Naomi Moses (they/them) is in-house legal counsel at the Hospital Employees Union. Prior to joining the HEU, Naomi worked in Aboriginal and Indigenous law, class action litigation, criminal defence (specializing in wrongful convictions), and constitutional law. Naomi’s legal practice and volunteer work is focused on achieving equality for all people who are marginalized because of their identity and lived experience.  

Naomi has been involved with West Coast LEAF since 2012, and has worked for the organization as a communications assistant, copy editor, and volunteer. They have been a Board Director for West Coast LEAF since 2019. As a queer and non-binary trans person, Naomi has been pleased to support West Coast LEAF’s evolution into a non-profit working towards equality for all people who are marginalized because of their identity and lived experience, including cis women; all trans and non-binary people; people of colour, disabled people, people living in poverty, Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people; and sex workers.

Naomi worked with Pivot Legal Society as the organization’s summer legal intern, Board Director from 2018-2022, and pro bono counsel on numerous claims supporting human rights, particularly in the areas of policing accountability, criminal defence, housing and homelessness, sex work, and drug policy.

Naomi has advocated on behalf of 2SLGBTQ+ people since law school, including by providing legal services through QMUNITY’s Trans ID Clinic and the Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre. Naomi has volunteered with the Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) section and co-chaired the Outlaws group for 2SLGBTQ+ law students at the Allard School of Law at UBC. Naomi has also been involved in human rights cases to uphold the rights of trans and non-binary people, including the right to be free from discrimination in accessing healthcare services and employment insurance benefits.

All of Naomi’s work is informed by the principle from their Jewish ancestry that as long as one person is oppressed, none of us is free. It is also informed by their Buddhist practice, in which they commit in each moment to the liberation of all living beings and the elimination of suffering in the world. Naomi’s work with Indigenous clients since their articling period is central to their commitment to honour all their ancestors, both Indigenous and settlers.

Naomi loves birds, spending time in nature, gardening, music, cycling, travel, and films.