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Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Launches
New Blog Series on Access To Justice Advocates
sabreena delhon & nabila khan ›
canadian forum on civil justice
T
he a 2j blog on the Canadian Forum on
Civil Justice website features leading voices
in access to justice research and advocacy. It
publishes submissions from a range of individuals at the forefront of access to justice initiatives – from senior scholars to engaged law students.
Recent contributors include Ab Currie (CFCJ Senior
Research Fellow), JP Boyd (Executive Director of the
Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family),
Kimberley Byers (Osgoode Hall Law School JD student), and Sam Muller (Director of HiiL Innovating
Justice). The contributions are diverse and serve to
spark dialogue about current access to justice initiatives and new research findings. Topics can range
from alternative dispute resolution in family law to
the sociological underpinnings that shape our understanding of the access to justice crisis. The A2J Blog
has been positively received by leading organizations
in the access to justice community, including the PLE
Learning Exchange (a Community Legal Education
Ontario Project), Legal Aid Ontario, and Pro Bono
Students Canada.
This winter, the A2J Blog will be launching an
exciting new series titled Access to Justice Advocates.
The series is a response to recent reports that have
underscored the importance of innovation and imagination in the pursuit of access to justice. At the
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, we understand that
such efforts come down to people - the diverse advocates working in different and important ways across
the access to justice landscape. Each month we will
profile individuals who make valuable contributions
to the multi-faceted issue of access to justice.
The series will kick off in December, and we currently have profiles lined up on Dianne Wintermute
(Staff Lawyer, ARCH Disability Law Centre), Janet
Mosher (Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law
School), and Nat Paul (Project Leader, Ontario Justice
Education Network). With a range of backgrounds
and experiences, these advocates will be sharing key
insights about how their perspectives on access to
justice have changed over the course of their careers,
and how they address common misconceptions about
access to justice in their work.
Would you like to make a submission to the A2J Blog?
Do you know