Special CALC Access to Justice Projects Community Advocacy & Legal Centre 158 George Street, Belleville, Ontario

Special CALC Access to Justice Projects

Community Advocacy & Legal Centre 158 George Street, Belleville, Ontario

Special CALC Access to Justice Projects 2May 30, 2013

Old view of access to justice vs. Emerging view of access to justice

Access to Justice “Outcomes” Access to Justice “Outcomes”

• Clients have increased security in achieving and protecting their basic needs, such as food, shelter, income, education, employment, health care, personal safety and family relationships

• Holistic and transformative• Includes social justice• Social inclusion outcomes

• Clients obtain access to the justice system, civil liberties, equal protection and intended benefit of the law


Access to Justice (CALC View)Access to Justice (CALC View) Providing information about the law, legal rights, legal

processes and the legal system;

Increasing the amount of advice and “brief” services to help people understand and navigate the system

Supporting methods to reform unjust laws and to encourage the adoption of new laws to promote justice; undertaking systemic advocacy to improve the legal practices of institutions

Providing access to enforcement mechanisms, and appropriate legal representation at all stages of legal proceedings.


Serving individual clients: Core mandate


A multi-pronged A multi-pronged mandate mandate

grounded in grounded in legal services to legal services to

poor and low poor and low income income

individualsindividuals

Increasing Legal Literacy Special Project

Enhancing Legal Information and Referrals by the Public Libraries


Public Libraries ProjectPublic Libraries Project


Public Libraries Outreach Project - Public Libraries Outreach Project - Collaboration with HCLACollaboration with HCLA

Increasing Legal Literacy

Supporting the critical role of “trusted intermediaries”


Semi-Semi-annualannual

NewsletterNewsletter

Print and Print and electronicelectronic


Clinic Clinic WebsiteWebsite

Tip Sheets Tip Sheets and FAQ and FAQ

pagespages


Using Social MediaUsing Social Media


Possible “Spectrum” of Legal Literacy and Possible “Spectrum” of Legal Literacy and Capability Training for “Trusted Intermediaries” Capability Training for “Trusted Intermediaries”

Community navigation –advocacy & other help available

Spotting or red-flagging

legal issues

Making good legal

referrals

Using the internet and

printed materials

effectively to find legal

information

Advocating effectively for

your client

Understandinglegal information vs. legal advice

Identifying systemic

issues for advocacy

Working with clients to

encourage self-

advocacy & self-help

Using social networking technology to find and

update legal information

Understanding the law: Legal

issue workshops

Working effectively with your client’s

lawyer or advocate

Developing sophisticated

legal research

skills

Understanding available

legal services (Legal Aid, pro bono, sliding

scale)

Legal Awareness Legal Advocacy

Understanding how to use the law (process & enforcement)

May 2013

Developing knowledge-

sharing networks

Understanding the legal system

Developing basic legal research

skills

Developing a “reflective

practice”


www.communitylegalcentre.ca/referrals/docs/LEGAL_AID_COMPARISON_CHART_HPE.pdf

Legal Aid Comparison Chart – Who Does Legal Aid Comparison Chart – Who Does What?What?


www.communitylegalcentre.ca/referrals/docs/Where_Else_to_Go_For_Help.pdf

Where Else Where Else To Go For To Go For Help ChartHelp Chart


Family Law Resources GuideFamily Law Resources Guide


““Legal Health” Checklist (Collaboration Project)Legal Health” Checklist (Collaboration Project)


Family Law Family Law Information Information

Sharing WorkshopSharing Workshop


Outreach to Outreach to Local ClergyLocal Clergy

Coordination of Legal Aid Services: Five County Network

Navigating Paths to Justice


Legal Aid Services Together @LAST Legal Aid Services Together @LAST ProjectProject

Legal Aid Funded Services

Collaborating to Increase Access to

Justice across five

counties


Anticipating significant deliverables from the Anticipating significant deliverables from the Legal Aid Services Together @LAST projectLegal Aid Services Together @LAST project


