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OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowship program was introduced in 2017. The program provides an opportunity for a select group of law students to gain in-depth public legal education training and experience before entering law careers. Justice Education Fellows receive focused skill development in communications, community outreach, public speaking, and plain language work. During the academic year […]
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“I am lucky to have had the opportunity to participate in the justice education programs and I would not hesitate to recommend it to other high school students.” While she was a student at Cathedral High School in Hamilton, Sarah Daly had the opportunity to participate in a variety of OJEN’s school-based programs through her […]
Students throughout Ontario participated in the annual OBA – OJEN Competitive Mock Trial (OOCMT) program in April and May. Despite the extra challenges of preparing for the mock trial during Covid-19, 6 tournaments took place in Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Toronto and York. Now in its ninth year, the program underwent modifications in 2020 so […]
The Waterloo OJEN Committee held its 5th annual Braiding Diversity into Justice program by Zoom on the morning of March 31, 2022. The goal of the program is to connect marginalized and/or racialized young women between the ages of 16 and 20 with women working in the legal sector. 50 young women from the Kitchener-Waterloo […]
When Halton OJEN Committee Chair, Inga Andriessen, heard that lawyers from a local law firm had been granted leave to argue a case at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), she recognized the rare learning opportunity it presented for local high school students. She arranged with the lawyers involved to address Halton area law classes by […]
The Durham Committee’s annual Law Day event has been a popular program for Grade 5 classes for many years. When the Covid-19 pandemic made in-person activities at the Durham Region Courthouse impossible, the Durham committee successfully adapted the event to deliver it virtually. This year, they delivered the program twice on Wednesday, April 20th, including […]
“I have found that schools, classrooms and student activities are some of the best places to learn from and about other communities.” The judiciary has played a vital role in the establishment and ongoing success of OJEN throughout our 20 year history. Justice Patricia Hennessy of the Superior Court of Justice has championed justice education […]
During National Volunteer Week, April 24 – 30, we salute the thousands of volunteers who have contributed so much to OJEN’s success since our launch 20 years ago. We began in 2002 with a mission to promote understanding, education, and dialogue to support a responsive and inclusive justice system. With minimal staff and a shoestring […]
I learned the value of justice education, specifically, the ways in which it can empower young people. Amanda Cutinha was a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law when she was accepted into OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowship program in 2019. OJEN’s Fellowships are year-long placements in which students receive in-depth training in public […]
By Zoë Paddock In December 2021, OJEN wrapped up the pilot for the new iteration of the Family Law for Young Parents (FLYP) program, funded through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It was delivered to 2 community partners in Hamilton. One program with St. Martin’s Manor ran as a hybrid model, both virtually […]
Registration is open for Braiding Diversity into Justice, an online event for diverse young women in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. This ½ day activity takes place on March 31, 2022 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Offered by the Waterloo OJEN Committee, Braiding Diversity into Justice connects marginalized and/or racialized young women with women working in the […]