BLACOntario @BLAC_Ontario
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a legal aid clinic created to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism in Ontario. Tweets are not legal advice. blacklegalactioncentre.ca Ontario, Canada Joined January 2018-
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Today, we seek to remember the victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, as well as those who chose to jump into the ocean, because they knew that death was better than bondage. #RememberSlavery
Let’s all do our part to eliminate racial discrimination!
📣 Don't miss our upcoming co-hosted webinar discussing how poverty impacts gender equity for racialized women in Canada. Sign-up: lnkd.in/gM5n_3Fi @SALC_BC @ccncsj @BLAC_Ontario @SALCOntario @CASSAOnline
One day out of 365 is not enough time to celebrate women for all they do. Today, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women everywhere. Their sacrifices and countless accomplishments make our world a better place. Happy International Women’s Day!
Black Legal Action Centre's Annual General Meeting will be taking place on February 12th, 2024. Date: Monday, February 12, 2024 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Suite 202 - 720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON Materials will be sent on or before February 2, 2024
BLAC will be discussing the new report by the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Anti-Black Racism by Toronto Police. See it on CBC @ 10PM EST. The full report can be found here: www3.ohrc.on.ca/en/en/impact-a…
Our Annual General Meeting is coming up February 12, 2024
Our quarterly newsletter is out! Checkout the November issue of BLAC in Black and White here: mailchi.mp/blac.clcj.ca/b…
Today we are speaking at the Senate regarding securing citizenship for Black Children that have been in the child welfare system. See us speak here at 4:30 PM Today: sencanada.ca/en/Committees/…
BLAC is hiring an Intake Worker! This position has the primary responsibility for performing clinic intake functions, as well as litigation and administrative support to the clinic staff, as required. Deadline to apply is December 1st. Apply here: blacklegalactioncentre.ca/blac-is-hiring…
BLAC is hiring a Staff Lawyer! The Staff Lawyer will primarily focus on prison law, police complaints, and human rights law. The deadline for this application is Friday, December 1, 2023 Read more here: blacklegalactioncentre.ca/blac-is-hiring…
A new class action has launched against the Toronto Police Service for the practice of “Carding”. We are seeking prospective class members who identify as Black, First Nations, Inuit or Métis and have experienced Carding since 2011.
BLAC is hiring a Community Legal Worker! They will be responsible for community outreach, public education and advocating for law reform. The deadline for applications is Friday, August 25, 2022 at 5:00pm. Read more here: blacklegalactioncentre.ca/blac-is-hiring…
Proud to be partnering with TNO to support temporary foreign workers in Ontario.
If your dream career path is advocacy, The Big Mingle is the place to be! Join CABL and The Advocates' Society on August 9, 2023 for this special event where soon-to-be lawyers come together with mentors. Learn more: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
Today is Emancipation Day! On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire. At the Black Legal Action Centre, we reflect on the brutality of slavery on this day and acknowledge the struggle of our ancestors.
Negro Frolics @DesmondCole
115K Followers 7K Following Journalist, author Website: https://t.co/CTbFqAX20I For bookings contact Scott Sellers [email protected]
Joy Henderson @Joyhenderson78
28K Followers 8K Following Afro-Indigenous (Lakota). Queer. Parent. Crafty bitch. Soccer mom. Capricorn. Too tired for your nonsense. Smartass.
