Pro Bono Students Canada UVic Chapter

#PBSC UVic is honoured to announce the second annual Chief Justice Richard Wagner Awards in recognition of outstanding student volunteer contributions! Nominations open next month, please stay tuned for more info. #actionforjustice As the 18th Chief Justice of Canada, The Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner is a vocal proponent of closing the justice gap and ensuring all people have the means of exercising their fundamental human right to access the justice system. It is our responsibility to ensure that every person who interacts with a lawyer feels they are treated with humanity, with respect, and with dignity. We are proud to award this honour in his name.

Hello PBSC volunteers! Please join us at our Volunteer Appreciation Event over zoom this Thursday, 26 November from 4-5pm. Take a shortstudy break and hang out with your fellow volunteers over drinks and TV/movie trivia. Prizes go out to the best homemade drink and the trivia winner! We've included a few featured drinks for your inspiration but feel free to bring your own creations. Please register ahead of time with the following link: https://uvic.zoom.us//register/tZMvc-...uqrzoqGd284i7GqghHls5 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a zoom link! Hope to see you there.

Lawyers who fail to understand the feelings, responses, and behaviours of their clients are more likely to interact inappropriately and unethically within the profession. This heightens the risk of re-traumatization of clients and vicarious traumatization of lawyers and their colleagues. To act ethically, lawyers must practice using a trauma-informed perspective. Trauma-informed practice is ethical practice. Reminder that our Trauma-Informed Practice Workshop with Myrna is happening next Tuesday over zoom! Spots are still available, visit http://pbsc.uviclss.ca/events to register.

Hey PBSC UVic Volunteers! Please fill out our Volunteer Appreciation Event survey - https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/JBW3JXV The survey deadline is Wednesday, November 18th at 11:45pm, so get your votes in on how you want to celebrate! We want to make this event fun and relaxing for you!

Please join us on Tuesday, November 17 from 12:30-1:20pm at our Trauma-Informed Practice zoom lecture with Myrna McCallum. Myrna is a Métis-Cree lawyer who educates on trauma-informed lawyering, cultural humility, vicarious trauma + resilience and Indigenous intergenerational trauma. These topics hold tremendous significance for us as future legal professionals. Myrna also runs the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast (link below). Please register on our website http://pbsc.uviclss.ca/events or through OCEAN. Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast - https://www.cba.org/Truth-and-//The-Trauma-Informed-Lawyer

Project spotlight! Indigenous Law Research Unit (ILRU) is a dedicated research unit at our school committed to the recovery and renaissance of Indigenous laws. One of the important functions of ILRU is public education. Two of our student volunteers are working with ILRU this year to create a series of creative and engaging plain language resources to enhance public education in Indigenous law and to communicate the type of work ILRU engages in. #pbsc #pbscuvic #indigenouslaw #accesstojustice

TODAY! Just a reminder to register for the PBSC Access to Justice Panel, which is taking place today over Zoom from 12:30-1:20pm. This event is open to all students, not just PBSC Volunteers!! We are so excited about the lineup of speakers we have, and really encourage you to come and hear their thoughts on the crisis in Access to Justice and working in this area. Register on OCEAN! Our incredible panelists are:... Tara Williamson, Staff Researcher at UVic’s Indigenous Law Research Unit Johanne Blenkin, Director of the UVic Access to Justice Centre for Excellence Val Napoleon, Director of the JD/JID Program at UVic and Law Foundation Chair of Indigenous Justice and Governance Raji Mangat, Executive Director of West Coast LEAF John Gillis, Chair of CBA’s Access to Justice Committee After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a zoom link to join the meeting. Please feel free to reach out to mailto:[email protected] if you have any questions, and we hope to see you all there!

Please join us on October 14 from 12:30-1:20pm at our Access to Justice panel. Come and hear from five incredible speakers to learn more about the crisis in Access to Justice and how it is being addressed. You can register for this event on OCEAN. Feel free to email us if you have questions or need help. The speakers: Tara Williamson, Staff Researcher at UVic’s Indigenous Law Research Unit... Johanne Blenkin, Director of the UVic Access to Justice Centre for Excellence Val Napoleon, Director of the JD/JID Program at UVic and Law Foundation Chair of Indigenous Justice and Governance Raji Mangat, Executive Director of West Coast LEAF John Gillis, Chair of CBA’s Access to Justice Committee #pbscuvic #accesstojustice #justice #equality #pbsc #probono

PBSC has a number of excellent events lined up this fall. Please mark these dates down in your calendars! Oct. 14 12:30-1:20pm - Access to Justice Panel Nov. 17 12:30-1:20pm - Trauma-Informed Practice... Nov 26 4-5pm - Volunteer Appreciation Event *volunteers only For more detailed information, please visit our website - http://pbsc.uviclss.ca/events/