BLSAC Conference

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This year’s marks the fourth time for the BLSAC Conference to be held in Halifax, as in 1993, 1999 and 2004. As evidenced by the theme this year, “Examining the Law, the Legal Profession and the Community: Assessing the Road Traveled, Strategizing for the Road Ahead we plan to offer a venue for learning, discussing and action planning
This year’s Conference highlights tentatively include:
• Plenary sessions and roundtables discussing community advocacy, environmental racism, community displacement, career planning, racial profiling, and case law led by leading academics, legal professionals, members of the judiciary;
• An Information Fair for legal, university and community firms and organizations;
• Networking activities including a firm tour and reception hosted by Boyne Clarke, and an entertainment showcase;
• The Second Annual Koskie Minsky LLP Diversity Moot;
• Annual General Meeting of BLSAC members;
• Presentation of the Justice Sparks Award;
• Unveiling of the portrait of James R. Johnston, the first Nova Scotian of African descent to graduate from Dalhousie Law School, hosted by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society;
• Aboriginal welcoming ceremony;
• Film-screenings of three National Film Board films, and Sylvia Hamilton’s The Little Black School House;
• Closing Gala and Dance co-hosted by BLSAC, DBLSA, the Dalhousie University Black Student Advising Centre and the Black History Month Association

The conference will bring together students, academics, and legal professionals of diverse backgrounds nationwide to discuss common issues as we look to recognize Black Canadian Achievements in Law and look forward to address present concerns.

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