Legal workshops and talks for community members. Join us for the 2025 Talkin’ Justice workshops.

Upcoming workshops and talks are highlighted below. You can register for each workshop by clicking on the date(s) or scanning the QR code on the poster.

Tuesday, April 15: Policing Black Lives: Building Police Free Futures

Join us for a conversation with Robyn Maynard, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto – Scarborough. Robyn writes extensively about borders, policing, abolition, and Black feminism.

Together we will learn about:

  • Surveillance, policing, and racism
  • Alternatives to policing and the criminal legal system

Wednesday, May 07: Keepin' it Real: Realities of Laws and Enforcement

Join us for a conversation with Liam Michaud, a community-based researcher studying policing and drug policy, and former harm reduction worker.

Together we will learn about:

  • The impacts of drug law enforcement and police tactics on the health and dignity of people who use drugs
  • An overview of drug laws, and demystifying drug “trafficking”
  • The protections and limitations of reforms such as the Good Samaritan law
  • Collective strategies to minimize the harms of criminalization in a changing legal environment

Tuesday, May 20: Community Violence and Healing

Join us for a conversation with Bianca Braganza, MSc, JD/ BCL, Pro Bono Lawyer with the Combatting 2SLGBTQ+ BIPOC Hate and Racism program at The 519.

Together we will learn about:

  • What community and structural violence are
  • The social determinants of health and about crime and justice
  • The alternatives to approaching community safety and justice

Resources from Past Workshops 

Examples of past workshops: tenant rights, employment and human rights law, wills and powers of attorney, health care rights, legal options for community members facing gender-based violence, and rights while interacting with police services.

Offered as part of The 519 Legal Clinic. For other services of the clinic, visit Access to Justice and Legal Initiatives

    At The 519

  • May 20, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
  • Jul 15, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
  • Aug 19, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
  • Sep 16, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
  • Oct 21, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
  • Nov 18, 2025 (6:00 pm  8:00 pm )
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