Launch of Toronto Pilot of Dare to Dream
We had a great launch for the Toronto Pilot of Dare to Dream on October 11th. As part of this program, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal lawyers and law students will take part in justice education and mentoring activities with the students of the First Nations School of Toronto and with the Mnjikaning Kendaawsin Elementary School on the Chippewas of Rama First Nation.  Volunteer lawyers and law students participated in training at the Law Soceity of Upper Canada where they learned about Aboriginal law and culture, how to engage and mentor Aboriginal youth, and how the law impacts the lives of Aboriginal youth. Justice Harry LaForme spoke about the importance of Dare to Dream and the need for the legal community to do more to engage and support Aboriginal youth. You can find out more about the training and see pictures here. 

L-R: Karen Restoule (Toronto Coordinator, Dare to Dream), Grandmother Dorothy Peters, Justice Harry LaForme, Catherine McKenna (CLA Executive Director), Tamara Moore (Director of Dare to Dream)

We would like to thank the LSUC Equity Initiatives Department for supporting and hosting our training. We would also like to thank all of our sponsors, including our gold sponsor, GE Capital Americas, our silver sponsor, McMillan LLP and TransCanada Corporation, and other other sponsors including Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, the RBC Foundation and Norton Rose LLP.

Our 2012 Interns Are Home
Welcome back to the 19 students who participated in internships this summer! Our students
worked with our incredible partner organizations both abroad and in Canada, including Building Markets in Ottawa, the Asia Foundation in Timor-Leste, and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation in Colville Lake. From "reflections from the field," you can read about Lara Green's experience at ECPAT in Bagkok here, Stephen Hedley's summer with the Yukon Conservation Society here, and Jordan Sewell's summer working with the Behdzi Ahda First Nation in Colville Lake here.
CLA would lke to thank all the host organizations that make these opportunities possible for our students. Stay tuned for our 2013 internships which will be posed on our website in December.

CLA Intern James Billingsley (University of Victoria), UNDP Access to Justice Unit, Timor-Leste

Start of the 2012-13 Student Chapter Program
A new year brings a new theme for this year's Student Chapter Program: "Transitional Justice- Mechanisms for Achieving Peace and Justice." Executive Members of CLA's Student Program have all received a copy of our Theme Guide and are starting to organize events on their University campuses. We look forward to welcoming all of our student chapter presidents to Ottawa for leadership training in November. The Student Chapter Program is made possible through the generous support of The Dominion, the University of Ottawa and Barrick Gold.

CLA is Hiring!
We're looking for a part-time Director of Programs for an eight-month contract from January 1, 2013 until August 31, 2013, with the possibility of renewal. Applications are due by November 19.  See the job description here.