Law prof honoured for advocacy of human rights and social justice
Law professor Danardo Jones won the OHREA Human Rights and Social Justice Award.
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— Published on Dec 16th, 2022
Dr. Laverne Jacobs Receives the DAWN Canada 2022 Hummingbird Award
— Published on Dec 16th, 2022
Talk to address impact of residential school system
Law professor Valarie Waboose, an Anishinabe Kwe and director of the Indigenous Legal Orders Institute, will address the devastating and long-lasting impact of the residential school system on the survivors in a free public presentation entitled “Studies of the Indigenous Residential School System and Stresses of the Compensation Process for Survivors” on Thursday, Dec. 8.
— Published on Dec 7th, 2022
Bill Bogart was interviewed by the Bermuda press regarding the legalization of cannabis in that country
(Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Bill Bogart was interviewed by the Royal Gazette about the legalization of cannabis in that country.
— Published on Dec 7th, 2022
Program to support survivors of gender-based violence
A new program of Legal Assistance of Windsor will support survivors of gender-based violence and sexual assault.
— Published on Dec 16th, 2022
Settlement awards $3.1 million to Windsor Law’s Class Action Clinic
The Class Action Clinic at the UWindsor Faculty of Law has received a $3.1 million award from the recent settlement of a $100-million class action lawsuit.
“This award to the clinic is an important next step in Windsor Law’s rich history of upholding an access to justice mission for Canadians,” said dean Reem Bahdi. “The Class Action Clinic at Windsor Law is the first clinic of its kind in North America.”
— Published on Oct 28th, 2022
Event to Re-launch Campus Chapter of Scholars at Risk
An event next Tuesday will re-launch a UWindsor chapter of Scholars at Risk, a global network of academic institutions organized to support academic freedom and defend the human rights of scholars around the world.
— Published on Oct 21st, 2022
Bill Bogart did CBC interviews across the country last week on the review of the Cannabis Act which has been launched
Bill Bogart did CBC interviews across the country last week on the review of the Cannabis Act which has been launched.
— Published on Oct 21st, 2022
Talks to address issues of Indigenous genocide
“Most Canadians are not aware of the treaty history of Indigenous Peoples or are not aware of the violations of this treaty relationship,” says Beverly Jacobs, senior advisor to the president on Indigenous relations and outreach. “Nor are they aware of the genocide against Indigenous Peoples to try to erase them as people.”
— Published on Sep 26th, 2022
Bogart: Is it time to treat alcohol the way we treat tobacco?
Professors Emeriti Bill Bogart authors Ottawa Citizen article focused on changes in social attitudes toward tobacco and alcohol.
https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/bogart-is-it-time-to-treat-alcohol-the-way-we-treat-tobacco
— Published on Oct 21st, 2022