Paths to Justice ReportPaths to Justice Report


Creating strategic alignment and possibilities for increased collaboration

Increasing Access to Justice

University Student

Legal Clinics

Law & BarAssociations

Community Legal Clinics

Pro Bono Lawyers

Legal Aid

Government, Courts

& Politicians

NGOs & Law

Foundation

Working with Access to Justice partnersWorking with Access to Justice partners

University Student

Legal Clinics



University Student

Legal Clinics


Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics


NGOs & Law

Foundation

Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics


Legal Aid

NGOs & Law

Foundation

Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics


Pro Bono Lawyers

Legal Aid

NGOs & Law

Foundation

Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics


Pro Bono Lawyers

Legal Aid

NGOs & Law

Foundation

Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics


Increasing Access to Justice

Pro Bono Lawyers

Legal Aid

NGOs & Law

Foundation

Government, Courts

& Politicians


University Student

Legal Clinics



Five County Network (FCN)Five County Network (FCN)

Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC) Kingston Community Legal Clinic (KCLC) Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) Northumberland Community Legal Centre (NCLC) Queen’s Student Legal Aid Society (Queen’s) Rural Legal Services (RLS)



LEARN LAW Newspaper Columns – LEARN LAW Newspaper Columns – Launched in February 2012Launched in February 2012

Jointly produced monthly newspaper columns being published in rural newspapers throughout five counties in Eastern Ontario

Project of Five County LAO-funded Service Providers Network

Collaborating with the Private Bar to Increase Access to Justice


Creating/hosting new HCLA website Creating/hosting new HCLA website


Wills & Wills & Powers of Powers of Attorney Attorney ProjectProject


Learn Law LunchesLearn Law Lunches


Family Law Checklist: What to BringFamily Law Checklist: What to Bring


Tips for Family Law Lawyers Assisting Tips for Family Law Lawyers Assisting Clients on Social AssistanceClients on Social Assistance

Outreach to Special Communities


MIGRANT WORKERS

Do you have questions about your legal rights in Canada?

Come on out to our Migrant Worker Information

Session!

CALC will be hosting a free information session for Migrant/Temporary Foreign workers to answer some of the most common legal questions workers have. We will be covering topics such as employment law, immigration, and access to services.

Please call us at 613-966-8686 ext. 0 for more information

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158 George Street, Level 1 Belleville, ON K8N 3H2 Tele: (613) 966 8686

Toll Free: 1 877 966 8686 Fax: (613) 966 6251 TTY: (613) 966 8714

Your community legal clinic

When: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Community Advocacy & Legal Centre

158 George St., Level 1 Belleville

Light Refreshments will be provided

Migrant Migrant Workers Workers OutreachOutreachFebruary February

20122012


Deaf Community 2012Deaf Community 2012

www.communitylegalcentre.ca


Ontario Justice Education NetworkOntario Justice Education Network

Working with, and learning from, legal empowerment projects and legal aid projects internationally


Chinese Delegation Visit 2007 Chinese Delegation Visit 2007


Visit to Legal Aid Service Counters, Visit to Legal Aid Service Counters, Holland 2008Holland 2008


ILAG Conference, NZ 2009ILAG Conference, NZ 2009


International Renaissance Foundation, International Renaissance Foundation, Ukraine 2009Ukraine 2009

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CALC Sponsors Ukrainian Study CALC Sponsors Ukrainian Study Tour - 2010Tour - 2010


Reflective Practice to Increase A2JReflective Practice to Increase A2JGAJE Conference - Spain 2011GAJE Conference - Spain 2011


Innovating Justice, Holland, Innovating Justice, Holland, April 2012April 2012


Open Society Justice Initiative Regional Open Society Justice Initiative Regional Legal Empowerment Conference, Legal Empowerment Conference,

Istanbul – May 2013 Istanbul – May 2013

Documents

Special CALC Access to Justice Projects Community Advocacy & Legal Centre 158 George Street, Belleville, Ontario