At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to in 2017!
January
- Common Law Radio, “Gender inequality and CEDAW,” January 11, 2017 http://www.commonlawradio.org/gender-inequality-cedaw/
February
- Vancouver Magazine, “Can Vancouver crack Feminism’s diversity problem?”, February 24, 2017 http://vanmag.com/city/vancouver-diversity-feminism-womens-march/
March
- Vancouver Courier, “’Deeper work’ remains in achieving women’s equality,” March 7, 2017: http://www.vancourier.com/opinion/deeper-work-remains-in-achieving-women-s-equality-1.11163633
- Vancouver Courier, “It’s time to kick off our metaphorical high heels,” March 20, 2017 http://www.vancourier.com/opinion/it-s-time-to-kick-off-our-metaphorical-high-heels-1.12358755
- The Source, “Gender equality initiatives support minority women,” March 7-21, 2017 http://thelasource.com/en/2017/03/06/gender-equality-initiatives-support-minority-women/
- News 1130, “Vancouver group challenges SCOC over workplace harassment ruling,” March 28, 2017 http://thelasource.com/en/2017/03/06/gender-equality-initiatives-support-minority-women/
- Radio Canada, “Discrimination au travail : quel est le pouvoir du Tribunal des droits de la personne?” March 28, 2017 http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1024939/discrimination-au-travail-quel-est-le-pouvoir-du-tribunal-des-droits-de-la-personne
- Clicklaw, “Organization of the month,” March 2017 http://blog.clicklaw.bc.ca/2017/03/29/organization-of-the-month-march-2017/
April
- Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew: “Vulnerable mothers fleeing violence sue over legal aid,” April 27, 2017 http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ian-mulgrew-vulnerable-mothers-fleeing-violence-sue-over-legal-aid
- Metro, “I’m tired of being a victim,” April 27, 2017 http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/04/27/woman-sues-bc-over-legal-aid-ordeal.html
- The Free Press, “Two women take on province over domestic abuse legal aid,” April 27, 2017 http://www.thefreepress.ca/news/two-women-take-on-province-over-domestic-abuse-legal-aid/
- CBC News, “Advocacy groups take BC government to court over legal aid,” April 27, 2017 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/advocacy-groups-take-province-of-b-c-to-court-over-legal-aid-1.4088629
- CKNW News Talk 980, “’This is about constitutional rights:’ Single mothers sue province over access to legal aid,” April 27, 2017 http://www.cknw.com/2017/04/27/302366/
- CBC Radio, On the Coast http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/programs/onthecoast/april-27-2107-1.4089553 (time 1:39:57-1:50:27)
- Global News, “Single mothers sue BC government over access to legal aid after drastic cuts,” April 28, 2017 http://globalnews.ca/news/3411129/single-mothers-sue-b-c-government-over-access-to-legal-aid-after-drastic-cuts/
May
- Legal Feeds (the blog of Canadian Lawyer & Law Times), “Advocacy groups in BC launch constitutional challenge over legal aid,” May 1, 2017 http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/3801/advocacy-groups-in-b-c-launch-constitutional-challenge-over-legal-aid.html
- Discourse Media, “It’s 2017 – but some rape survivors in BC are waiting two years for counselling,” May 1, 2017 http://discoursemedia.org/gender-and-identity/2017-rape-survivors-b-c-waiting-two-years-counselling
- The Tyee, “Clark government’s sexist policies are nothing ‘casual’: Eight women-harming measures, from slashing supports to attacking female job sectors,” May 1, 2017, https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/05/01/Clark-Government-Sexist-Policies/
- Vancouver Co-op Radio Red Eye Collective, “BC gets a D for women’s equality” (interview podcast), May 26, 2017, https://archive.org/details/BCGetsADForWomensEquality
June
- Metro News, “Indigenous women who report sexual violence let down by system: B.C. advocates,” June 6, 2017, http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/06/06/alberta-jailed-indigenous-woman-sexual-assault-case.html
- BarTalk Magazine, “Scaling up to systemic change and constitutional cases: Legal clinics as future change-makers,” June 2017, http://www.cbabc.org/CBAMediaLibrary/cba_bc/pdf/BarTalk/June%202017/2017-06-June_BarTalk_PDF.pdf