Erica Ifill @wickdchiq
21K Followers 2K Following Award-winning 🇨🇦🇬🇾 Journalist & Economist. 2023 @CJFE award winner. Host of @badandbitchy. Columnist @thehilltimes. Habitual line-stepper
Dr. Jill Andrew, PhD .. @JILLSLASTWORD
26K Followers 6K Following MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s🍊✊🏿|Body Equity|#SizeismSUCKS|Fashion Diversity|@BCCAwards https://t.co/VHKbHj7Rxk RT ✖ end
Parents of Black Chil.. @PoBCAdvocate
5K Followers 370 Following Facilitating and advocating for system change to ensure Black children and youth can achieve their fullest potential
Kristyn Wong-Tam 🇨.. @kristynwongtam
54K Followers 3K Following MPP Toronto Centre and Official Opposition Critic for the Attorney General / Small Business / 2SLGBTQI+ Issues
Dr. Notisha Massaquoi @NotishaMassaqu1
7K Followers 2K Following A Black woman on a journey! Director of The Black Health Equity Lab; Assistant Professor Department of Health and Society University of Toronto, Scarborough,
Matthew Green 🍊�.. @MatthewGreenNDP
47K Followers 25K Following MP for Hamilton Centre https://t.co/fmVDliMQbF. #AntiRacist #AntiFascist
Sarah Jama @SarahJama_
30K Followers 6K Following Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre. Independent. Account is run by Sarah & team. 🇵🇸
Robyn Maynard @policingblack
36K Followers 3K Following Policing Black Lives (Fernwood 2017) Rehearsals for Living (Knopf/Haymarket: Abolitionist Papers 3 2022), Assistant Prof Black feminisms, University of Toronto
Alison Craig @lawandchocolate
9K Followers 1K Following Criminal defence lawyer, sports fan, advocate against wrongful convictions, left wing pinko, OCR enthusiast, anti-pants, hopeless chocolate addict. She/Her.
Danielle Robitaille @MDRobitaille
6K Followers 983 Following Managing Partner of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP — Litigation & Investigations — Host of The Lawyers Lounge https://t.co/tNvZpOVPWH…
CathyCrowe @cathyacrowe
14K Followers 8K Following Longtime Canadian street nurse (non-practising), flâneuse, Order of Canada, author, columnist on https://t.co/HiCRjDNKY5. Fighting for a national housing program.
The Biking Lawyer (Da.. @TheBikingLawyer
12K Followers 5K Following Personal Injury Lawyer for Cyclists & Injured People. Bikes, Anti-Racism & Police Violence. Free legal advice 800-725-0754 Co-Founder @thebikebrigade
Chris Rudnicki @chrisrudnicki_
4K Followers 1K Following Criminal defence lawyer who believes that another world is possible.
Javier Dávila #FreeP.. @XjusticeXpeace
6K Followers 5K Following queer latinx award-winning educator | CREATING RADICALLY LOVING ALTERNATIVES|#TJ |#GBVP education |#exJW + rape #survivor |#BlackTransLivesMatter #LandBack
Project DROC ©️ @ProjectDroc
1K Followers 2K Following We are a group of committed Black +racialized educators, community members & co-conspirators fighting against #AntiBlackRacism #Racism & #Oppression. #Action
Progress Toronto @progresstoronto
14K Followers 1K Following A not-for-profit organization advocating and organizing for a democratic, just, and progressive Toronto.
Ameil J. Joseph Ph.D... @ajesusjoseph
8K Followers 2K Following Associate Professor, School of Social Work, McMaster University. #racism #mentalhealth #migration #criminalization #anticolonial [email protected] 🇬🇾
Tonya Kent @tonya_ck
2K Followers 838 Following criminal defence lawyer~intersectional feminist~CLA board member~anti racism advocate~reproductive justice *opinions are my own*
Nnenna @NnennasThoughts
0 Followers 12 Following
Society of Gender Pro.. @genderprofs
660 Followers 5K Following SGP is an international association of gender practitioners, academics & activists promoting gender justice #TheFutureIsFeminist #FeministCoLeadership
Bad Infinity Jest @spl33n3r
61 Followers 485 Following Critical of your political economy, have lots of baggage
Ron Clancy @ronaldclancy
739 Followers 4K Following Father, veteran, entrepreneur, sailor, beer guy, @uOttawa and #NorwichUniversity alum, @Westernulaw student. Opinions are my own and def #NotLegalAdvice
Anna🍉🗝️ @anna_lippman
5K Followers 1K Following I rap so vicious but I talk so politely • PhD Candidate, Sociology, York University• ✡️ 4️⃣🇵🇸
TalentFuseHRConsultin.. @TalentfuseHR
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Zip @Zippy1974today
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Ms Rutledge @RutledgeMiss
203 Followers 351 Following (she/her) Kindergarten Literacy Coach - passionate about the outdoors. advocate. equity. continuously learning and questioning. passionate about inquiry. play.
