MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release
March 8, 2007
(Toronto, Ontario) - Hundreds of students from law schools across Canada will gather at the U of T Faculty of Law on Saturday, March 10, 2007 to raise awareness and generate discussion about public interest issues. The conference - "Intersectionality and Access to Justice" - aims to create a space for students, local activists and community members to share their experiences and perspectives on current social justice issues.
"Many students care deeply about the relationship between law and justice and would like to pursue a career in human rights law, poverty law, or environmental defence once they graduate," said Emily Kettel, one of the conference organizers. "This conference will provide a starting place for dialogue on these issues."
The annual conference, which has been running for almost a decade, is a joint effort of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and York University's Osgoode Hall Law School. It aims to bring students together from across Canada who have an interest in social justice, and to provide information to these students about opportunities available to them once they graduate.
"The jobs in the public interest sector are traditionally more challenging to learn about partly due to organizations' limited resources," said Shannon Leo, Director of Career Services at the U of T Faculty of Law. "But each year we continue to see a significant number of students devoted to practicing public interest law, who we support in finding these opportunities and making these important connections."
This year's conference will feature key note addresses by Peter Rosenthal of Roach, Schwartz & Associates, and Janet Leiper, Chair of the Board of Legal Aid Ontario. Panel discussions will address topics such as access to justice, legal aid funding, human rights and refugee law.
For more information or to register, please visit: www.spinlaw.ca
Who: Peter Rosenthal and Janet Leiper
What: Annual SPINLAW Conference "Intersectionality and Access to Justice"
When: Saturday, March 10, 2007; 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Where: Bennett Lecture Hall, FLB & FLC, Flavelle House, Faculty of Law, 78 Queen's Park
Cost: Free
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For more information, please contact:
Jane Kidner, Assistant Dean, External Relations, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
(416) 978-6702 or j.kidner@utoronto.ca
