Equity Public Education Series

The Law Society works in partnership with legal organizations, diverse community groups, schools and universities, and governments to promote awareness, education and discussion among members of the public and the legal profession on the challenges and opportunities for Francophone, Aboriginal, and equality-seeking communities in law and the legal profession. This series includes panel discussions, public forums, lectures, seminars, workshops and consultations.

For more information about upcoming events and locations, contact Rudy Ticzon, Community and Policy Advisor at (416) 947-3314, or by email. To RSVP for events, call (416) 947-3413.

Note: All panel discussions take place in the Donald Lamont Learning Centre at the Law Society of Upper Canada unless otherwise noted. All receptions take place in Convocation Hall at the Law Society of Upper Canada unless otherwise noted.

*Please note: event details are subject to change

2011 Public Education Equality and Rule of Law Series Calendar

Louis Riel Day
Topic: Canada and Riel's People: Promises Made, Promises Kept?
Date: November 16, 2011
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Barristers' Lounge
Event Details | Webcast

Black History Month
Topic: Honouring Black Pioneers in Law and the Legal Profession
Date: February 8, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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International Women’s Day
Topic: The Journey of Feminism
Date: March 1, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Célébration de la Journée internationale de la Francophonie
Date: March 21, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Rule of Law Series
Topic: Road to Justice: Website Launch Event – The Redress Campaign of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act
Date: March 29, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Topic: Setting a Just Immigration Policy in Canada: Human Rights Lessons Learned from the Holocaust
Date: May 2, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Asian and South Asian Heritage Month
Topic: Diversity and Success in the Workplace: Redefining “the right fit”
Date: May 24, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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National Aboriginal History Month
Topic: Providing Legal Services and Doing Business with Aboriginal Peoples: What Lawyers Need to Know
Date: June 9, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
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Access Awareness 
Topic: UnChartered Territory: Legal Mechanisms beyond the Charter to Advance Disability Rights
Date: June 20, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Pride Week
Topic: Immigration Law and Policy: Issues and Challenges of LGBT Immigrants and Refugees
Date: June 23, 2011
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Public Education Equality and Rule of Law Series 2010

Access Awareness - Disability Issues and Law Forum
Date: February 3, 2010
Topic: Parenting with a Disability and the Legal System
Time: Registration, meet & greet and view displays - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Public Symposium - 4:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Reception (with light meal): 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage

Black History Month
Date: February 10, 2010
Topic: The Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Development in Africa
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Women's Law Association & Law Society Symposium
Date: February 22, 2010
Topic: Guide to Success - A Dialogue with Women in Law
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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International Women's Day
Date: March 8
Topic: Redefining Mother: The Impact of Reproductive Technologies and the Assisted Human Reproduction Act on Women and Family Law
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Rule of Law Series
Date: March 24
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Journée de la Francophonie 2010 Réception
Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Holocaust Memorial Day
Date: April 12, 2010
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Law Week Great Debate
Topic: The Debate on Human Body Scanners: Balancing Human Dignity, Security and Privacy
Date: April 13, 2010
Time: Debate 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
Reception: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
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Asian and South Asian Heritage Month
Date: May 10, 2010
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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National Aboriginal Day
Topic: Developments in Progress at the Federal Court of Canada
Date: June 11, 2010
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Pride Week
Date: June 16, 2010
Time: Panel Discussion 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Franco-Ontarian Day Reception
Date: September 20, 2010
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Women's Law Association & Law Society Meet the Treasurer Reception
Date: October 28, 2010
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Upper & Lower Barristers' Lounge
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Canadian Association of Black Lawyers Fall Seminar
Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution through the Prism of Diversity
Date: November 9, 2010
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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Louis Riel Day
Topic: Year of the Métis: What Have We Learned in 125 Years?
Date: November 16, 2010
Time: 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Convocation Hall
Event Details | Webcast

2009 Equity Public Education Series

Black History Month - In partnership with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
Event Date: February 5, 2009
Panel Discussion: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
Event Details | Webcast | Event Coverage

International Women's Day - In partnership with the Women's Law Association of Ontario, the Feminist Legal Analysis Section of the OBA, the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund.
Date: March 2, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
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Metis Nation of Ontario Event
Date: March 27, 2009
Symposium: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

