2019 London Legal Walk

[p][b]REFUGEE LEGAL SUPPORT (RLS) [/b][/p][p]needs you to [b]join this walk[/b] [b]to raise funds[/b] so the [b]legal clinic in Athens[/b] can continue [b]to[/b] [b]help refugees[/b] stuck in Greece to access legal routes to family reunion in Europe and to progress their protection claims.[/p][p][b]JOIN THE RLS TEAM OF WALKERS[/b][/p][p]on the 10km London Legal Walk from 4pm on [b]Monday 17 June[/b], alongside 10,000 lawyers, together with their family, friends and clients, and if you are not able to come, please:[/p][p][b]DONATE AS GENEROUSLY AS YOU CAN[/b][/p][p]and let your family, friends and colleagues know about the project. ALL funds raised on this page will be sent to RLS Athens.[/p][p]Refugee Legal Support Athens is a voluntary organisation run by London based experienced lawyers practising in EU asylum and international protection law. It was set up in 2017 as a response to the lack of action by European governments to observe and honour the rights of refugees arriving on the shores of Greece.[/p][p]Since April 2017 more than 75 London lawyers have taken turns in Athens and provided much needed free professional advice to 1600 refugees by operating a pro-bono clinic in the city. They fund their own travel and are not paid for their work. But funds are needed for the day to day running of the local operation and the coordination of over 500 open cases . [/p][p] £20 pays for a refugee interpreter for an initial appointment[/p][p] £30 pays for the clinic’s telephone bill for a month [/p][p] £50 enables our Greek lawyer to attend an asylum interview with one of our vulnerable clients to ensure their rights are upheld[/p][p] £100 enables a volunteer lawyer to assess evidence and draft representations for a family reunification case [/p][p] £150 enables our Greek lawyer to write post-interview representations for a vulnerable client in addition to attending their asylum interview[/p][p] £500 enables our lawyers to fully prepare a complex family reunification case[/p][p][b]OUR WALKERS so far: Sahra Henry[/b], [b]Emily Rowe, Nadia O’Mara, Frances McCormack[/b], [b]Jane Aspden, Jude Lanchin[/b], [b]Matthew Wills, Francesca Sciberras[/b], [b]Julia Lowis, Kate Macpherson[/b], [b]Anna Vallianatou, Hannah Reuter[/b], [b]Anna Chapman[/b], [b]Alastair Elphick, Patsy Beck, Imogen Sharp[/b], [b]Martina Wicklein, Michael Kerman, Mike Holdsworth[/b],[b] Ian Miller, Joseph Sinclair, David Lloyd Webber, Sangeeta Tamara, Darran Prior,[/b] [b]Claudia Ehmke, Heloise Capon, Asma Nizami, Sarah Booker, Rebecca Chapman, Annette Elder, Jennine Walker, Eva Doer, Francois Ballay, Caroline Sherwood, Abi Adler, Nick Adler. [/b][/p][p]The walk is 10km long. It starts and ends in Carey Street behind the Royal Court of Justice (London WC2) and takes in St James Park, Green Park and Hyde Park making for a pleasant early evening walk across the city with a street party at the end.[/p][p][b][u]We need as many walkers as possible[/u][/b]:[/p][p][b]TO JOIN THE WALK AND [u]TAKE PART IN THE FUNDRAISING[/u][/b], please email: rlsathens.legalwalk@gmail.com[/p][p][b]TO DONATE[/b] (+ gift aid on all donations from UK tax payers), please click on the link above.[/p][p][br][/p][p][br][/p][p][br][/p]