The Netherlands: The Darker Side of Christmas
Several activists were arrested for protesting at a Dutch Christmas celebration. They alleged that Zwarte Piet, a beloved Santa’s-helper folk character in the Netherlands, is racist.
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U.K.: Linkslaters Lawyer Awarded BSN Honor
Linklaters capital markets lawyer Paulette Mastin was named Diversity Champion 2011 at the Black Solicitors Network’s (BSN) UK Diversity Legal Awards.
Video | U.K.: London Struggles to Control Riots
A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain the country’s race riots.
U.K. Profile: Black Lawyers Directory
BLD, also known as the Black Lawyers Directory, was launched in the U.K. in 2006. BLD highlights, promotes and champions diversity within the legal profession in England and Wales.
Video | Slovenia: The Obama of Piran – A New Slovenian Mayor
Voters in the Slovenian town of Piran have elected the country’s first black mayor. Nicknamed “The Obama of Piran”, Peter Bossman is a doctor who was born in Ghana and settled in Slovenia over three decades ago.
U.K.: Dawn Dixon Awarded the Eva Crawley Award
Dawn Dixon has received the Eva Crawley Award from the U.K’s Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) – its highest honour given for an outstanding contribution to the work of the Association and the advancement of women solicitors.
Video | U.K.: Where Are All the Women and Ethnic Minority Law Firm Partners?
There are more U.K. women than men entering the legal market and ethnic minorities are over-represented within the English legal profession. So, why are there so few women or ethnic minority partners in law firms?
United Kingdom Profile: Black Solicitors Network
The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) was developed from the vision of four African-Caribbean solicitors in 1995. It was formally launched in 2003 as a recognized special-interest group of the Law Society of England and Wales.
United Kingdom: Laid-off Minority Lawyers Toil For No Pay – What’s New?
U.K. Law Society research revealed some black and minority ethnic (BME) lawyers are working for free because they failed to land paid training contracts or work after they were made redundant.
Italy | Quote of the Week
“These are dark-skinned people, not Europeans like you and me,” said Riccardo De Corato, Milan’s vice mayor in charge of handling Gypsy camps. He later added: “Our final goal is to have zero Gypsy camps in Milan.”