Provincial Advocates Training Conference November 2015 PDF
Preview Provincial Advocates Training Conference November 2015
Provincial Training Conference Law Foundation of BC and Legal Services Society Agenda TUESDAY OCTOBER 6, 2015 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Dinner at 6 pm TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:00 - 8:30 Registration and materials pick-up 8:30 - 9:00 Opening, welcome (Warren Milman, Board Chair; Wayne Robertson QC, Executive Director, Law Foundation of BC; and, Mark Benton QC, Executive Director, Legal Services Society), and announcements 9:00 - 10:30 PLENARY SYSTEMIC POVERTY ADVOCACY: UPDATES Ballroom AB BREAK 10:45 - 12:15 SOCIAL SECURITY TRIBUNAL: WHERE ARE WE NOW? FAMILY LAW UPDATE HUMAN RIGHTS Ballroom AB Ballroom C Bridgeport Room 12:15 - 1:45 PovNet Lunch Nicky Dunlop, Executive Co-ordinator, PovNet Audrey Jun, Clicklaw Program Coordinator, BC Courthouse Libraries 1:45 - 3:15 TENANTS AND PARENTING RIGHTS SYSTEMIC APPROACHES WORKING WITH HIGH FORECLOSURE OF WOMEN LEAVING TO WELFARE SERVICE CONFLICT CLIENTS Ballroom AB ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS DELIVERY ISSUES (maximum 30 participants Ballroom C Bridgeport Room - register at front desk) Cambie Room BREAK 3:30 - 5:00 WORKING WITH PARENTING RIGHTS DEBT:BANKRUPTCY AND WORKING WITH A LAWYER MUNICIPALITIES ON CONTINUED FORECLOSURE ON JUDICIAL REVIEW TENANCY ISSUES Ballroom C Bridgeport Room Cambie Room Ballroom AB 6:00 DINNER and entertainment SCHEDULE PROVINCIAL TRAINING CONFERENCE 2015 - Radisson Hotel, 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC V6X 3X9 (Aberdeen skytrain) TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:00 - 8:30 Registration and materials pick-up 8:30 - 9:00 Opening, welcome (Warren Milman, Board Chair; Wayne Robertson QC, Executive Director, Law Foundation of BC; and, Mark Benton QC, Executive Director, Legal Services Society), and announcements 9:00 - 10:30 PLENARY SYSTEMIC POVERTY ADVOCACY: UPDATES Ballroom AB BREAK 10:45 - 12:15 SOCIAL SECURITY TRIBUNAL: WHERE ARE WE NOW? FAMILY LAW UPDATE HUMAN RIGHTS Ballroom AB Ballroom C Bridgeport Room 12:15 - 1:45 PovNet Lunch Nicky Dunlop, Executive Co-ordinator, PovNet Audrey Jun, Clicklaw Program Coordinator, BC Courthouse Libraries 1:45 - 3:15 TENANTS AND PARENTING RIGHTS SYSTEMIC APPROACHES WORKING WITH HIGH FORECLOSURE OF WOMEN LEAVING TO WELFARE SERVICE CONFLICT CLIENTS Ballroom AB ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS DELIVERY ISSUES (maximum 30 participants Ballroom C Bridgeport Room - register at front desk) Cambie Room BREAK 3:30 - 5:00 WORKING WITH PARENTING RIGHTS DEBT:BANKRUPTCY AND WORKING WITH A LAWYER MUNICIPALITIES ON CONTINUED FORECLOSURE ON JUDICIAL REVIEW TENANCY ISSUES Ballroom C Bridgeport Room Cambie Room Ballroom AB 6:00 DINNER and entertainment Agenda WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 8:30 am - 5 pm TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:30 - 10:00 PLENARY RESOURCES UPDATE PANEL Ballroom AB BREAK 10:15- 11:45 RESIDENTIAL TENANCY UPDATE CHILD PROTECTION: BEST STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Ballroom AB PRACTICES WORKING WITH Bridgeport Room ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES Ballroom C 11:45 - 1:45 LUNCH Law Foundation Advocates Lunch 1:45 - 3:15 WELFARE: LUMP SUMS, MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY LSS SERVICES AND RESOURCES PREPARING YOUR CASE TRUSTS AND RDSPS ON RESERVE Bridgeport Room Cambie Room Ballroom AB Ballroom C BREAK 