Empower the Next Generation of Youths
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Dear Friend,
When I tell people I work at the BCCLA, they tend to ask me what kind of work we do. When they learn about our Public Legal Education programs, they always want to know more.
Recently, I’ve been telling everyone about the phenomenal response we receive from our annual Youth Conference. On March 2 and 3, we brought together 140 students from across the Vancouver Lower Mainland, who attended virtually and learned from a territorial welcome, two keynote speakers, and five fantastic workshop presenters.
Over the course of the Conference, students learned about:
- Their rights in the workplace
- Local housing justice issues in conversation with a person with lived experience of tent city advocacy, homelessness, and housing precarity
- Cree law, and the ability for Indigenous laws to work alongside Canada’s legal system
- Their rights online, both in school and outside of school
Public legal education is a core part of our work because we believe better is possible. We believe societal change... is possible. In order for change to happen, people need to know of what their rights are, and how to take action if their rights have been violated.
We believe change is necessary not just for us, but for the generations that will come after us.
Change takes time, effort, and resources. We are here to fight for change, and we need you to join us in the fight. Join us in creating a legacy of change.
Get in touch with us now, if you would like us to add a high school you are connected with to the growing list of attendees who will be invited to next year’s conference.
We are looking forward to putting on more public legal education events this year. We hope you’ll attend and learn more about your rights, and what you can do to stand up for them.
Thanks for supporting our work,
Sambriddhi Nepal (she/her)
Director of Engagement and
Development