Inclusion & Co. 🇨�.. @InclusionAndCo
9 Followers 120 Following Passionate about creating equitable and inclusive spaces.💡| Teaching DEIB. 🫱🏼🫲🏾 ⬆️ More Diversity. ⬆️ More Equity. ⬆️ More Inclusion. ⬆️ More Belonging.
ashburnlegal @ashburnlegal
19 Followers 52 Following Ashburn Legal Services provides a wide range of paralegal services in the City of Toronto.
Mako Association @MakoSocial
1 Followers 31 Following
alyssatooker @alyssatook30629
113 Followers 4K Following
Ontario Council of Ag.. @ocasi_comms
32 Followers 62 Following Collective voice of the immigrant and refugee-serving sector in Ontario. Follow @OCASI_Policy.
Ahmat TCHANAYE @AhmatTchanaye
62 Followers 305 Following Militant engagé pour la justice sociale et le bien-être.
Mew | ♀♿️ @mewmasks
185 Followers 544 Following Community Worker🧸 Mask Up 😷🚿Married to Hot Showers 🚿 ⚡️Always in pain ⚡️ —— Yes I Can Park There ♿️
Assata Shabaz @assata_shabaz
0 Followers 32 Following
Cecília Batista @cecilia1batista
46 Followers 143 Following Social justice advocate. Brazilian Lawyer. Licensing in Ontario | LL.B at @Unicap | Criminology MSc student at @Umontreal
LeslynVJohnson @v_leslyn
1 Followers 42 Following
Keller Levasseur @KellerLeva46340
127 Followers 5K Following
ottawacourt cases @ottawacourt
43 Followers 67 Following
Black Experiences & L.. @Bealic268790
9 Followers 235 Following Black Experiences & Lifestyle In Canada https://t.co/zgMLew7iqB
✨👑💎 @__queentingz
157 Followers 586 Following
laurencebadeau @laurenceba40511
185 Followers 6K Following
Jeffrey Nicholson, RP.. @NurseNicholson
339 Followers 352 Following RPN @NiagaraHealth | BScN Student @Senecapoly | Healthcare | Policy | Equity | Community | Excellence In Nursing, 2021 | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ [email protected]
kellydatt @kellydatt148642
158 Followers 5K Following
M. H. B. @KMTCOSMIC
8 Followers 140 Following FRIENDLY AND ENTHUSIASTIC SALESPERSON! SHOP AT COSMIC CONNECTION @melanindeborah @kmtsymbolic @GyeNyame53MIKE Email [email protected]
Raheem White @Ryrice_117
116 Followers 350 Following (he/him) | Incoming DPCDSB Student Trustee ‘24 - ‘25 | I take the Oath of Office in August 2024 | views are my own
David Meyers @DavidMeyers6
1K Followers 2K Following He/Him. Settler. All in for #DisabilityJustice. Anti-racist. Senior Manager of Independent Living Programs at @CIL_Toronto. Opinions my own.
President Joseph Bruc.. @Yayomafiadon
89 Followers 324 Following UN Geneva President : [email protected]
Smethou @smethou96653
210 Followers 6K Following
Shusheighn @shusheighn46926
197 Followers 4K Following
Lillian Loppie @LillianLoppie
49 Followers 263 Following
Yuunya♥夢叶え人 @Yuunya1813007
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Lydia Riva @RivaLaw
586 Followers 429 Following Criminal Defence Lawyer; Host of podcast “For the Accused” https://t.co/Qjl9lz777G
Chris Waters @ProfCWaters
3K Followers 1K Following International law professor @windsorlaw, co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review, active transportation advocate.
