Updates on LEAF's legal activities - as we turn a young 35 years old! 


** LEAF's Gains in Equality
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This year we turn a young 35 years old ([link removed]) . During these uncertain times, one thing remains certain: LEAF will continue to highlight the gendered impacts of the pandemic on women, girls, and the most vulnerable in our communities.

Plus, we introduce you to our new staff members and share some feminist survival essentials to keep you safe in quarantine!


** The Substantive Equality Bulletin
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** LEAF-DAWN-ARCH coalition seeks leave to intervene in R v Slatter to advance substantive equality rights for women labelled with intellectual disabilities.
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Read about LEAF's involvement >> ([link removed])


** LEAF seeks leave to intervene before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in Jackson Estate v Young to highlight the importance of women’s socioeconomic equality.
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Read about LEAF's involvement >> ([link removed])


** On March 12, 2020, LEAF Staff Lawyer Rosel Kim appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to speak about Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code.
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Read about LEAF's submission >> ([link removed])


** Cee Strauss is LEAF's new Staff Lawyer
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Cee Strauss contributes to the development and management of LEAF’s cases. They also conduct legal and other research in support of LEAF’s work on litigation, law reform, and public legal education. Read more about Cee here ([link removed]) .


** Cynthia Khoo is LEAF's Researcher in our Cybermisogyny Project
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We are pleased to announce that Cynthia Khoo will be working with LEAF as the Cybermisogyny Project Researcher to support and inform our law reform efforts and potential upcoming interventions concerning cybermisogyny. Read more about Cynthia here ([link removed]) .


** Our team is working remotely & staying safe in quarantine with these essentials!
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👟 Fitness
Nicole recommends the @extensionroom on Instagram ([link removed]) - this studio live streams ballet and barre workout classes.

🔆 Mental Health
Yasmine recommends the freeInsight Timer app ([link removed]) to help with any sleep issues, anxiety or stress you may be feeling.

🎧 Podcasts
Nicole recommends listening to the Coffee With My Ma podcast ([link removed]) : Actress Kaniehtiio Horn (Letterkenny, The Man in the High Castle) asks her mom, Kahentinetha Horn questions over a cup of coffee, revealing her mother's humour through stories of activism and the ongoing experiences of colonialism faced by Indigenous women.

📚 Feminist Reading
Yasmine recommends reading Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot. ([link removed]) For every case in which author Mikki Kendall highlights the problematic practices of mainstream feminism, she offers guidance on how we can all do better.


** There are many ways to support LEAF, especially during these difficult times!
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📈 You can make a bigger impact by donating securities and mutual funds to LEAF

📜 Make LEAF part of your legacy, and consider leaving a gift in your will

Please contact Megan Cameron, our Fund Development Manager at 416.595.7170 x2004 or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to speak about your options for giving!
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