How You Can Get Involved in Access to Justice!
Increasing access to justice can mean many things, from establishing a more equal system to creating more resources that help clarify the legal system. For example, simplifying paperwork for those with no prior legal knowledge or reducing very large retainer fees to obtain a lawyer.
We're Hiring: Indigenous Youth Outreach Program Facilitators
Level is recruiting several Program Facilitators to lead justice education sessions during the 2021/22 academic year as part of our Indigenous Youth Outreach program. Level’s Indigenous Youth Outreach Program is an innovative justice education and mentorship program for First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth aged 11 - 18. The Program Facilitaor will be in charge of facilitate in-classroom justice education sessions with Indigenous students including activities like Mock Trials and Sentencing Circles.
Poland’s “Anti-LGBT Zones” discriminate and threaten LGBT+ communities across the country
With Pride Month ending, I’ve been reflecting on how great it has been to see all the support across Canada for the LGBTQ2S+ community and how this differs significantly from my motherland, Poland. As a first-generation Polish Canadian, the status of LGBT+ rights in Poland and the access to justice crisis faced by LGBT+ Poles is something that I am concerned about. With progress being made around the world recognizing the fundamental human rights of the LGBT+ community, you would think that Poland would follow suit. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
We're Hiring: Education Program Coordinator (Summer Position)
Level is seeking an Education Program Coordinator to work with us from May to August 2021. The Education Program Coordinator will support Level in our goal to make the Canadian justice system more accessible and equitable. More specifically, the Program Coordinator will support Level’s Indigenous Youth Outreach Program and Human Rights programming.