by Sade Makinde | Oct 8, 2021 | News & Updates
TORONTO – The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is disappointed by the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s decision in R. v. Morris. The Court failed to take a strong stance and ensure that every sentencing judge across the province meaningfully considers anti-Black racism...
by Khaldah Salih | Jun 24, 2021 | News & Updates
Join us on June 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm for a webinar by the Black Legal Action Centre for Black Ontarians on human rights legal systems and filing applications. Have you experienced discrimination and want to learn how to take legal action through the human rights...
by Khaldah Salih | Jun 10, 2021 | News & Updates
The Board of Directors of the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is delighted to announce that Moya Teklu is the clinic’s new Executive Director and General Counsel. The organization’s renewal also includes new board members and the development of its first...
by Khaldah Salih | May 14, 2021 | BLAC Submissions, News & Updates
BLAC is concerned that the provisions being put forth in Bill 251, Combatting Human Trafficking Act, 2021 are in keeping with harmful and largely problematic anti-trafficking legislation that has been and continues to be developed in Canada. While trafficking is a...
by Khaldah Salih | Apr 19, 2021 | BLAC Statements, News & Updates
We are calling on the provincial government to follow through on its recent promise to prioritize the distribution of the vaccine to all adults in high-risk communities and neighbourhoods worst hit by COVID-19. We are also calling on the provincial government to...
by Khaldah Salih | Feb 4, 2021 | BLAC Statements, News & Updates
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC), along with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), are jointly intervening in a case (R. v. Morris) before the Court of Appeal for Ontario on February 11, 2021. In R. v. Morris, the Court of Appeal for Ontario will...