July
- CBC News, “B.C. Supreme Court to test legality of Canada’s solitary confinement rules,” July 3 2017, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/solitary-confinement-trial-begins-1.4189073
- Metro News, “B.C. lawsuit against solitary confinement in Canada’s prisons reaches trial,” July 3 2017, http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/07/03/bc-lawsuit-against-solitary-confinement-in-canada-prisons.html
- The Scrivener, “Mothers in a disabling society: The continued struggle for change,” Summer 2017, http://www.notaries.bc.ca/resources/scrivener/Summer2017/pdf/Scriv%20Summer17-online.pdf
August
- The Globe and Mail, “Solitary confinement must have 15-day limit, plaintiffs tell B.C. Supreme Court,” August 29 2017, https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/solitary-confinement-must-have-15-day-limit-plaintiffs-tell-bc-supreme-court/article36123840/
- CBC News, “Lawyers band together to call for sweeping changes to B.C.’s ‘badly broken’ justice system,” August 30 2017, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lawyers-call-for-justice-reforms-1.4269001
- The Globe and Mail, “Law advocates band together to urge NDP to reform B.C. justice system,” August 30 2017, https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/law-advocates-band-together-to-urge-ndp-to-reform-bc-justice-system/article36133707/
- CTV News, “Legal advocacy groups band together to ask B.C. for widespread justice system reform,” August 30 2017, http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/legal-advocacy-groups-band-together-to-ask-b-c-for-widespread-justice-reform-1.3568900
September
- The Lawyer’s Daily, “BC legal organizations join forces to call on province to address justice reform,” September 7 2017, https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/4570
- The Vancouver Sun, “The price of DIY law is too high for everybody,” September 12 2017, http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/daphne-bramham-the-price-of-diy-law-is-too-high-for-everybody
October
- CJSF radio Speak Up!, interview on Only Yes Means Yes, 5 October 2017, http://www.cjsf.ca/contents/speak-westcoastleaf
- The Globe and Mail, “Students take sexual violence policies into their own hands,” 18 October 2017, https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/canadian-university-report/students-take-sexual-violence-policies-into-their-own-hands/article36637617/
November
- Victoria News, “Saanich student participates in feminist panel,” 24 November 2017, https://www.vicnews.com/community/saanich-student-participates-in-feminist-panel/
- Global News, “Supreme Court of Canada to make final ruling on contentious BC Christian law school,” 27 November 2017, https://globalnews.ca/news/3884453/trinity-western-university-law-school-supreme-court/
- News 1130, “Trinity Western at SCOC, fighting to allow its grads to practice law in BC, Ontario,” 30 November, 2017, http://www.news1130.com/2017/11/30/trinity-western-scoc-law-bc-ontario/
December
- CBC News, “BC not meeting women’s rights targets established by UN, says legal advocacy group,” 6 December, 2017, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-womens-rights-report-1.4435908
- National Post, “BC not meeting women’s rights as established by UN: report card,” 6 December, 2017, http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/b-c-falls-shorts-on-improving-womens-rights-report-card
- Metro Vancouver, “‘Barely a dent’: BC gets a mere C on gendered violence,” 6 December, 2017, http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/12/06/barely-a-dent-b-c-gets-mere-c-grade-on-gendered-violence.html
- CBC Radio, BC Almanac interview about CEDAW Report Card, 6 December 2017, https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/bcalmanac_20171206_76550.mp3
- Roundhouse Radio, Middays with Jody Vancouver interview about CEDAW Report Card, 7 December 2017, http://bit.ly/2BcVMQC
- National Post, “Newfoundland judge imposes stiff sentence after guilty plea over ‘revenge porn’ extortion,” December 26, 2017, http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/newfoundland-judge-imposes-stiff-sentence-after-guilty-plea-over-revenge-porn-extortion