SolidariTee Partner Spotlight - Monday 13th November
SolidariTee Partner Spotlight - Monday 13th November
We're delighted to invite you to our speaker event with two very inspiring speakers, Nantina Tsekeri and Lucy Walton, both representing NGOs that SolidariTee has partnered with in Greece throughout 2023.
We'll be learning about the legal landscape for refugee children and families, and about the importance of a holistic approach combining both legal aid and mental health services when supporting people forced to migrate in vulnerable situations. We'll also have a Q&A section, lead by one of our SOAS team members Mererid, focusing on our speakers' own experiences of working within this field.
If you'd like to learn more about where SolidariTee's funding goes and the impact that legal aid and mental health support has on individuals and families, this event will be a fantastic opportunity to hear about some of the communities and activities that we support, learn more about our advocacy priorities, and ask your own questions.
About our speakers
Nantina Tsekeri, CEO of Defence for Children International - Greece
Nantina Tsekeri is a human rights lawyer with an academic and practical specialisation in Refugee Law and International Children’s Rights Law. She is a strong advocate of migrants and children’s rights before EU Institutions and the United Nations.
In 2016, she founded the Greek Section of the International Network Defense for Children International. DCI Greece offers direct socio-legal services to displaced population arriving in Greece and it also undertakes advocacy and capacity building to other professionals initiatives.
In 2021, Nantina established the Human Rights Academy under the umbrella of DCI Greece, where young professionals and legal practitioners have the chance to receive high level training on different areas of Human Rights Law and Practice.
Nantina is also the Vice President of the European Child Friendly Justice Network based in Brussels.
She has held various positions in the past, including within Amnesty International, Research Institutes, UNHCR and the Greek Asylum Appeals Authority. Nantina holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Justice and she had conducted extensive research on the Best Interests of the Child in the context the Refugee Law. In 2019 Nantina was one of the ten individuals globally who was awarded with the prestigious CHILD10 Swedish Award for her commitment and work with the displaced children survivors of trafficking and exploitation.
Lucy Walton, Project Officer at AMERA International
Lucy Walton is the Projects Officer for the Deportation Monitoring Network at AMERA, focused on developing the methodology and referral network for the UK pilot project.
Lucy is an experienced caseworker who has supported people at all stages of the asylum process in mainland Greece, in particular vulnerable adults and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Lucy has also volunteered with organisations providing legal support to migrants in the UK. Lucy is an aspiring human rights barrister and is currently a Bar Training Course student at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy.
Tickets are free of charge, and light refreshments will be available.
Timings: 6:30 - 8pm (arrival and refreshments from 6, with talks to start at 6:30)
Location: The George and Monkey, 68 Amwell Street, London
Getting here: the venue is a 15 minute walk from King's Cross, or a 7 minute walk from Angel tube station
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