PLEAC Webinars
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Looking beyond Canada: the role of community workers and other trusted helpers in the justice ecosystem
This session is the second plenary presentation for PLEAC’s 2023 annual conference and participates in Access to Justice Week.
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Programs in the US, England, and across the globe are supporting “trusted intermediaries” – front-line workers assisting community members with law-related problems – in their essential role in the justice ecosystem. We will hear from leaders, -
Roles and Responsibilities of Public Legal Educators in Reconciliation
This session is the first plenary presentation for PLEAC’s 2023 annual conference and participates in Access to Justice Week.
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Kimberly Murray will share her perspectives on the role – and the responsibilities – of community organizations whose work involves educating the public about the law, legal rights and the justice system in Canada. -
Using Multiple Perspective Legal Needs Surveys to Improve Access to Legal Information: Reflections on Results from the Saskatchewan Legal Needs Assessment
Diverse perspectives are needed to solve complex issues. Recognizing this, the Centre for Research, Evaluation, and Action Towards Equal Justice and the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies partnered on a multi-faceted project to better understand unmet legal needs in Saskatchewan with funding from the Law Society of Saskatchewan and Law Foundation of Saskatchewan.
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10 steps to incorporate user-testing and ensure user-centered design in projects
Do you want to confirm that your projects are meeting the needs of your users? How do you know your project is hitting the mark?
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The Justice Education Society has been delivering legal education and producing legal help websites for the public for the last 30 years. They strive to make their websites and services user-centered. -
Male Allyship and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
What does it mean to be a male ally? How can male allyship and SHW prevention support each other?
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In 2022, SASC’s #RaiseTheBar Program and Male Allies Training worked together to develop an offering to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Using highly engaging activities from our Male Allies Training workshops, -
Decolonizing Access to Legal Information in Situations of Family Violence in Inuit Communities
How can we ensure public legal education initiatives on the topic of family violence prevention are guided and led by the needs of Inuit communities and reflective of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles?
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What is the best way to reach and engage different audiences on this issue, particularly given the increase in use of social media, -
Inclusive Workplaces: A Short Workshop on Meaningfully Including 2-Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse People
Join Shae (they/them) and Shila (she/her) for a practical workshop orienting you to Moving Beyond the Binary, a lovely publication that launched on March 31st, International Day of Trans Visibility. This guide is filled with a wealth of useful information on meaningfully including gender diverse folks at work and has many supports and resources alongside the publication.
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Helping People Navigate the Justice System: An Evaluation of Legal Aid BCs Community Partners
In this session, the speakers provide a brief introduction to their 26 community partners and explain the process and findings for their recent evaluation of the program. The evaluation examines how services are provided across the province to marginalized individuals looking for help to identify and address their legal needs implementation plan.
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Evaluating Community Projects – Spotlighting the SHIFT Project, PEI Human Rights Commission
Do you have a community-based program and have no tangible metrics to describe how great it is? Not sure on how best to proceed with a required evaluation?
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This webinar provides an introduction to participatory evaluation for community organizations. It walks through key evaluation steps and provide practical tips and tricks using examples from community project evaluations across Canada. -
Achieving Digital Equity in a Post-Digital Era: Meeting the Challenge (Session 2)
Legal Aid BC’s Achieving Digital Equity (ADE) is a year-long research project funded by the LABC/Law Foundation Legal Research Fund. It examines the barriers to access and use of digital resources by lower income BC residents. The study explores digital issues and challenges, how many are affected, and what can be done to ensure people can access the services they need,
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