Joint Open Letter on Ontario’s Bail Reform
November 4, 2024 – Letter on behalf of the Black Action Defence Committee, Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, and the Black Legal Action Centre regarding Ontario’s Calls for Bail Reform We write in response to the recent calls for criminal justice and bail reform made by the Ontario government and echoed by police associations. Cumulatively, […]
BLAC Opportunity – Staff Lawyer Special Project – Child Protection
BLAC is searching for a special project child protection staff lawyer to join our team. The details are outlined here. This is a contract position with attractive benefits including group health and dental, vacation and other personal days.
BLAC Opportunity – Staff Lawyer – Contract
BLAC is searching for a dynamic staff lawyer to join our team. The details are outlined here. This is a contract position with attractive benefits including group health and dental, vacation and other personal days.
BLAC Opportunity – Staff Lawyer – Special Project – Immigration
BLAC is searching for a special project immigration staff lawyer to join our team. The details are outlined here. This is a contract position with attractive benefits including group health and dental, vacation and other personal days.
BLAC Opportunity – Staff Lawyer (Human Rights, Education Law)
BLAC is searching for a staff lawyer to join our team. The details are outlined here. This is a permanent position with attractive benefits including group health and dental, vacation and other personal days.
BLAC Opportunity – Intake Coordinator
BLAC is searching for an intake coordinator to join our team. The details are outlined here. This is a permanent position with attractive benefits including group health and dental, vacation and other personal days.
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2024
Modern day slavery can be found in many different countries and is marked in several ways. Canada is no exception, with Human Trafficking being recognized by the United Nations as a form of modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is of significant concern to BLAC as 67% of reported trafficking takes place in Ontario.[1] Debt bondage or […]
New Executive Director & General Counsel: Demar Kemar Hewitt
Toronto, ON August 19, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is delighted to announce that Demar Kemar Hewitt is the clinic’s new Executive Director and General Counsel. His appointment took effect on June 17, 2024. For the full press release click here. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
BLAC in Black and White: A quarterly newsletter on all things BLAC
Check out our latest newsletter for August 2024 here! Here are our previous issues which feature BLAC’s work over the past year: April 2024 November 2023 July 2033 May 2023 February 2023
Our reflection on Emancipation Day! 2024
…no Slave shall be admitted an (sic) evidence in any cause, except in cases of plotting among themselves to run away, kill or destroy their Master. Our reflection on Emancipation Day! On this Emancipation Day, we celebrate the official end of slavery in Canada and other parts of the British Empire. The occasion also compels […]
