Afghan-Canadian Lawyers' Association
251 Queens Quay West M5J 2N6 Toronto, ON, Canada

It was an honour for the Afghan-Canadian Lawyers' Association team members to meet her Excellency, Shinkai Karokhail, the new Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada at yesterday's welcome reception. A very inspiring female leader. Shinkai Karokhail is a renowned women’s rights activist and an active elected Member of the Afghan Parliament. As a founding member of the Afghan Women’s Educational Center (AWEC) she worked as a volunteer and then as director promoting children’s righ...ts and women’s education and empowerment. Shinkai is also founder and coordinator of the Afghan Civil Society Forum and the Parliamentarian Network for women. During her six-year parliamentary career she has been vocal on issues of justice and human and women’s rights and has played a key role in promoting the Elimination of Violence against Women bill and the National Plan of Action for Women in Afghanistan as well as assisting gender reform in the Shiite Personal Status law.

We have officially reached 1000 likes! Thank you to all our friends for your continuous and generous support <3 Stay tuned for more exciting initiatives.

Dear friends, Sadly, Moria Camp for Syrian, Afghan and many other refugees in the island of Lesbos, Greece has been burned down. Arzo Wardak has been volunteering at the camp and has witnessed that "Greek police were beating innocent people. Shots were being fired. Women were desperately running out in front of cars. Children were calling colleagues telling them their families were on fire." It is estimated that 4000 people have been displaced in Lesbos so far. Urgent help is... needed from the international community. Please donate to those in need by contacting Arzo at [email protected]. Arzo jan, we support your brave efforts and thank you for all you are doing on the ground. Attached below is Arzo's original post. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1098473820206135&set=a.165575330162660.42705.100001305815239&type=3&theater

Thanks to our dedicated volunteers who served healthy meals to over 300 Toronto residents in need yesterday at Lawyers Feed the Hungry! Yesterday's event was sponsored by the law firm, Shields O'Donnell MacKillop LLP

Eid Mubarak to all our friends on behalf of ACLA. What better way of celebrating Eid than giving back to those less fortunate than us? We will be volunteering tonight at Lawyers Feed the Hungry to serve meals to those in need. Thanks for your continued support.

ARE YOU FREE THIS TUESDAY EVENING?? We are looking for a few volunteers to join us on Tues Sept 13th to help us prepare and serve healthy community meals to Toronto residents in need, through the ‘Toronto Lawyers Feed the Hungry’ Program. Through the dedication and commitment of volunteers, and generous donations to the Law Society Foundation, they have managed to serve more than 60,000 meals a year! If you’re interested in joining us this week, please send us a message. Thank you!!

Group photo with some of our attendees from our Summer BBQ with APO. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a success!

ASA@YorkU is collaborating with our team to bring you a fun, informal social event THIS MONDAY!!! Come out with your friends for your chance to network and hang out with ASA@YorkU's executive members and members of the ACLA. This outing is open to anyone who would like to join us. Tickets can be purchased online at www.canadaswonderland.com or at Pizza Pizza and at the Wonderland Gates. Don't miss out on a great event!

Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who attended our event today. It was amazing to work alongside such dedicated team members. Thanks to the wonderful team at Afghan Professionals of Ontario for collaborating with Afghan-Canadian Lawyers' Association. I hope you all enjoyed the event, and we look forward to seeing you at future events!

Hi everyone, Tomorrow is our summer BBQ with APO! Please purchase your tickets now as we will not be selling tickets at the door. We will be closing ticket sales at 11 59 pm today.... We look forward to your attendance! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/summer-16-bbq-tickets-263051243

A huge suicide bomb ripped through a secure area of Kabul at the height of the Wednesday morning rush hour, killing at least 100 people and wounding 600, a source from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported on Thursday (June 1, 2017). The victims' families have been impacted by this devastating act and are in need of urgent help during this difficult time. Those who have lost their sole breadwinner are in an especially vulnerable position given their lack of financial... support, so our fundraiser will be focusing on this initiative. With the money raised, we will financially support as many families as possible to sustain them for a few months until they figure out how to stand on their own feet again. NOTE: We are being directly connected to the families of the victims affected the most. 100% of all donations will go to the victims. Updates will be provided accordingly. We have also organized a vigil that will take place at Queens Park (Downtown Toronto) for Sunday, June 4th at 6-7pm.

We need your support this coming Sunday! On May 31st, the heart of Kabul city got hit with its deadliest bomb attack since 2001. During rush hour in Ramadan, a large water tanker was detonated in the high security green zone of the diplomatic district. This Sunday, ACLA will be one of the organizations who will be showing their support for the efforts of young Afghan-Canadian women organizing a Vigil at 6 pm in Queen's Park. We ask you to join the Afghan community in a time of mourning for the victims, survivors and their loved ones, and in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.

It was an honour for the Afghan-Canadian Lawyers' Association team members to meet her Excellency, Shinkai Karokhail, the new Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada at yesterday's welcome reception. A very inspiring female leader. Shinkai Karokhail is a renowned women’s rights activist and an active elected Member of the Afghan Parliament. As a founding member of the Afghan Women’s Educational Center (AWEC) she worked as a volunteer and then as director promoting children’s righ...ts and women’s education and empowerment. Shinkai is also founder and coordinator of the Afghan Civil Society Forum and the Parliamentarian Network for women. During her six-year parliamentary career she has been vocal on issues of justice and human and women’s rights and has played a key role in promoting the Elimination of Violence against Women bill and the National Plan of Action for Women in Afghanistan as well as assisting gender reform in the Shiite Personal Status law.

An adhoc group of volunteer lawyers (and articling students) across Canada are working with the CCLA, CARL, and the Refugee Hub to support the ACLU by having volunteers at airports to assist travelers affected by Trump's EO on immigration. YYZ and YOW are among airports where more help is needed. If you are a lawyer/articling student and would like to help, please sign up here:

We have officially reached 1000 likes! Thank you to all our friends for your continuous and generous support <3 Stay tuned for more exciting initiatives.

Thank you to everyone that attended our sold out event, "Lead Now: Empowering Women of Diversity in the Workplace." Special thanks to our guest speakers: Naheed Mustafa, Karen McArthur, Saron Gebresellassie, Valerie Fernandez and Lavinia Latham!