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Brittany Twiss

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Advisory Board, @PBSC_EPBC. Board Member, @leveljustice. Mama. Lawyer. she/her

Joined February 2010
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PBSC, @TheOFIFC, and the Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre (TBIFC) are pleased to announce the launch of an Indigenous Human Rights Clinic at TBIFC. This is the second clinic to launch under the Indigenous Human Rights Program. probonostudents.ca/post/indigenou…


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Our Indigenous Human Rights #Podcast dropped its third episode today! We talk to Gladys Radek, a long-time advocate for Indigenous women and girls who proved that her experience being followed by a mall security guard was part of a wider pattern of systemic discrimination. 1/2

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PBSC National Staff Update: Please join us in welcoming three new members to the PBSC National team! probonostudents.ca/post/pbsc-nati…

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The FJC is honoured to announce a contribution of $100,000 from our newest Champion Partner, Shulman & Partners LLP @shulmanlawfirm “Supporting and promoting access to justice initiatives is incredibly important to the team at Shulman & Partners... 1/4

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Fall intake and clinic dates for the FJC have been set! Visit probonostudents.ca/family-justice… to learn more about our virtual services. Help us spread the word! #familylaw #lawtwitter #a2j #selfreps


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We are thrilled to announce that @SettifyLaw has joined the PBSC team as a Friend of our Family Justice Centre (FJC)! Settify is an AI-powered online client service tool that aims to assist people in preparing for an initial Family Law consultation with a lawyer. 1/3

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If you are Indigenous & live in the Ottawa area, you can talk to a lawyer for free through our free human rights clinic. This is run in partnership with @PBSC_EPBC & @TheOFIFC To book an Intake appointment: Call: 613-701-1163 Email: intake.odawa@indigenoushumanrights.ca

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Flint is an incoming 3L at the @UTLaw, and grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia, on the ancestral lands of the Kwikwetlam First Nation.

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Fallon @fallonmbenson is Anishinaabe Kwe of Manitou Rapids (Rainy River First Nation), and an incoming 3L at @uocommonlaw

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Have you listened to our Indigenous Human Rights Podcast yet? Episode 3 will be dropping soon, so make sure you subscribe! 👂🦻 👂 open.spotify.com/show/5gY06Yg50… In the meantime, let's get to know our hosts!

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We've just launched our Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) chapter website (@PBSCAlexander). PBSC is only national pro bono service organization anywhere in the world. Learn more here: ryerson.ca/pro-bono

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We're grateful to @CharleneYYZ for facilitating these important conversations (and calls to action). Thank you John Brown, @bryngray & @NikkiGershbain for supporting and profiling our Indigenous Human Rights Program with the @TheOFIFC probonostudents.ca/indigenous-peo…

On the latest episode of the #WorkThatWorks podcast, I talk w/ John Brown & @bryngray from @McCarthy_ca about the work law firms need to do to create #Reconciliation focused workplaces that support Indigenous lawyers and offers them pathways to leadership. oba.org/workthatworks/…

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Akia dreams of a world where we #DecriminalizeNow. In directing this short piece for @HIVlegal, it has been my privilege to listen and learn from Akia. I hope you do too. youtube.com/watch?v=yoO7Qj…


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When the history is written @cathmckenna will go down as one of the greats. We wouldn’t have a price on pollution or national #climatechange plan without her.👏 Catherine McKenna retiring from politics. ctvnews.ca/politics/mcken…


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PBSC is pleased to announce that the @LawFoundationOn Access to Justice Fund has granted our Indigenous Human Rights Program $100,000. In partnership with @TheOFIFC, the program aims to combat anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination in Ontario: probonostudents.ca/post/the-law-f…


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📣Calling all Ontario Family Law Lawyers!📣 As our Family Justice Centre begins Spring/Summer Clinics, we are in need of more #probono lawyers to supervise our law students in assisting low-income family law clients. (thread) @LegalAidOntario @EpsteinColeLLP

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Our first summer FJC clinic is today, with almost all slots filled! ON residents: click here for more info & upcoming intake and clinic dates probonostudents.ca/family-justice… Our next intake is tmr AM! @LegalAidOntario @EpsteinColeLLP #familylaw #a2j #lawtwitter


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"Canada needs to stop litigating against First Nations kids and residential school survivors." Grateful to speak with @cblackst and @AngelaSterritt this morning. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…


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Remembering the 215 children who died at the Kamloops IRS projectofheart.ca/blog/2021/05/3…


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My late grandmother, residential school survivor who spent 10 years in these death schools, told me stories of fellow students beaten by nuns and priests to never be seen again or talked about. She was 7 when was forced to attend. citynews1130.com/2021/05/28/chi…


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