First Year Mandatory Dates

First Year Students: 2022- 2023 Mandatory Course Participation Dates

Note: Subject to change  Rev: January 2023

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Learning Series

Location for all sessions: Moot Court Room (J250)

Winter 2023

Friday, January 13, 2023: Islamophobia (This session is cancelled.)

Friday, January 20, 2023: Understanding Anti-Asian Racism in Canada.  Schedule: 9.45 - 11:00 am.

Friday, January 27, 2023: Antisemitism. Schedule: Schedule: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Monday, February 6, 2023: Islamophobia make up session. Schedule:  12.45 – 1.45 pm.
Fatema Dada, Chair of the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association and Counsel with the Ontario Human Rights Commission 

Fall 2022

Friday, September 9, 2022: Introduction to EDI Learning Series and Critical Race Theory

• Sample Equity Lens Toolkit for Lawyers
• Critical Race Theory Primer
• EDI & Professionalism: Assistant Dean Maxwell-Alleyne Presentation

Friday, September 16, 2022: Anti-Black Racism           

• Moya Teklu Presentation on Anti-Black Racism
  (20220916 - BLAC - University of Toronto Faculty of Law)
• Charlene Theodore Presentation on Challenging Anti-Black Racism in Law Firm Settings
  (UTChallenge for Law Firms)

Friday, September 30, 2022: LRW Librarians' Research Training 

• Introduction to Legal Research
  

Friday, October 14, 2022: Accessibility and Disability in the Law 

• From Disability Studies to Critical Race Theory: Working Towards Critical Disability Theory
• Disability and the Legal System (slides) 

Friday, October 21, 2022: Equity, Community and the Law

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Efffective Lawyering: Professor Abdi Aidid

Friday, October 28, 2022: Equity and Serving Vulnerable Populations

Legal Advocacy

The Honourable David W. Stratas, Federal Court of Appeal
Thursday, October 6, 2022
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Moot Court Room (J250)

 Reading Week - all years

No classes or other programming will be scheduled during the following times:

First Term:  November 7 - 11, 2022
Second Term:  February 21 - 24, 2023