l_ann @lann50749335
23 Followers 680 Following
Sabine Mondestin @SabineMondestin
13K Followers 6K Following Actress singer,writer & filmmaker 🎬 https://t.co/nPQL1azXc4 Director & Founder of Open World Toronto Film Fest @owtff Don't be a stranger I don't bite
Stacy-Ann Buchanan @stacynbuchanan
3K Followers 987 Following #MentalHealthAdvocate |Filmmaker|TEDx Speaker|Actress|#Author CreatHER: @theblindstigma + @themysticeffect
Teisha Ugwuegbula @tishugwuegbula
24 Followers 166 Following
Metheknou @metheknou33776
239 Followers 4K Following
Patrice Hall-Johnson .. @Ms_P_Hall
811 Followers 2K Following (She/Her), Settler, #PMAward Recipient, #Teach @OttCatholicSB, #Faculty @algonquincolleg & #uOttawa, P&A Co-Chair @ocsb_ben, Community Builder: MOCO and ➕VIBES
Shouslysl @shouslysl47118
215 Followers 4K Following
Tricia Murray @tmurray35
150 Followers 1K Following
Britt87 @Britt8711
43 Followers 101 Following
Maya DeLuna ☽ Ottaw.. @TheMayaDeLuna
2K Followers 553 Following Your Afro-Latina Good Luck Charm ✰ BIG Lips au naturel ✰ All welcome 🌈 pansexual ✰ Fr/En ✰ @indy_mtl member [email protected]
What are Statues For? @WhatAreStatues4
17 Followers 104 Following #BeingHumanFestival Join the debate about the future of statues connected to the slave trade. 💡 Book Free tickets for the roundtable & workshops⬇️
Tearteaun @tearteaun38390
3 Followers 225 Following
Lamika Gordon @LG_FITCS
6 Followers 8 Following
Negro Frolics @DesmondCole
115K Followers 7K Following Journalist, author Website: https://t.co/CTbFqAX20I For bookings contact Scott Sellers [email protected]
Dr. Jill Andrew, PhD .. @JILLSLASTWORD
26K Followers 6K Following MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s🍊✊🏿|Body Equity|#SizeismSUCKS|Fashion Diversity|@BCCAwards https://t.co/VHKbHj7Rxk RT ✖ end
Parents of Black Chil.. @PoBCAdvocate
5K Followers 370 Following Facilitating and advocating for system change to ensure Black children and youth can achieve their fullest potential
Dr. Notisha Massaquoi @NotishaMassaqu1
7K Followers 2K Following A Black woman on a journey! Director of The Black Health Equity Lab; Assistant Professor Department of Health and Society University of Toronto, Scarborough,
Sarah Jama @SarahJama_
30K Followers 6K Following Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre. Independent. Account is run by Sarah & team. 🇵🇸
Robyn Maynard @policingblack
36K Followers 3K Following Policing Black Lives (Fernwood 2017) Rehearsals for Living (Knopf/Haymarket: Abolitionist Papers 3 2022), Assistant Prof Black feminisms, University of Toronto
hooody hoo 〰️ @_hudahassan
14K Followers 992 Following mother, loosen my tongue / writer / professor
Court of Appeal for O.. @ONCA_en
5K Followers 0 Following Welcome to the Court of Appeal's Twitter account.
The Biking Lawyer (Da.. @TheBikingLawyer
12K Followers 5K Following Personal Injury Lawyer for Cyclists & Injured People. Bikes, Anti-Racism & Police Violence. Free legal advice 800-725-0754 Co-Founder @thebikebrigade
Project DROC ©️ @ProjectDroc
1K Followers 2K Following We are a group of committed Black +racialized educators, community members & co-conspirators fighting against #AntiBlackRacism #Racism & #Oppression. #Action
Progress Toronto @progresstoronto
14K Followers 1K Following A not-for-profit organization advocating and organizing for a democratic, just, and progressive Toronto.
Justice for Workers @fairwagesnow
11K Followers 2K Following Fighting for #Justice4Workers #DecentWork & #StatusForAll! Join the movement that is fighting to improve working conditions in Ontario and across the country.
Centre of Excellence .. @tdsb_cebsa
3K Followers 413 Following Dedicated to improving the experiences & outcomes for Black students. Committed to dismantling anti-Black racism at the TDSB & within educational institutions.
