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Law Union of Ontario townhall on Organizational Renewal will be live webcast from this page!

You know what else is here? Details about the conference panels in the event page 'About section' Register for the conference via Eventbrite now! Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/luoconf2019 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2212722375440781/

The LUO Annual Conference is TWO WEEKS away!!! Please register on Eventbrite ASAP to reserve your spot. http://bit.ly/luoconf2019 Suggested pricing in effect. ***No one will be turned away for lack of funds*** CPD: Please note that CPD accreditation may not be released until the day of the conference. Historically, the conference has been accredited for several professionalism hours.

This Tuesday, August 18th, please Join Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights, Jur-Ed Foundation, and the Law Union of Ontario for a one hour webinar discussing the impact of COVID19 on homeless populations in Canada and what is being done to hold governments accountable for pandemic-related human rights violations. Registration is free (donation recommended) and lawyers and paralegals may use this event towards their continuing professional development requirements. We hope to see you there!

Check it out! We've released the list of PANELS and WORKSHOPS for this year's conference. See the About section of the Conference event page for more details. Speaker bios and schedule to be released shortly.

Dear Community, For any who may not be aware, Erika Chan and Sukhpreet Sangha, of Legal Aid for All, made brilliant and extremely important submissions to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy yesterday. The committee is currently considering Bill 161, which includes a number of drastic and regressive changes to the Legal Aid Services Act, including the removal of Access to Justice from Legal Aid Ontario's mandate, rendering the provision of legal services discretionary, ...creating the opportunity to stack Legal Aid's board with government appointees, and removing significant requirements for community consultation for Legal Aid, among others. For more information on the changes, see the following link for an excellent and informative brief prepared by folks from Osgoode Hall: (https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca//03/Bill-161-Brief-March-6-1.) Anyone wishing to view any remaining submissions on Bill 161 can watch them here: https://www.ola.org//legislat/video/committees-room-no-151 The steering committee would first like to express its deepest gratitude to Ms. Chan, Ms. Sangha, and other members of Legal Aid for All for their hard work preparing and providing these essential perspectives on the proposed changes on a very short timeline. Second, we ask our members to get involved and take action in defense of robust Legal Aid: consider contacting Premier Doug Ford: [email protected]/416-325-1941; Attorney General Doug Downey: [email protected]/705-726-5538 and/or your own MPP: https://www.ola.org/en/members. Folks can also send written submissions to the committee directly, which may still be done before 6:00 p.m. tomorrow: https://hamont.org/justice. In addition, please consider visiting the Legal Aid for All website at https://www.legalaidforall.net/ and getting involved.

Call to Action Against White Supremacy and Police Violence On May 27, 2020, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old Afro-Indigenous woman, suffered a horrific death during an interaction with Toronto police. Just eight days later, Chantel Moore, an Indigenous woman from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, was killed by New Brunswick police during another police interaction, dubiously referred to in the media as a wellness check. These devastating incidents are the latest in the coun...Continue reading

Happening today! We are thrilled to announce that family and child protection lawyer and mediator Stephanie Okola will be joining our panel, and that closed captioning will be provided during the session. It's not too late to register at https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_7qqD4tY1TWGerrUJzM-RzA

On April 25th, please join the Law Union for Covid-19: Protecting and Advancing Rights during the Pandemic This webinar will focus on the protection of peoples' rights as governments explore extreme actions in response to COVID-19. As this crisis continues to unfold, we must ensure that the actions taken to address it do not worsen the barriers our most marginalized community members face in upholding their rights. Join us for a discussion about some of the challenges current...ly facing our clients, solutions being crafted, and opportunities for future advocacy. Our speakers include: Renatta Austin, Lawyer & Professor Jillian Rogin, Lawyer & Professor Mac Scott, Immigration Consultant/Activist. The session will run from 2:00 - 3:30. Registration is free and advance registration is required. After registering, registrants will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar. Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_7qqD4tY1TWGerrUJzM-RzA CPD eligibility: 1.5 Substantive Hours