Rule of Law: Reconciling State Sovereignty with the Global Responsibility to Protect
Date: April 6, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m.
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National Holocaust Memorial Day - In partnership with B'nai Brith Canada
Date: April 21, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

Asian Heritage Month - In partnership with the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, and the South Asian Bar Association
Date: May 5, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
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National Access Awareness - In partnership with ARCH Disability Law Centre
Date: May 25, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
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National Aboriginal Day
Date: June 11, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

Pride Week - In partnership with the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Section of the Ontario Bar Association
Date: June 23, 2009
Time: Panel Discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
Event Details | Webcast

2008 Equity Public Education Series

Black History Month - In partnership with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
Event Date: February 6, 2008
Topic: Managing Your Law Practice and Legal Career - The Business Case for Mentoring
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
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Access Awareness - In partnership with ARCH Disability Law Centre
Event date: March 3, 2008
Topic: The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Implications in Litigation
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

International Women's Day - In partnership with the Women's Law Association of Ontario, the Feminist Legal Analysis Section of the OBA, the Barbra Schlifer Clinic and the Women's Future Fund
Event date: March 5, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - In partnership with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and the Black Law Students Association of Canada
Event date: March 14, 2008, Ottawa
Topic: Routes to Freedom: Reflections on the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
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National Holocaust Memorial Day - In partnership with B'nai Brith Canada
Event date: April 30, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Coverage

South Asian Heritage Month - In partnership with the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
Event date: May 12, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage

National Aboriginal Day
Event date: June 20, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Details | Webcast

Pride Week - In partnership with the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Section of the Ontario Bar Association
Event date: June 24, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage

International Human Rights Day - In partnership with the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Event Date: December 9, 2008
Panel Discussion: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

2007 Equity Public Education Series

Black History Month
Event date: February 7
Topic: Diversity and Excellence in the Practice of Law
Event Details | Event Coverage

Access Awareness
Event date: February 21
Topic: Mental Health and the Criminal Law
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International Women's Day
Event date: March 7
Topic: Gender, Law and Legal Professionalism: How Women Have Shaped Justice
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Event date: March 28
Topic: The Rule of Law and Activism
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

National Holocaust Memorial Day
Event date: April 16
Topic: From Nuremberg to Today Using the Legacy of the Holocaust to Prevent Future Genocide
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Asian Heritage Month
Event date: May 24
Topic: Multiculturalism and the Charter: 25 Years and Beyond
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National Aboriginal Day
Event date: June 7
Topic: The Role of Aboriginal Judges: A Balance of Perspectives
Event Details | Event Coverage

Pride Week
Event date: June 20
Topic: Future of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legal activism
Event Coverage | Webcast

Law and Mental Health: Strategies for Serving the South Asian Community
Event date: October 15
Topic: Organized in partnership with the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
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Louis Riel Day
Event date: November 16
Topic: Perspectives on Co-Management: Creating Partnerships between the First Nations and Métis Communities
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

2006 Equity Public Education Series

International Women's Day
Event date: March 8, 2006
Topic: Trafficking in Women and Children
Resources | Webcast

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Event date: March 24, 2006
Topic: Canadian Legal Response to Torture - Promoting Human Rights
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National Holocaust Memorial Day
Event date: April 26, 2006
Topic: Eliminating Online Propaganda of Racial and Religious Hatred
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

South Asian Heritage Month
Event date:May 3, 2006
Topic: How the Law Recognizes Culturally Diverse Family Structures
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National Aboriginal Day
Event date: June 7
Topic: Aboriginal Perspectives on Access to Justice
Panel Discussion: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reception: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

Pride Week Event
Event date: June 20, 2006
Topic: Developments in Health Law and Policies
Panel Discussion: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

AJEFO Annual Conference
Event Date: June 22 to 25, 2006
Location: Deerhurst Centre

Louis Riel Day
Event date: November 16, 2006
Topic: Meeting at the Table: The Evolution of Métis -- First Nations Relations
Panel Discussion: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Event Details | Event Coverage | Webcast

CLE in Partnership with the Ontario Association for the Deaf and Pro Bono Law Ontario
Event date: November 21, 2006
Topic: Recruitment and training of lawyers for the provision of legal services to the deaf community
Webcast