Migrant Workers Allia.. @MWACCanada
8K Followers 39 Following Building a member-led organization of migrant farmworkers, care workers, students + more to win migrant & worker justice. Secretariat of @migrantrightsca
Parkdale Community Le.. @ParkdaleLegal
4K Followers 1K Following PCLS is a Toronto community legal clinic and Ontario's premier teaching clinic. Trendsetting community lawyers and organizers since 1971. Tweets≠legal advice.
Mariam Moktar @MariamMoktar
2K Followers 1K Following Treasurer of @OBAlawyers Member of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for Ontario - GTA Lawyer at @PaliareRoland Personal account. She/her
Amherstburg Freedom @Aburgfreedom
3K Followers 3K Following The museum is a curated archive that preserves and shares Amherstburg's stories of the Underground Railroad and the solidarity it took to make it possible.
Leilani Farha 🍉 @leilanifarha
23K Followers 5K Following @make_theshift; former UN Special Rapporteur Right to Housing; cohost Pushback Talks @PUSH_TheFilm IG:@leilanifar
Lorne Sossin @LorneSossin
12K Followers 11K Following law and legal education enthusiast & judge: strictly personal views, retweets not endorsements (he/him)
BLSA Canada @blsacanada
2K Followers 397 Following We’re the national chapter of the Black Law Students Association of Canada, committed to justice & substantive equality. Retweets ≠ endorsements. @blsaisaacmoot
X - Dwayne W. Chomyn,.. @Citizen004
4K Followers 3K Following I didn't join twitter to spell check or proofread. AKA 《shitbag stan》 by a secret admirer.
Chris Waters @ProfCWaters
3K Followers 1K Following International law professor @windsorlaw, co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review, active transportation advocate.
Lydia Riva @RivaLaw
586 Followers 429 Following Criminal Defence Lawyer; Host of podcast “For the Accused” https://t.co/Qjl9lz777G
Morehouse College @Morehouse
57K Followers 2K Following Telling the unfolding story of the only historically Black college or university dedicated to the development of men into leaders one tweet at a time.
Steven Mnuchin @stevenmnuchin1
263K Followers 129 Following 77th Secretary of the Treasury. Personal Account.
Mike Bloomberg @MikeBloomberg
2.6M Followers 716 Following Entrepreneur, philanthropist, UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions, WHO Amb. for NCDs & Injuries, mayor of NYC, father, grandfather, and data nerd.
Black History in Two .. @blkhistory2min
2K Followers 958 Following Black History in short, lively, fact-packed stories accessible to people of all ages & education levels. Hosted by @henrylouisgates 🏆x4 #WebbyAwards
Henry Louis Gates Jr @HenryLouisGates
149K Followers 1K Following Dir. of @HutchinsCenter, African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, @Harvard. #FindingYourRoots - Tuesdays on @PBS.
Jonathan Capehart @CapehartJ
470K Followers 2K Following Associate Editor, Washington Post. Host "Capehart." Anchor @PostLive "First Look." Anchor MSNBC @WeekendCapehart. Contributor PBS @NewsHour "Brooks & Capehart"
Human Rights Campaign @HRC
809K Followers 133K Following HRC is the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. We envision a world where LGBTQ+ people are ensured equality at home, at work & in every community
Dalton Higgins @daltonhiggins5
6K Followers 4K Following Publicist. Author of 6 books (Drake biography). University Prof. BOOKINGS: Nat. Speakers Bureau https://t.co/0QDU8AcD18…
Mark C. Halfyard @Halfyard_Law
3K Followers 755 Following Lead Appellate Counsel at Daniel Brown Law. Adjunct professor, Osgoode and U of T. Author. Toronto Director for the CLA. Chair of the PIAP. Father of three.
Isfahan Merali @IsfahanMerali
4K Followers 5K Following Bencher, Law Society of Ont; Past Adjudicator, LSO Trib; Former Trustee, Law Foundation; Senior Counsel, Human Rights; Mental Health, Admin Law. Tweets my own.
