5:30 p.m. Top opinion leaders to speak at youth justice forum
Top opinion leaders to speak at youth justice forum
Join the Law Society of BC on Wednesday, June 25 for a free public forum: Voices on Youth Justice. Panellists include Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth in BC, Provincial Court Judge Nancy Phillips and retired youth corrections officer and author Gordon Cruse.
Turpel-Lafond will be speaking about some preliminary findings of her Office's upcoming youth justice report and her extensive experience with vulnerable youth as a Provincial Court Judge in Saskatchewan. Judge Phillips is the Administrative Judge at Robson Square Provincial Court where she hears a variety of cases, including family and criminal matters involving youth. She has worked on youth matters for nearly two decades -- as Crown counsel, as a defence lawyer and now as a judge. Cruse spent 26 years supervising young offenders in Victoria and listening to their own unique stories. He is the author of Juvie: Inside Canada's Youth Jails.
Mark Forsythe, host of CBC Radio's BC Almanac program, will be the moderator. The forum is presented in partnership with CBC, the Society for Children and Youth of BC, First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition and the Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks.
When
Wednesday, June 25
6:00 - 8:00 pm (registration at 5:30 pm)
Where
Law Society building, 845 Cambie Street, Vancouver
How to register
Email forum2008@lsbc.org by June 18, 2008 or call 604-669-2533 to guarantee your attendance at the free public forum. For more information, contact Dana Bales, Communications Officer, at 604-443-5708 or dbales@lsbc.org, or contact Susanna Tam, Equity and Diversity Coordinator, at 604-443-5727 or stam@lsbc.org.
