Sentences with phrase «islamophobia legal»
The Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline (ILAH) is a coalition of legal organizations and concerned lawyers in British Columbia that works in solidarity with Muslim and racialized communities to combat Islamophobia and racism through the provision of free legal advice and representation to individuals and groups affected by Islamophobia and related racism.
http://islamophobiahotline.ca/
B.C.'s Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline is calling the recent attack at a Quebec City mosque, which left six dead, a «despicable act of terrorism.»
Not exact matches
In our first season, we covered topics from Islamophobia to legal education, Harvey Weinstein to diversity in the Bar — and of course, we heard from self - represented litigants and explored issues related to the A2J crisis.
Naturally, we'll often feature issues related to SRLs and Access to Justice, but in the first dozen episodes we're also taking on topics such as sexual violence, racism and Islamophobia, disability rights, and legal education, to name a few.
The ILAH may also oppose Islamophobia by providing public legal education, research and systemic advocacy.
As a recent and unfortunate example, we recently observed a number of lawyers, i.e. the five Conservative federal MPs who are lawyers in Ontario, along with Liberal MP Gagan Sikand, fail in their duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusiveness in their public life by voting against or abstaining from voting in favour of M - 103, a a non-binding parliamentary motion condemning Islamophobia and religious discrimination, thereby undermining public trust and confidence in the legal profession.
«It seems entirely inappropriate for a judge to make such a display in a Canadian courtroom, and in particular because his actions appear in support of Donald Trump's win as president and that on its own would be problematic — to just bring partisan politics into the courtroom — but to associate yourself with someone who has become so associated with Islamophobia and misogyny and racism is another level,» says Kim Stanton, legal director of LEAF, the Women's Legal Education and Action legal director of LEAF, the Women's Legal Education and Action Legal Education and Action Fund.