Dr. Jeffrey K O Thomp.. @jkothompson
2K Followers 5K Following Years experience with projects (#PMP, #CSM, #SAFe), #Agile, #process improve (#Six #Sigma, #IT, #SAP & #Engineering) in #education, #finance, & #pharma #jkot767
Thamina Jaferi @ThaminaJaferi
2K Followers 3K Following B.A., J.D., #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #RepresentationMatters. EDI Consultant @DiversityMusing. Tweets are informational.
Black Health Educatio.. @BlackHealthEdC
586 Followers 80 Following History in the making: Transforming medical and health professional education to improve the health of Black communities across Canada
Neighbourhood Legal S.. @NLS_toronto
107 Followers 194 Following Downtown east community legal clinic. Housing | Income | Immigration | Employment law| Public Legal Education. #everychildmatters #blacklivesmatter
Maija Martin @MaijaMartin
50 Followers 110 Following Criminal Defence Lawyer - trials and appeals in Ontario and Nunavut. Toronto Director @CLAontario. Litigation Director @WICCD_Canada 🌈 she/her
Toula Kourgiantakis @DrKourgiantakis
1K Followers 4K Following Professeure agrégée, Associate Professor, | SWer & Family therapist | Research on addictions & mental health | Views are my own
Joseph Neuberger, Neu.. @NeubergerLaw
5K Followers 5K Following Toronto's leading Criminal Defence Lawyers
Marit Stiles @MaritStiles
60K Followers 3K Following Running to be your Premier in 2026! Leader of Ontario's Official Opposition @OntarioNDP and proud MPP for Davenport (MAH-rit)
TNO-THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.. @TNOtoronto
4K Followers 1K Following TNO is a community-based multicultural, multi-service agency providing services in communities across Toronto, including Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park.
Neethan Shan @NeethanShan
5K Followers 3K Following #TDSB Trustee & Vice Chair; Former #Toronto Councillor & Trustee of #YRDSB #antiracism #education #communitydevelopment Tweets are my own
Mr. Toronto Lawyer @selwynpieters
6K Followers 5K Following Lawyer: Ontario, Trinidad and Guyana Bar. Past President, Toronto Centre for Learning and Development. Past Chair, Black Legal Action Centre 416-787-5928
NAACP @NAACP
613K Followers 28K Following Founded 1909, the NAACP is the nation's first and largest grassroots–based civil rights organization. Over 2,000 volunteer-run branches nationwide.
Education Ontario @ONeducation
82K Followers 4K Following Ontario’s Ministry of Education. Terms of use: https://t.co/cT9iyQf7dN. En français: @Education_ONT
Patrick Case @equitychatter
1K Followers 571 Following
McCarthy Tétrault @McCarthy_ca
8K Followers 432 Following Canadian law firm delivering legal and business solutions. | Cabinet d'avocats canadien offrant des solutions juridiques et d'affaires.
Action Committee CAN @ActionCommA2J
757 Followers 194 Following We are working to make the justice system more accessible for everyone in Canada.
Shakir Rahim @szrahim
1K Followers 715 Following Director, Criminal Justice Program @cancivlib. Board Member @HIVLegal.
geetha philipupillai .. @ggeethaaa
1K Followers 4K Following civil, class actions & constitutional lawyer @gpllp / views my own & not legal advice /🌹
1834 Foundation @1834fellowship
916 Followers 720 Following A civic leadership & public policy training program for Black Canadian youth. #1834Fellowship.
Canadian Civil Libert.. @civil_trust
122 Followers 294 Following The public education arm of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. We work in schools and communities to safeguard the rights of everyone in Canada.
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah @d_owusuakyeeah
4K Followers 2K Following 🌻🇬🇭🌈 Executive Director @ccgsd_ccdgs • @CU_NPSIA Alum • Rugby fan/player • Black Feminist • She/Her • Tweets represent me only!
Harsha Walia @HarshaWalia
55K Followers 4K Following Border and Rule (2021) & Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Sikh. Inquilab. she/her. Hard on issues, soft on people. Antidote to despair is collective struggle.
