October 22, 2019 – Pre-event
How Social Justice can get you a Job
1:00pm to 2:20pm | OM 3632
Past and present TRU law students and pro bono lawyers will be talking about how social justice can get you a job! They will showcase ground-breaking cases that would not have been possible without their efforts and they will describe how these experiences have impacted their careers so far. *** Free pizza provided ***
This showcase will highlight cases now before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Peruvian courts, and the World Bank’s compliance ombudsperson – all made possible as a result of TRU law students’ work in Transnational Lawyering. Civil society leaders and human rights lawyers will explain how they have worked with TRU students to help make these cases happen. A panel of current and past TRU law students will describe how their work on these projects made them more attractive to firms and directly translated to their legal careers.
October 26, 2019 – Pre-event
Community Legal Clinic @ Kamloops Farmers Market
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
October 27, 2019 – Pre-event
Community Legal Clinic – Information Booth @ United Church PIT Stop
October 28, 2019
What is Restorative Justice & How to Access it in BC
10:30 am to Noon | Megaroom
Everyone is welcome to attend this workshop-based event. It will involve myth-busting, raising awareness, and short video clips of testimonials of participant experiences with RJ processes as a response to the aftermath of crime. Time permitting, attendees will experience what it is like to sit in circle. Questions and comments are welcomed throughout the workshop. Juice and cookies provided at the end.
A2J Week Launch
"Movement Lawyering and Transformative Social Change"
Guest speakers: Anna Cooper & Chrissy Brett
1:00pm to 2:00 pm | TRU Law Atrium
A discussion on the strengths, limits and tensions of being a social justice lawyer and what it looks like for lawyers to promote access to justice in a way that doesn’t platform themselves but truly supports community-led movements.
BC Courts Twitter Town Hall
Noon to 2:00 pm | Location: #A2JChatBC; conversation will be live tweeted in the Reading Room
Join Chief Justice Bauman, Chief Judge Gillespie and Jennifer Muller, a former self-represented litigant, in a live Twitter Town Hall about the challenges, opportunities and progress in the Access to Justice movement on Monday, October 28, 2019 from noon to 2:00 pm
Exploring Law Reform Priorities for BC
4:00pm to 5:30 pm | OM 2621
The BC Law Institute (BCLI) and its division, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL), is BC’s independent, non-partisan law reform body. BCLI and CCEL are consulting on law reform needs and priorities for BC and want to hear from the TRU community. Laws govern a wide range of relationships, how business is conducted, and how our communities function. Join Executive Director Kathleen Cunningham for an interactive discussion about law reform needs in BC across populations and sectors. Questions will include: Where is the law out of step with current trends and society’s needs? What areas of the law could benefit from clarification? Where are there gaps in the law? What are the emerging issues?
October 29, 2019
Getting to Access to Justice: Bridging Regulatory Reform & Human-Centred Design & Innovation
5:00pm to 6:30 pm | OM 3632
Participate in Professor Margaret Hagan’s talk from Vancouver by webinar at TRU Law School.
October 30, 2019
Community Legal Clinic @ Kamloops Farmers Market
8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Navigating Non-Profit and Charity Law: A Free Public Legal Education Workshop
6:00pm to 8:00 pm | Community Legal Clinic
Are you thinking of incorporating your group? Are you considering applying for charitable status? Do you want to know more about the requirements and benefits of incorporation or charitable status? Join us for a free legal information workshop for community groups about non-profit and charity law.
