Tag Archives: environmental rights

Empowering Youth and Communities through Public Legal Education

May 3, 2016NewsChildren, Education, environmental law, environmental rights, Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights, public legal education, rights, sustainability, YouthNetta Untershats

I had the honour of interacting with youth from many parts of the world during my extensive teaching and summer camp experience prior to attending law school. I carried my teaching experience forward as a volunteer with the Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) program, which seeks to “provide a positive and engaging exposure to […]

EJS Clinical pilot project a great success

April 30, 2015NewsCanadian Environmental Law Association, climate change, clinic, EBR, Ecojustice, environmental justice, Environmental Review Tribunal, environmental rights, legal research, municipal government, Osgoode, partner organizations, pilot project, soil, sustainability, West Coast Environmental LawStepan

In January 2015, Osgoode Professor Stepan Wood and McMurtry Fellow David Estrin welcomed six Osgoode JD students into the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinical pilot project, the precursor to the EJS Clinical Program that will begin in September 2015.