Farhana Chowdhury has been volunteering at several FLAC clinics for over 3 years. She’s been an incredibly valuable and hardworking volunteer over that time, assisting with great sensitivity and expertise on countless cases. Since 1898, Toynbee Hall’s Free Legal Advice Centre has been powered by pro bono volunteers giving up their time to provide free,…
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Julia Wookey and Adam Fellows from Howard Kennedy share their experience as a Pro Bono volunteers at the Free Legal Advice Centre at Toynbee Hall. They provide advice at FLAC as Toynbee Hall volunteers. Since 1898, Toynbee Hall’s Free Legal Advice Centre has been powered by pro bono volunteers giving up their time to provide…
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Jade Bernard shares her experiences as a Pro Bono Adviser at our Free Legal Advice Centre and as a Black legal professional A crucial part of our work at Toynbee Hall is providing wider access to justice to the communities we serve to create a fairer and happier society. Our Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)…
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Dawn McNish shares her experiences as a Volunteer Administrator at our Free Legal Advice Centre and as a Black legal professional A crucial part of our work at Toynbee Hall is providing wider access to justice to the communities we serve to create a fairer and happier society. Our Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) has…
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Joseph Hunte was a community activist who fought to improve the lives of people of colour in London. Toynbee Hall has a long and proud history of striving for and achieving positive social change for the people of East London and beyond. Since we were founded in 1884, many individuals and organisations have passed through…
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When We Speak participant Brookemorgan has created a tribute to celebrate her fantastic mother during Black History Month. Find the incredibly moving poetry/visual piece below.
Winifred Mbieli shares her experiences as a Pro Bono Adviser at our Free Legal Advice Centre and as a Black legal professional A crucial part of our work at Toynbee Hall is providing wider access to justice to the communities we serve to create a fairer and happier society. Our Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)…
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Dr. Omar Elmi Dihod established the Somali Counselling Project at Toynbee Hall in 1986 Toynbee Hall has a long and proud history of striving for and achieving positive social change for the people of East London and beyond. Since we were founded in 1884, many individuals and organisations have passed through our doors and made…
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Janette Plummer shares her experiences as a Pro Bono Adviser at our Free Legal Advice Centre and as a Black legal professional A crucial part of our work at Toynbee Hall is providing wider access to justice to the communities we serve to create a fairer and happier society. Our Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)…
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By Adeola Gbakinro, Participant of Toynbee Hall’s youth project, When We Speak and Founder of Uplifting the Next Generation In honour of Black History Month, we remember the forgotten Black activists from our history whose achievements have sadly been undocumented in our own and in so many historical records. We’re working to record and celebrate…
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