TTCriders @ttcriders
10K Followers 3K Following A public transit advocacy group. We're transit users who want better public transit in Toronto. Not affiliated with @TTChelps. #KeepTransitMoving
West Coast LEAF @WestCoast_LEAF
5K Followers 1K Following We use legal strategies to work for gender justice & human rights. Social media moderation policy: https://t.co/kjegOSgzzv…
Marci Ien @MarciIen
40K Followers 3K Following Member of Parliament for #TorontoCentre — Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth — Mom to Blaize and Dash.
CommunityLegalWorker-.. @CLIW_LidaV
172 Followers 1K Following Community legal worker/Trabajadora legal comunitaria. Views my own.
Cannabis Amnesty @CannabisAmnesty
3K Followers 330 Following We are an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to righting the wrongs caused by cannabis criminalization in Canada. Join us. #CannabisAmnesty
Black CAN (formerly, .. @_BlackCan
299 Followers 251 Following Working to build Black political power and community support by engaging, encouraging and empowering Black Canadians to get more involved in politics
Leading in Colour @leadingincolour
859 Followers 137 Following Equipping racialized youth with skills to advocate for themselves and their communities, while combatting white supremacy.
Coalition Against Mor.. @CAMSOttawa
3K Followers 495 Following Ottawa residents, activists, and researchers concerned about calls for more surveillance and policing. #CareNotCams #NoCCTVinOttawa #DefundDisarmDismantle
Foster Care Today @FosterCareToday
5K Followers 761 Following This bot account serves to aggregate tweets on #FosterCare and #ChildWelfare news and #research. Rts are mostly automated.
Canadian Women's Foun.. @cdnwomenfdn
27K Followers 1K Following Our vision is that every woman, girl, and gender-diverse person has the power, safety, support, and rights to thrive, today and tomorrow.
The Anti-Racism Commu.. @antiracism_cc
726 Followers 78 Following The Anti-Racism Community Collective | Resources for BIPOC X Education for Allies + Accomplices | ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
Celina Caesar (like t.. @iamcelinacc
27K Followers 4K Following Former 🇨🇦 elected MP | | #mentalhealth & 🧠 advocate | Equity≠Justice | She/Her | Bestselling Author | PhD (neuro) student
Ron Fanfair @RonFanfair1
1K Followers 2K Following Toronto-based award-winning journalist. You can find my articles on https://t.co/vJoO5Vlog3 and https://t.co/uCE51JZ26RWe had a powerful meeting today with our partners under the TNO Worker Support Services program. These are the faces behind much of the work supporting temporary foreign workers across Ontario. Keep up the great work, team!
Honoured to represent @BLAC_Ontario with my colleague Saneliso Moyo at the Court of Appeal today!
BLAC has intervener status in Frank Dorsey et al. v. Attorney General of Canada. The appeal is scheduled for Monday, and BLAC is represented by Geetha Philipupillai and Saneliso Moyo of Goldblatt Partners. Read more about it here: blacklegalactioncentre.ca/frank-dorsey-e…
🧵1/4 Solidarity with Lydia Dosu! Black workers matter! End #YorkU racism! Reinstate Lydia now, @YorkUniversity! #cdnpse #onpse #canlab #onlab #onpoli #onted #Congressh #MeetYU #BlackLivesMatter
It has been a gift to work w/ the best people over the last 4 years. The staff at @BLAC_Ontario are brilliant & kind. Doing our best for people in our communities while fighting against ext & int systems. What an honour to do this work with y’all ✊🏿🙏🏿blacklegalactioncentre.ca/staff/
Join us for our Career Talk series as we look at tackling Anti-Black Racism in the workplace with @BLAC_Ontario. Black workers report that they have been treated unfairly regarding the hiring, pay, and promotional practices of employers. RSVP to join us communitybenefits.ca/career_talk
Time to deal with the intersection of racism, child welfare and immigration. Read this piece with important observations from #KhaldahSalih @BLAC_Ontario @erinvsimpson @ANavaneelan #AndrewBrouwer @CARLadvocates
They came to Canada, were in child protection, but never got legal immigration status. Now advocates are speaking up Read the stories of those facing deportations & BLAC's work advocating for policy change @SeanFraserMP @marcomendicino thestar.com/news/canada/20… via @TorontoStar
Policing is always a pipeline to deportation. Youth face triple punishment & anti-Black racism: criminalization in child welfare family policing system; racial targeting & criminalization in criminal legal system; and expulsion by immigration regime. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
This month and throughout the year, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black lawyers. Please check out the excellent work being done in Ontario by the Black Legal Action Centre: blacklegalactioncentre.ca @BLAC_Ontario
Nous sommes engagés dans la lutte contre le racisme systémique & la discrimination anti-noir dans le système de justice. C'est pourquoi nous soutenons @BLAC_Ontario, qui lutte contre cette réalité inacceptable et facilite l'accès à la justice pour les personnes noires en Ontario.
