The federal election is almost upon us, and advance voting has already begun. Perhaps you have been to the polls already, or maybe you are still deciding whether or how to vote. At West Coast LEAF, we’re also thinking Read More
It’s election season – here are some ways you can advocate for change in your riding
It’s official. The race has been called and the next federal election will take place Monday, October 21, 2019. With four weeks until ballot day, candidates and parties are trying to get their platforms out into the world and Read More
Five ways to bring feminism into the high school classroom
What does a feminist education look like to you? We’d like to think it includes teaching students about justice, encouraging critical thinking about power and inequality, and giving young people tools that they can use to help themselves and Read More
A Mixtape to Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
“My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.”- Louis Riel The above quote from Metis leader Louis Riel and has been resonating with Read More
Celebrating 20 Years of Youth-to-Youth Legal Education
One of the ways that West Coast LEAF uses the law as a tool for social change is through public legal education. Our public legal education program encourages people to think critically about the law and society, and to Read More
More than a rainbow sticker
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), an important occasion to check in with ourselves here at West Coast LEAF about how consistently and effectively we are challenging these oppressions every day in our Read More
Kids’ books for social justice: learning and unlearning
“As a parent of a young child, I find that there are two kinds of opportunities for learning about social justice with kids. The first are the learning moments when an opportunity arises to talk to my kid about Read More
Welcome to 2019: The Fight for Justice Continues!
2018 has been a year of intense activism for the feminist movement around the globe. From social justice movements like #Metoo and combating the rise of racism and fascism. It was a year of resistance to protect land, bodies Read More