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February 21, 2023
2023 Child Protection Program
From the Law Society of Manitoba On March 10, 2023, The Law Society of Manitoba, The Court of King’s Bench Judges and The Provincial Court Judges will provide a child protection program. The event will be in-person and virtual. In Saskatchewan, this program qualifies for 6 CPD hours, of which 1.5 hours qualifies for Ethics. In Manitoba, this session qualifies...
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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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September 23, 2022
Webinar – Assimilative Policies and the Canadian Legacy
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place September 30, 2022. The Law Society embraces reconciliation as a priority and we hope you will join us on September 27th from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., for Assimilative Policies and the Canadian Legacy, a webinar presented by Annie Battiste exploring the devastating effects of assimilative policies in Canada, through an anti-racism...
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August 17, 2022
Building Capacity Towards Reconciliation
From Grow Solutions This Fall, we invite Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals practicing law, mediation, arbitration, and anyone with interest in anti-racist alternative conflict resolution to join us in Wanuskewin Heritage Park (or online) on September 7 - 8, 2022. The Fall conference is titled “Towards Reconciliation: Building Intercultural Capacity, Anti-Racism and Inclusion in Alternative Dispute Resolution.” The presenters are: Karen Snowshoe...
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July 5, 2022
Indigenous Law Student Scholarship – Apply Now
From First Peoples Law LLP As part of our commitment to supporting the development of Indigenous lawyers, First Peoples Law is offering a scholarship for $10,000 to an Indigenous law student with a demonstrated interest in serving and advancing the interests of Indigenous Peoples. Applications are now open till July 31, 2022. For application requirements and details, click here https://scholarship.firstpeopleslaw.com/.
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June 17, 2022
National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day
June is National Indigenous History Month. What have you learned so far? June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day we celebrate and recognize First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures and contributions. In response to the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Law Society began offering webinars, workshops and training in 2017 and many free...
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