October 31, 2019
SRL Awareness Day
November 1, 2019
Talk by BC Provincial Court Chief Judge Gillespie
10:00am to 11:15 am | Megaroom
Talk by BC Attorney General David Eby
Noon to 1 pm | Megaroom
October 22, 2019 – Pre-event
How Social Justice can get you a Job
1:00pm to 2:20pm | OM 3632
Past and present TRU law students and pro bono lawyers will be talking about how social justice can get you a job! They will showcase ground-breaking cases that would not have been possible without their efforts and they will describe how these experiences have impacted their careers so far. *** Free pizza provided ***
This showcase will highlight cases now before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Peruvian courts, and the World Bank’s compliance ombudsperson – all made possible as a result of TRU law students’ work in Transnational Lawyering. Civil society leaders and human rights lawyers will explain how they have worked with TRU students to help make these cases happen. A panel of current and past TRU law students will describe how their work on these projects made them more attractive to firms and directly translated to their legal careers.
October 26, 2019 – Pre-event
Community Legal Clinic @ Kamloops Farmers Market
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
October 27, 2019 – Pre-event
Community Legal Clinic – Information Booth @ United Church PIT Stop
October 28, 2019
What is Restorative Justice & How to Access it in BC
10:30 am to Noon | Megaroom
Everyone is welcome to attend this workshop-based event. It will involve myth-busting, raising awareness, and short video clips of testimonials of participant experiences with RJ processes as a response to the aftermath of crime. Time permitting, attendees will experience what it is like to sit in circle. Questions and comments are welcomed throughout the workshop. Juice and cookies provided at the end.
A2J Week Launch
"Movement Lawyering and Transformative Social Change"
Guest speakers: Anna Cooper & Chrissy Brett
1:00pm to 2:00 pm | TRU Law Atrium
A discussion on the strengths, limits and tensions of being a social justice lawyer and what it looks like for lawyers to promote access to justice in a way that doesn’t platform themselves but truly supports community-led movements.
BC Courts Twitter Town Hall
Noon to 2:00 pm | Location: #A2JChatBC; conversation will be live tweeted in the Reading Room
Join Chief Justice Bauman, Chief Judge Gillespie and Jennifer Muller, a former self-represented litigant, in a live Twitter Town Hall about the challenges, opportunities and progress in the Access to Justice movement on Monday, October 28, 2019 from noon to 2:00 pm
- They want to hear about:
- the progress you’re seeing - What’s working? Where do you see change happening? What have you done that’s making a difference? What have you tried that you’ve learned from?
- the opportunities the A2J movement offers – What doors has it opened for you? How are you using legal tech to improve access to justice? And how would you like to use it?
- the challenges you face when trying to improve access to justice - What’s getting in your way? What could make it easier? How have you overcome an obstacle?
Exploring Law Reform Priorities for BC
4:00pm to 5:30 pm | OM 2621
The BC Law Institute (BCLI) and its division, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL), is BC’s independent, non-partisan law reform body. BCLI and CCEL are consulting on law reform needs and priorities for BC and want to hear from the TRU community. Laws govern a wide range of relationships, how business is conducted, and how our communities function. Join Executive Director Kathleen Cunningham for an interactive discussion about law reform needs in BC across populations and sectors. Questions will include: Where is the law out of step with current trends and society’s needs? What areas of the law could benefit from clarification? Where are there gaps in the law? What are the emerging issues?
October 29, 2019
Getting to Access to Justice: Bridging Regulatory Reform & Human-Centred Design & Innovation
5:00pm to 6:30 pm | OM 3632
Participate in Professor Margaret Hagan’s talk from Vancouver by webinar at TRU Law School.
October 30, 2019
Community Legal Clinic @ Kamloops Farmers Market
8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Navigating Non-Profit and Charity Law: A Free Public Legal Education Workshop
6:00pm to 8:00 pm | Community Legal Clinic
Are you thinking of incorporating your group? Are you considering applying for charitable status? Do you want to know more about the requirements and benefits of incorporation or charitable status? Join us for a free legal information workshop for community groups about non-profit and charity law.
October 31, 2019
SRL Awareness Day
November 1, 2019
Talk by BC Provincial Court Chief Judge Gillespie
10:00am to 11:15 am | Megaroom
Talk by BC Attorney General David Eby
Noon to 1 pm | Megaroom