About the report
How can we facilitate learning about the law in a way that is grounded in the vision of community and supports efforts to end oppression? How can we equip people with honest information about the legal system so that they can choose the path that is best for them? For the past year, we have been exploring these questions through the Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) project. Our report by the same title pulls together our biggest learnings when it comes to PLEI’s guiding principles, purposes, impacts, limitations, and potential harms, as well as wise and ethical practices for PLEI practitioners.
Download the Executive Summary.
Online workshop
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 12:30 to 2 pm Pacific Time, we offered a free online workshop on Re-Envisioning PLEI! Please stay tuned for the recording. Thank you to our generous partners at Courthouse Libraries BC and Clicklaw for working with us to offer this learning opportunity.
Social media images: Wise practices in PLEI
Help us share our learning about wise practices for facilitating learning about the law by sharing our images on Facebook and Instagram! You can also access our social media toolkit for links to high-resolution images and instructions for making your posts more accessible by adding alt text or image description.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Unpack how legal systems work—in reality, not just in theory—so that learners can make informed choices in their lives. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: Zainul Yasni on Unsplash.” Photo of a group of young adults working around a table with colourful sticky notes. The vibe is focused and collaborative.. Lime green background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Value feeling, thinking, and acting—not just thinking. Make space for challenging emotions, which can be a healthy response to injustice. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: nappy.co.” Photo of two young adults facing each other with the palms of their hands touching, standing on sand. One is smiling broadly and the other is in profile and seems to be smiling more subtly. Pink background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Recognize that everyone in the circle holds important knowledge and is both a teacher and a learner. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: nappy.co.” Photo of two young adults, one laughing and looking at a laptop and the other gesturing with one hand. Vivid green background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Use varied learning formats. Challenge the dominance of the written word by using art-based, story-based, and participatory approaches. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: Manik Roy on Unsplash.” Photo of colourful pencil crayons pointing upwards at a diagonal against a bright yellow background. The entire graphic has a powder blue background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Challenge the assumption of superiority of the colonial state legal system. Recognize and value other legal systems. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: nappy.co.” Photo of a hand lifting a megaphone in the air against blue sky, power lines, and the corner of a building. Pink background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
Suggested alt text/image description: Text: “Work with community members to plan an evaluation process that focuses on what matters to them. Read our Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information Report for more wise practices. Photo Credit: Disabled and Here Collective.” Photo of a person seated at a round table and using an orange pen on a booklet or piece of paper with a focused expression. Olive green background. West Coast LEAF 35 years logo in bottom corner.
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West Coast LEAF knows that we have a lot to learn from our community! Please fill out our online feedback form to share your insights, ask questions, and/or let us know what you think of our report and how you plan to use it.
Acknowledgements
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank all those who contributed to our learning through this project: youth workshop facilitator volunteers, workshop participants, teachers, youth-serving professionals, former West Coast LEAF staff members, and fellow PLEI practitioners and social justice educators. Their expertise and vision are at the heart of this project.
We also thank our generous project funder, the Law Foundation of BC.
