Harmit Sarai

Employment & Human Rights Lawyer at Forte Workplace Law, Board Member and Pro Bono Lawyer @salc_bc, Committee Member @claihr

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

“I can’t think of a better location for this overdose prevention site... Obviously, sometimes there’s people out front waiting to get in. Maybe that means there needs to be more sites.” @sarahblyth

Read more: https://t.co/4j01r7AZcT

[CityNews Vancouver @CityNewsVAN]

Emergency physicians at Surrey Memorial Hospital released a scathing letter Monday describing what they're calling a "crisis" at the facility. https://t.co/mHjwTMNw2C

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

A temporary foreign worker from the Philippines who was fired from her job as a caregiver after a cancer diagnosis has been awarded over $45,000 by the BC Human Rights Tribunal. https://t.co/UustI3ILrw

[Niki Sharma @NikiSharma2]

Human rights have to be fought for.

That’s why we are investing as much as $4.5 million to ensure people can access the justice they need to combat discrimination and hate in our province. https://t.co/TWZmMp7hXT

[ShroffAnimalLaw ⚖️🐾 @shroffanimallaw]

Happy #InternationalAnimalRights & #InternationalHumanRightsDay ⚖️🐾 We’re all connected, our needs overlap🦉🐈🦊🦁🐷🐿🤛🏾🤝

For 1st time, we presented on #AnimalLaw issues ⁦@CLEBC⁩ Human Rights Conference | ⁦@NotAverageLaw⁩ ⁦⁦@harmitsarai⁩ |#PawsOfEmpathy 🐾

[Harmit Sarai @harmitsarai]

@ChrisFaber39 Sula is amazing (two locations, one on Main and the other on Commercial Drive). Authentic Indian flavours in every dish I have tried - highly recommend!

[Harmit Sarai @harmitsarai]

Super excited to be presenting alongside @shroffanimallaw and Kristen Woo on Emotional Support Animals 🐶 at this year’s @CLEBC Human Rights Law Conference.

[ShroffAnimalLaw ⚖️🐾 @shroffanimallaw]

Looking forward to learning at @CLEBC #HumanRightsConference from leaders in the field like @lindsayawaddell #SandraGuarascio @RoperGreyell @barbarafindlay @AleemBharmal & more.

I'm presenting on #EmotionalSupportAnimals⚖️🐾w @harmitsarai @NotAverageLaw & #KristenWoo of @SFU

[James Yap (@jamesyap.bsky.social) @realjamesyap]

Thrilled about this legal victory for migrants’ right to health. Has been an honour to represent Nell along with colleagues Andrew Dekany and Barbara Jackman. The decision also has major significance for international human rights treaties in Cdn courts - will tweet more soon!

[James Yap (@jamesyap.bsky.social) @realjamesyap]

Social justice law folks in Canada - have a look at the recent Toussaint decision, which suggests it may be possible to enforce international human rights treaties *directly in Cdn courts* (explanation in thread) https://t.co/bbUVIJWznz /1

[CBC News @CBCNews]

Canadian Blood Services says it has three days worth of O+ and O-, five days worth of A+, A- and B- and six days worth of B+ blood products, according to its national inventory. https://t.co/IwqFvYxPQK

[Surrey Now-Leader @SurreyNowLeader]

Workplace beach cleanup sees 50 pounds of trash removed from #WhiteRockBC waterfront https://t.co/MnjWb0I9ba

[BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner @humanrights4BC]

Are you an Indigenous law student interested in advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples? Applications are now open for @FirstPeoplesLaw's $10,000 Indigenous Law Student Scholarship. Apply by July 31, 2022 at https://t.co/KkT6aodbdR #IndigenousRights #CDNpoli

[Peace Arch News @PeaceArchNews]

South #SurreyBC lawyer recognized with Innovation Award https://t.co/Kzd2sl2P3G

[Harmit Sarai @harmitsarai]

Jim Wu is the epitome of resilience and courage. Instead of letting Parkinson’s dictate his life, Jim believes it has only made him stronger. Jim inspires me to always see the glass half-full. I am lucky + proud to work with him! Check out his video below. https://t.co/Nf2I3esocg

[South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia @SALC_BC]

Join us on Zoom for our AGM on Monday, June 13th.

Everyone is welcome, especially if you've been thinking about volunteering or becoming a member.

Register Here: https://t.co/in05EGlXV3

#AGM #legalclinic #SouthAsian #bclaw #virtualevent

[Sara Forte @fortelawyer]

“Just 3% of Black professionals report feeling ready to return to in-person work as compared to 21% of their white peers… remote work has buffered them from microaggressions.” https://t.co/gejGSRdJgR

[Harmit Sarai @harmitsarai]

@SarahEwartBC @fortelawyer Yes, me too! #loveourfirm ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Harmit Sarai @harmitsarai]

It was a pleasure to speak at BC Doctors of Optometry’s 2022 Annual Conference! I know my sister and her wonderful colleagues took some great notes while I presented on Hiring Best Practices.

Thanks for having us @BCDOptometry

[Sara Forte @fortelawyer]

Were you at the @bcdoptometry conference this weekend? @harmitsarai kicked off Saturday morning with a session on Hiring Best Practices (aka, how to avoid spending a lot of money on an employment lawyer:)