-HJ (Iran) has been a litigation strategy of mine for the past 14 years. To get able to teach students a weekafter the judgment on how life as a refugee and LGBTQ+ rights lawyer provide these rewards, and notwithstanding the negatives, a commitment to what you view is the way the law should be interpreted and applied, does happen. Our role as human rights lawyers is to ensure we are visible and inspire the next generation. The long hours, negative inaccurate endless political commentary, lack of comparable financial remuneration to other legal sectors, and impact on well being are only the beginning of the list of negative points. Because of the comaradery, the direct impact in empowering some of the most marginal and vulnerable, and the intellectual cartwheels, I always make clear with passion, commitment and drive, they all have the potential to contribute to driving positive change. Am now about to return to London, knowing we are safe in the knowledge a future generation of #ActivistLawyers have been safely recruited. ✅🙏🏾

S_Chelvan's tweet photo. A very significant journey …

#NextGenerationOfActvistLawyers
#BarristerLife #AdjunctProfessor
#StrategicLitigation
#KindnessOfStrangers #HittingThePauseButton

TODAY (19 November) is my first trip back to @UoSLawSchool since 13 March - a life-changing day when whilst sharing with the LLM students the law around LGBT asylum, my husband Mark had unexpectedly passed away.

On the train here, someone who had been a stranger, Francesca Valli ,commented on how busy I was on typing away on my I-pad (was replying to an email - did not view her observation as a negative comment). This helped me hit the pause button and we struck-up a conversation. Sharing my work with Refugees, Frances shared her desire to contribute to combatting the ignorance surrounding refugees. I shared why this was a significant journey - sharing my “life is a journey, not a destination” mission statement. Frances completed the sentence “in a life without fear”.

This morning’s seminar was about “Queer Strategic Litigation” - I enjoyed sharing the background and legal principles arising from last week’s Strasbourg judgment in MI v Switzerland - principles powerfully applicable to end discretion reeasoning disproportionately applied to lesbian, gay and bisexual asylum applicants in the UK. Because of the meshing of the personal with the professional, the fact one of the lawyers for the applicant MI was @StephanieMotz , my first pupil who in 2009 assisted me when I was instructed Junior to #HTCameroon in the Court of Appeal, illustrated how cyclic life can be. The fact the approach of the Strasbourg Court is to reinforce why discretion reasoning has no role in granting sanctuary, as discretion provides no guarantee for lack of discovery. This is why the current refusal of asylum based on the discretion limb in HJ (Iran) is legally erroneous, where both asylum and article 3 ECHR processes provide equivalence. To strike-down discretion reasoning post-HJ (Iran) has been a litigation strategy of mine for the past 14 years. To get able to teach students a weekafter the judgment on how life as a refugee and LGBTQ+ rights lawyer provide these rewards, and notwithstanding the negatives, a commitment to what you view is the way the law should be interpreted and applied, does happen.

Our role as human rights lawyers is to ensure we are visible and inspire the next generation. The long hours, negative inaccurate endless political commentary, lack of comparable financial remuneration to other legal sectors, and impact on well being are only the beginning of the list of negative points. Because of the comaradery, the direct impact in empowering some of the most marginal and vulnerable, and the intellectual cartwheels, I always make clear with passion, commitment and drive, they all have the potential to contribute to driving positive change. Am now about to return to London, knowing we are safe in the knowledge a future generation of #ActivistLawyers have been safely recruited. ✅🙏🏾

Forest City Cross Country @Forest_City_XC

about 3 years ago

Today’s practice is to team bond and celebrate! Mini Golf up in Lake Mills. Tomorrow is a shake out run and rest on Sunday. Monday is when we get back to focusing on the State Meet! #teambonding #celebrate #hittingthepausebutton

Forest_City_XC's tweet photo. Today’s practice is to team bond and celebrate! Mini Golf up in Lake Mills. Tomorrow is a shake out run and rest on Sunday.

Monday is when we get back to focusing on the State Meet!

#teambonding #celebrate #hittingthepausebutton https://t.co/NynMN08lfT

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Tanner Swift @TannerSwift

over 5 years ago

Great weekend trip to Taneycomo with my big bro @ksranger76 #HittingThePauseButton

CalebHasler @CalebHasler

over 8 years ago

Over the last week @jenjeffrey02 and I had @BHasler_LDSB and @haslerjoel visiting with their 3 F1s. I did no work and loved every minute of it #hittingthepausebutton

Linda Sue Price Art @LindaSPriceArt

over 10 years ago

Opening Reception for #HittingThePauseButton is this #Saturday April 23rd 5 to 8pm hope to see… https://t.co/YUHBFKZngI

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