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Documentary: Kids Are Only Kids Once

About the video Through our Child Welfare Advocacy Communities of Practice project, West Coast LEAF has been working with community to transform public attitudes, a necessity if we hope to transform harmful, colonial systems. In an effort to shift Read More

A 360° view on family policing

This special edition of the Winter LEAFlet examines the context of our child welfare advocacy Communities of Practice project. Bringing together affected families, community members, Elders, lawyers, advocates, and frontline workers, we seek to transform the family policing system Read More

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Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) – Report

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 Read More

Social media toolkit for the BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020

About the social media toolkit West Coast LEAF is proud to present a social media toolkit featuring eight images to raise public awareness of findings from our BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020. The images feature beautiful illustrations by Read More

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A toolkit for navigating section 276 and 278 Criminal Code matters as complainant counsel in criminal proceedings

For survivors of sexual assault navigating the criminal legal system, the disclosure of private records and introduction of evidence about their sexual history can be a devastating intrusion. Concerns about this type of intrusion can also be a major Read More

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Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options (2019 Edition)

West Coast LEAF was pleased to partner with Legal Aid BC to publish a revised English language edition of our Separation Agreements booklet, originally published in 2013. This booklet explains the law about the fair division of family property or Read More

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Animated Video: The Unfinished Story of Yes

Our animated video called The Unfinished Story of Yes is part of the Only Yes Means Yes project. It explains how activism has shaped Canada’s laws about sexual assault over the years – and the deep problems that remain.     Huge thanks to Read More

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Is That Legal? revised edition – now multilingual!

About the resource This plain language legal guide was developed for youth as part of our Legal Responses to Cyber Misogyny project. It explains what the law says about five common online situations that young people may experience. Is That Read More

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