Such great news! @BLAC_Ontario will get $1 million in federal aid to assist their work to eradicate individual and systemic anti-Black racism in Ontario’s justice system. A big thank you to this vital organization and all that they do.
Ottawa funds litigators to devise legal weapons to fight anti-Black racism in justice system thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/artic…
I'm so glad the Department of Justice is recognizing the important work of the @BLAC_Ontario.
(1/3) The @BLAC_Ontario provides legal professionals and other experts with the information they need to raise legal arguments related to individual and systemic anti-Black racism in the justice system.
Today, the Honourable @DavidLametti announced funding of $1M over four years to support a project from @BLAC_Ontario. This funding will provide support to reform our justice system & ensure everyone has equal access to the legal information they need. 🔗 canada.ca/en/department-…
@chris_seban @SeanFraserMP There was a Q and A. Regularization of status was the first issue raised by #MigrantRightsNetwork. Also raised with @SeanFraserMP was the need to stop the deportation of former children and youth who were in the care of the State and ensure citizenship. Asked by @BLAC_Ontario
I'm looking forward to speaking to Senators this morning about this important legislation and how it can be improved. You can read read our joint brief with @BLAC_Ontario and @CAEFS_ACSEF on Bill C-5 here: leaf.ca/submission/bla…
Today, @PamHrick will be appearing in front of the Senate Committee on Legal & Constitutional Affairs re: mandatory minimum sentences. Bill C-5 doesn't go far enough to address the mass incarceration of Black & Indigenous women. Tune in at 11:30am EST: senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/XRender/en/Pow…
startup idea: a legal system that makes sense. who’s building this?
Great article featuring quotes from the amazing interveners incl. @BLAC_Ontario submissions made by @ggeethaaa !! 🖤✊🏿 #blacksexworkerslivesstillmatter
Paternalistic attitudes behind prostitution laws, supposedly to target human trafficking, end up targeting sex workers via surveillance, racial profiling, detentions + deportation. NEW from me on sex workers demanding intersectional review to change laws. thestar.com/opinion/star-c…
Thank you to co-counsel @Cheryl_Milne and @thechaiyun for representing our groups. Thanks to our case committee members for advising us on this intervention. #EndtheSTCA 📄For more information, read our factum: leaf.ca/wp-content/upl…
➡️ Ignoring s. 15 claims minimizes the issue of gender-based violence. Gender-based claims for protection are typically related to domestic, family, or sexual violence. Most claims are made by women refugees. It's time we take survivors and gender equality seriously.
The submission of LEAF, @WestCoast_LEAF, @AsperCentre in the #STCA challenge was presented to the @SCC_eng today. Here's a summary.🧵 We argued that courts solely focusing on s. 7 claims and side-stepping s. 15 claims—in this case side-stepping gender equality—creates 3 issues.
"The legacy stereotype of the Asian sex worker as naive, passive, and incapable of consenting to sex work bolsters the belief that they need to be “saved” by police, resulting in police raids that predominantly target and shut down Asian-operated massage businesses and the...
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