Law Students for Human Rights

01/18/2023

Join us next Monday January 23 at 5 pm for our first Tea Talk of the term. We will be discussing the protests in Iran. Tea and snacks provided!

10/31/2022

Join us this Thursday for the International Humanitarian Law Conference, focusing on Climate Change and Armed Conflict and co-presented with the University of Alberta and the Canadian Red Cross. November 3, 2022 from 12-2 pm in LC 231/237. Lunch provided!!

04/01/2022

The winner of our 50/50 fundraiser is Scott Parker! Scott kindly donated his winnings to the Coalition for Justice & Human Rights. Thanks, Scott!

03/29/2022

Law Students for Human Rights is holding its AGM March 29 at 12. LawSHR is a low-commitment way to get involved in the Faculty of Law's rich and caring community. Help us host meaningful panels, fundraise for important initiatives, and advocate for human rights at home and abroad. You can also join online at https://meet.google.com/ran-xyba-ion.
To run for an election, please submit your name and contact information to [email protected] before the AGM on March 29 at 12:00 pm.
P.S. There will be snacks! :)
The following positions and their roles are up for election for the 2022/2023 school year.
* Treasurer
* Secretary
* VP Events
* VP Communications
* VP General
* President
To learn more about the positions, check out our event page

03/24/2022

LawSHR is hosting a 50/50 raffle! Tickets go on sale March 24 and 25. We will be selling them on the couches outside the library. Cash and e-transfers are accepted. For e-transfers, please email [email protected].

Tickets are 1 for $2, 10 for $10 and 20 for $15.
Proceeds will be going towards the coalition for justice and human rights. They are an independent advocacy and education network that ensures justice and accountability on human rights.

What they do:
- Draft human rights complaints where an individual feels they were discriminated against based on one of the following prohibited grounds: race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income and sexual orintetion
- Advocate for individuals who feel they were treated unfairly by another individual, system, institution
Connect vulnerable individuals to services and organizations
- To learn more about what they do, visit their website https://www.coalition4jhr.org or follow Mark on twitter

03/04/2022

If you haven’t been able to attend a panel yet, tomorrow is the last day of the “Colonialism in Modern Times” Conference!

03/03/2022

Thank you to our powerhouse panel (Naomi Sayers, Tamara Pearl and Niki Bains) and everyone who attended! The conference is continuing tomorrow with some amazing panels.

Those who wish to attend the speed networking must register through the google form first. https://forms.office.com/r/00PvKSKpjs

03/02/2022

DAY 1 of the Queen’s “Colonialism in Modern Times Conference” is tomorrow. There are an array of great panels throughout the afternoon. The panels are organized by clubs from common-law law schools across Canada.

03/02/2022

Happening tomorrow!

Law Students for Human Rights “Decolonizing Law & Policy Making” panel, as part of Queen's Human Rights Law Club's “Colonialism in Modern Times” conference.

Our panel includes:

Naomi Sayers is a lawyer and indigenous feminist with nearly a decade of consultation experience. In 2020 she officially launched her own practice. She regularly advises on issues relating administrative law, human rights, police abuse/violence, constitutional issues, lobbying and law reform initiatives, and non-profits. Her clients have included all levels of government, other non-profits, and public relations groups. She also created an online reporting tool to help people document online harassment.

Niki Bains is settler lawyer living and working in Amiskwaciwâskahikan/Edmonton. She was born and raised on Treaty 6 territory. She has been involved in anti-racism education initiatives for the legal community, including co-creating the Anti-Racism Bookshelf, co-presenting workshops for lawyers, and co-teaching a course at the U of A Faculty of Law called Critical Perspectives on Race and the Law. She practices primarily in the areas of Aboriginal and constitutional law, serving First Nations clients.

Tamara Pearl is Nēhiyaw (Plains-Cree) from the One Arrow First Nation in Saskatchewan. Tamara originally joined the university of Alberta faculty of Law as an Indigenous Support Manager. In this role, she launched the Launchpaid into Law summer program with the Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge which exposes Indigenous law students to Indigenous legal traditions and trains them in core legal skills before they begin their first year of law school. Tamara is now a PhD candidate in Law at the University of Ottawa with a focus on anti-dominance training in an anti-colonial framework for law school curriculum.

Check out our FB event page for more details
https://www.facebook.com/events/636590970902441?ref=newsfeed

01/29/2022

We learned so much and had a few laughs at our Do Better talk, "Human Rights and Fast Fashion."

A highlight of our discussion - learning about local to Edmonton initiatives that fight back against fast fashion. Blenderz Garment Recyclers is a textile recycler in Edmonton that makes and sells craft kits, up-cycled products, and preloved garments and textiles. Check it out! Thanks for the recommendation, Megan!

Second hand clothing and textile recycling. Affordable finds, upcycle workshops, garment repair and shredding. No exports!

10/08/2021

Welcome to the 1st Do Better Talk of the school year! This talk focuses on how prisoners, and the overall prison system have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are do better talks?
"Do Better Talks" were created in an effort to engage with and educate on Human Rights issues such as systemic racism. These meetings will be mostly informal and provide people a chance discuss and actively engage with the theme of the meeting. These talks are a safe space to learn and ask questions.

Check out the Facebook event page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/930299221204014/?ref=newsfeed

09/30/2021

Today is Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Today we honour the stolen children and Survivors, their families, and their communities in commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools.