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January 20, 2023
New: Legacy Grants from the Law Foundation
From the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan (LFS) is making a special call for organizations to submit one-time grant proposals which meet the legislated mandate of the Foundation. This means the proposals must be for the purposes of legal education, legal research, legal aid, law libraries and law reform. The successful applicants will be funded under a Legacy Grant...
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November 22, 2022
Free Replay: Barriers to Accessing Justice for Two Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Nonconforming People in Canada (Nov. 29th)
On Tuesday, November 29 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm, learn more about the barriers Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender nonconforming (2STNBGN) people face in Canada, with this replay of the Access to Justice week presentation: Barriers to Accessing Justice for 2STNBGN People in Canada. Cat Haines, Executive Director for JusticeTrans, and Tai Jacob, former Executive Director, discuss the results of...
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November 15, 2022
ICYMI, Round-Up of 2023 Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week Highlights
The Honourable Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan designated October 24 to 28, 2022 as the Seventh Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice (SK A2J) Week, coinciding with the Third Annual National Access to Justice Week. Both initiatives offered an opportunity to highlight projects that help promote A2J and invited new voices into the A2J conversation! Each...
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November 1, 2022
“A Crime on the Bayou” – Learning from Civil Rights Litigators & Activists About Fighting Systemic Racism in the Justice System
From ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences November 18th @ 11 am - 2 pm CST Qualifies for 3.0 CPD Hours, all of which qualify for Ethics In 2020, many Law Society of Saskatchewan members attended Just Mercy and Access to Justice: Illuminating Bias, Confronting Systemic Racism, And Doing the Hard Work That Needs to Be Done. To further critical conversations about...
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October 28, 2022
Pro Bono Stories – Part 5
Pro Bono Stories To celebrate Access to Justice Week, each day of the week Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) is sharing stories from our volunteers. All the volunteers featured this week are in-house counsel or work for the government. PBLS volunteers directly support low-income people in Saskatchewan who would otherwise not be able to access a lawyer. Nicole Hamm Legal...
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October 27, 2022
Pro Bono Stories – Part 4
To celebrate Access to Justice Week, each day of the week Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) is sharing stories from our volunteers. All the volunteers featured this week are in-house counsel or work for the government. PBLS volunteers directly support low-income people in Saskatchewan who would otherwise not be able to access a lawyer. Andrew Gaucher Co-operators Group Limited Volunteering...
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