3:30 - 5:00 MANUFACTURED PROTECTION ORDERS STUDENT LOANS PREPARING YOUR CASE HOME PARKS Ballroom C Bridgeport Room CONTINUED Ballroom AB 6:00 PovNet AGM, Bridgeport Room - updates on the past year, sharing stories, refreshments and visiting SCHEDULE PROVINCIAL TRAINING CONFERENCE 2015 - Radisson Hotel, 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC V6X 3X9 (Aberdeen skytrain) TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:30 - 10:00 PLENARY RESOURCES UPDATE PANEL Ballroom AB BREAK 10:15- 11:45 RESIDENTIAL TENANCY UPDATE CHILD PROTECTION: BEST STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Ballroom AB PRACTICES WORKING WITH Bridgeport Room ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES Ballroom C 11:45 - 1:45 LUNCH Law Foundation Advocates Lunch 1:45 - 3:15 WELFARE: LUMP SUMS, MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY LSS SERVICES AND RESOURCES PREPARING YOUR CASE TRUSTS AND RDSPS ON RESERVE Bridgeport Room Cambie Room Ballroom AB Ballroom C BREAK 3:30 - 5:00 MANUFACTURED PROTECTION ORDERS STUDENT LOANS PREPARING YOUR CASE HOME PARKS Ballroom C Bridgeport Room CONTINUED Ballroom AB 6:00 PovNet AGM, Bridgeport Room - updates on the past year, sharing stories, refreshments and visiting Agenda THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 8:30 am - 3:45 pm TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:30 - 9:00 PLENARY CLEAR SKIES A preview of the LSS video Clear Skies which looks at responses to family violence, Sean Muir 9:00 - 10:30 STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH ABORIGINAL JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS (REPEAT) WELFARE APPEALS SELF-REPRESENTED DIALOGUE SESSION Cambie Room Ballroom AB FAMILY CLIENTS Bridgeport Room Ballroom C BREAK 10:45 - 12:15 STRATEGIES FOR ISSUES IN CHILD AND WILLS AND ESTATES, ON AND WELFARE APPEALS SPOUSAL SUPPORT OFF RESERVE CONTINUED Ballroom C Bridgeport Room 12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH 1:15- 2:45 CPP APPLICATIONS AND IMMIGRATION ISSUES POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY APPEALS: AN OVERVIEW THAT AFFECT FAMILY Bridgeport Room Ballroom AB LAW CLIENTS Ballroom C CLOSING PLENARY 3:00 - 3:30 Memories of Jim Sayre and thanks to other advocates SCHEDULE PROVINCIAL TRAINING CONFERENCE 2015 - Radisson Hotel, 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC V6X 3X9 (Aberdeen skytrain) TIME WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS 8:30 - 9:00 PLENARY CLEAR SKIES A preview of the LSS video Clear Skies which looks at responses to family violence, Sean Muir 9:00 - 10:30 STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH ABORIGINAL JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS (REPEAT) WELFARE APPEALS SELF-REPRESENTED DIALOGUE SESSION Cambie Room Ballroom AB FAMILY CLIENTS Bridgeport Room Ballroom C BREAK 10:45 - 12:15 STRATEGIES FOR ISSUES IN CHILD AND WILLS AND ESTATES, ON AND WELFARE APPEALS SPOUSAL SUPPORT OFF RESERVE CONTINUED Ballroom C Bridgeport Room 12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH 1:15- 2:45 CPP APPLICATIONS AND IMMIGRATION ISSUES POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY APPEALS: AN OVERVIEW THAT AFFECT FAMILY Bridgeport Room Ballroom AB LAW CLIENTS Ballroom C CLOSING PLENARY 3:00 - 3:30 Memories of Jim Sayre and thanks to other advocates Workshops PLENARY SYSTEMIC POVERTY ADVOCACY: UPDATES TUE Ballroom AB (9:00 - 10:30) A comprehensive update for all advocates helping low-income clients with welfare and related issues. Changes to