
Tips for Translating Legal Information Clearly and Accurately
Providing legal information in a variety of languages can help organizations reach marginalized communities and increase access to justice but translating legal information clearly and accurately can be a challenge, even for those who have a lot of experience creating it. This webinar is intended for organizations that would like to offer legal information and education content in multiple languages.
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Working in Politics: Combatting Sexual Harassment with Legislatures
Legislatures are unique places of work. Elected officials, political staff, and nonpartisan employees work in precarious conditions with distinctive power dynamics. Like any workplace, workers regularly interact with one another, which means that sexual harassment can involve interactions between and within these different groups.
With funding from Justice Canada, Equal Voice conducted a three-year project to better understand and combat sexual harassment in our legislatures.

A Learning Journey: Successes and lessons from building a legal support service from the ground up
Join The Journey Project to learn how they built their Legal Support Service from its inception to current day. Hear about the development and evolution of the project’s unique partnership along with research and statistics that have been gathered along the way.
This webinar will help inform attendees of how to realistically approach building and growing a unique program like The Journey Project and what to expect along the way.

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.
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.
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.

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?
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?
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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Guidelines for Better Legal Workshops: Best Practices for PLE Presentations
Access to Justice Week (A2J Week) brings together a range of justice sector stakeholders to develop meaningful, public-centred solutions that advance systemic change in the justice system. OJEN is pleased to support A2J Week in 2021 with activities for students, teachers, community workers, and legal professionals. To learn more about A2J Week events in Ontario,
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