Executive Director, Neighbourhood Legal Services & Manager, Health Justice Program. Imagining a healthy city & inclusive world. Tweets are my own.
Toronto
Joined April 2012
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@nlstoronto and @JFCY shift the dial on access to #citizenship in #Canada. Applicants can now seek fee waiver where special hardship at play. #a2j #sdoh #poverty #refugeerights #statelessness nlstoronto.org/uploads/4/4/3…
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Ashley Schuitema, executive director of Waterloo Region Community Legal Services, is spreading the word about how people without an address can get the ID they need to vote.
“It’s really important for people to feel empowered and get out and vote." buff.ly/4hFRIJv
A call for Canadian support for the ICC’s work with respect to Palestine/Israel — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along alexneve.ca/blog/a-call-for-…
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This study outlines how medical-legal partnerships can address social determinants of health through policy advocacy. Authors: @shah_nishwa, Kim Radford, Steve Durant, Rami Shoucri, @Stonejenge, @NavPersaud, @AndrewDPinto. #SDOH @JusticeProgram
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Bringing legal services directly into healthcare settings results in policy advocacy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. @shah_nishwa @Stonejenge @NavPersaud @AndrewDPinto @ProjectMUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/919804
Thanks to @UofTLaw for recognizing the clinical legal education we provide students through the @JusticeProgram. It’s an honour & a privilege.
Congratulations to all 2023 recipients, including #UofTLaw graduates Andrew Foley (JD 1991), Jessica Orksin (JD 2005), Padriac Ryan (JD 2011), and Jennifer Stone (JD 2004)! xitter.cf/uoftalumni/status/1748…
Cool job alert!
REMINDER! The deadline to apply to join our amazing team as a senior housing litigator is this Friday, Nov 17th. Details are here. Pass it on!
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*URGENT CALL TO ACTION*
We, alongside the @SHJNetwork are asking people to contact members of the Housing and Planning Committee in order to put a stop to the upcoming unjust changes to the RGI application system. You can do that using this doc:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Oh hi! Have you seen our wonderful new logo, designed by the very talented Devlin Design?
Oh and while you’re here, how about signing up for our Amazing Race (through time) next Thursday?
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Our partner @nlstoronto is CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESISTANCE & ACTIVISM.
Start preparing your teams of 5 for an Amazing Race (through time)! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH, from 3-6PM.
DETAILS AND HOW TO REGISTER here: canadahelps.org/en/charities…
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OHIP for All Legal Challenge - CanadaHelps - please help support seed funding for a legal challenge to the recent cuts to healthcare for uninsured folks in Ontario. More details here. Share with your networks! #healthcare4all canadahelps.org/en/pages/ohi…
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"We've seen a number of other provinces move in this direction," says #Sakatchewan Premier in explaining why the province is ending its immigration detention contract with #CBSA.
5 have done so. When will @JustinTrudeau cancel the rest? #WelcomeToCanada cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatche…
ALT check marks for five provinces that have cancelled and a question mark for the federal government
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Amazing, amazing journalism by @jpags & @KellySkjerven shining a light on a patchwork system where people regularly fall through the cracks.
.@KellySkjerven & I did our best to track down what the public should know about a man alleged to have killed a 16yo at Keele station. What we found is a justice system apparently aware he posed a risk, but a lack of supports to prevent it /1 thestar.com/news/gta/2023/04…
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BREAKING: #Saskatchwan becomes 5th province to terminate its immigration detention contract with #CBSA (on Sept 30).
With half of Canada’s provinces terminating, when will federal government show leadership by canceling the rest? #WelcomeToCanada #cdnpoli saskatchewan.ca/government/n…
ALT PM Trudeau: Show leadership by ending Canada's practice of incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails.
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BREAKING: @nlstoronto & 18 other public interest legal orgs have sent this open letter to the @ONAttorneyGen urging a pause to the sudden cuts to essential healthcare on constitutional grounds. #healthcare4all nlstoronto.org/blog/open-let…
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BREAKING: Health workers & community organizations are calling on the Ontario government to stop the cuts to healthcare for uninsured people & ensure #Healthcare4All. Act now by signing & sharing this petition! tinyurl.com/keepcoverage
