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Public Education groups:
Environmental:
British Columbia, Canada:
- West Coast Environmental Law
www.wcel.org/welcome.html (#781)
- promotes progressive environmental law reform
Manitoba, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)New Brunswick, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Newfoundland, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Northwest Territories, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Nova Scotia, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Nunavut, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Ontario, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Prince Edward Island, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Quebec, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Saskatchewan, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)Yukon, Canada:
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.web.net/cela/ (#747)
Family / Divorce / Custody / Adoption / Support:
Ontario, Canada:
- Community Legal Education Ontario
www.cleo.on.ca (#1053)
community legal clinic that produces clear language material for people with low incomes. Main topics include social assistance, landlord and tenant law, refugee and immigration law, workers' compensation, women's issues, family law, employment insurance and human rights
- F.A.C.T. - Fathers Are Capable Too
fact.on.ca (#4284)
One of the largest non-custodial parents' and children's rights organizations in Canada dealing with custody and access. F.A.C.T. is an organization of both men and women working to support our children's right to have a relationship with both parents. They are a not-for-profit non-custodial parents' and fathers' support and advocacy group.
- London Family Court Clinic (Ontario)
www.lfcc.on.ca (#187)
- The London Family Court Clinic is a non-profit mental health agency in London, Ontario, Canada, which advocates for the special needs of children involved in the justice system as young offenders, victims of crime or abuse, or as the subjects of custody disputes. Our advocacy includes assessment, counselling, prevention services, research, dissemination of information, and training for the community. Since 1974, the Clinic has served the London community and surrounding areas by conducting court-ordered forensic assessments of young people in conflict with the law. We also provide clinical consultations to custody facilities, conduct program evaluations of mental health and custody services, consult on the legal and programmatic aspects of crime prevention initiatives, assist children who are facing the prospect of testifying as victims or witnesses, and conduct custody and access assessments. Services to the community also involve professional training, research, publication, expert court testimony, public speaking, and individual counselling for children and their families.
Feminist Legal Theory / Women issues:
Canada:
- The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
www.leaf.ca/index.htm (#3657)
- national non-profit organization working to promote equality for women and girls in Canada. Using the equality provisions from section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a basis to advance women's rights, LEAF presents arguments, or intervenes, in cases where women's rights are at risk in Canadian courts.
British Columbia, Canada:
- West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
www.westcoastleaf.org (#3656)
West Coast LEAF works to advance women's equality rights in Canada.
First Nations / Native / Aboriginal:
British Columbia, Canada:
- Law Courts Education Society of British Columbia
www.acjnet.org (#1060)
Provides province-wide legal education to schools, community groups, Immigrant, Minority and First Nations organizations and the general public. Programs focus on the operation of the BC court system and criminal and civil trial procedures
Freedom of Information / Privacy:
Canada:
- Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
www.piac.ca (#3678)
non-profit organization that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public services.
Healthcare/mental health/incompetency:
Ontario, Canada:
- London Family Court Clinic (Ontario)
www.lfcc.on.ca (#187)
- The London Family Court Clinic is a non-profit mental health agency in London, Ontario, Canada, which advocates for the special needs of children involved in the justice system as young offenders, victims of crime or abuse, or as the subjects of custody disputes. Our advocacy includes assessment, counselling, prevention services, research, dissemination of information, and training for the community. Since 1974, the Clinic has served the London community and surrounding areas by conducting court-ordered forensic assessments of young people in conflict with the law. We also provide clinical consultations to custody facilities, conduct program evaluations of mental health and custody services, consult on the legal and programmatic aspects of crime prevention initiatives, assist children who are facing the prospect of testifying as victims or witnesses, and conduct custody and access assessments. Services to the community also involve professional training, research, publication, expert court testimony, public speaking, and individual counselling for children and their families.
Human-Civil Rights / Discrimination / Harassment:
Canada:
- Human Rights Internet
www.hri.ca (#3849)
eader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community. - headquarters in Ottawa, Canada
- United Nations Association in Canada
www.unac.org/index.html (#3858)Alberta, Canada:
- Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
www.aclrc.com (#289)
promotes awareness among Albertans about civil liberties and human rights through research and education. The Research Centre publishes reports on various civil liberties and human rights topics. One of the Research Centre's current projects is the Human Rights Education Project, which educates secondary students about human rights law. Includes links to other civil liberties and human rights groups, internet resources such as human rights conventions and constitutions, and useful web sites.
British Columbia, Canada:
- Equality Rights Lesson Aids Publications and Video (Available On Loan)
www.educ.sfu.ca/cels/equality_res1.html (#3848)
- list from the Legal Services Society (British Columbia)
Ontario, Canada:
- Community Legal Education Ontario
www.cleo.on.ca (#1053)
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