Amici Curiae Friendship Society

Assisting self-represented litigants complete their legal forms and navigate the complexities of the legal system in order to obtain justice. Increasing #A2J

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Mar 20 2019, #AmiciCuriae in partnership with @AllardLaw ICLC inaugurated its pop-up #60sScoop service to help file claims for loss of #Indigenous culture.

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A huge thanks to @shroffanimallaw for her thorough presentation of an overview of animal law on February 26th at the Justice Education Society

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Some final parting words from #Amicicuriae’s executive director ⁦@LCCDomBautista⁩

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Today’s #60sscoop primer is in preparation for #Amicicuriae’s workshop commencing in March assisting individuals in completing their #60sscoop claim forms

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Closing remarks from Karen Snowshoe to wrap up #Amicicuriae’s first #60sscoop primer…a thank you to all our speakers and volunteers for attending.

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Andrea Bryson from Rise Women’s Legal Centre is presenting our volunteers with resiliency for volunteers when working in a trauma-informed advocacy setting

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Our various presenters are walking through our volunteers who will be assisting clients in completing their #60sscoop claim forms

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Today’s agenda

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Karen Snowshoe discusses creating a safe space when assisting clients. First: do no harm.

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After a short 15 minute break, we are joined by Karen Snowshoe who is kindly sharing her story with the #60sscoop

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Crystal Reeves explains that the #60sscoop could also be referred to as #canadasscoop, since the scoop not only occurred in the 60s but well into the 80s

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Patricia Barkaskas and Crystal Reeves commence the #60sscoop primer by presenting us with the its history

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Our speakers are gearing up and ready to go for #Amicicuriae 60s scoop primer

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First Annual #60sscoop primer is set to begin.