legislation, regulations and policy will be reviewed and analyzed: lifetime bans and issues affecting family law clients will be included in this review. Other issues to be addressed will include the complaint to the Ombudsperson; work with BC Hydro on behalf of low income clients; approaches to disability trusts; child support for people on welfare; ID issues; and, support that groups such as CLAS and BCPIAC can provide advocates. Even if welfare advocacy is not the focus of your work, this session will provide you with important information about how the current system could affect your clients. SPEAKERS Sarah Khan and Lobat Sadrehashemi, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre Alison Ward, staff lawyers from Community Legal Assistance Society Kendra Milne, Director of Law Reform, West Coast LEAF SOCIAL SECURITY TRIBUNAL: WHERE ARE WE NOW? TUE Ballroom AB (10:45 - 12:15) An update on how the Social Security Tribunal is working now - a year or so after it came into operation. The session will consider the impact of the SST in both CPP Disability and Employment Insurance cases. The session will also provide advocates with an opportunity to share information about their experiences on the ground with the Tribunal. SPEAKERS Kevin Love, staff lawyer, Community Legal Assistance Society Ashley Silcock, advocate, Disability Alliance BC FAMILY LAW UPDATE TUE Ballroom C (10:45 - 12:15) An update on changes in family law in BC over the past year. SPEAKER Assunta Deciantis WORKSHOPS TUE THUR HUMAN RIGHTS Bridgeport Room (10:45 - 12:15)—Repeat Oct 8 (9:00 - 10:30) A workshop that will provide substantive information about human rights law as well as an update on the current procedure for making human rights complaints in BC. Family status, accomodation, and other current issues will be discussed. SPEAKER Robyn Durling, Co-Director and Communications Director, BC Human Rights Clinic TENANTS AND FORECLOSURE TUE Ballroom AB (1:45 - 3:15) Information about how foreclosure can affect tenants when the property they are renting is foreclosed against. SPEAKERS Laura Johnston, Kevin Love, staff lawyers, Community Legal Assistance Society PARENTING RIGHTS OF WOMEN LEAVING ABUSIVE TUE RELATIONSHIPS Ballroom C (1:45 - 3:15) Recent changes in family law impact the parenting rights of women with abusive or harassing ex-spouses. This interactive training explores common legal challenges facing these women and highlights aspects of family law they may use to further their safety and rights. SPEAKERS Alana Prochuk, Shahnaz Rahman, West Coast LEAF PARENTING RIGHTS OF WOMEN LEAVING ABUSIVE TUE RELATIONSHIPS Ballroom C (3:30 - 5:00) Recent changes in family law impact the parenting rights of women with abusive or harassing ex-spouses. This interactive training explores common legal challenges facing these women and highlights aspects of family law they may use to further their safety and rights. SPEAKERS Alana Prochuk, Shahnaz Rahman, West Coast LEAF Workshops SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO WELFARE TUE SERVICE DELIVERY ISSUES Bridgeport Room (1:45 - 3:15) An opportunity to discuss possible systemic approaches to welfare service delivery issues. BCPIAC will report on work they have been doing in this area and look to advocates for information and ideas to help move forward on these issues. SPEAKERS Lobat Sadrehashemi, staff lawyer, BCPIAC Erin Pritchard, staff lawyer, BCPIAC WORKING WITH HIGH CONFLICT CLIENTS TUE (maximum 30 participants - register at front desk) Cambie Room (1:45 - 3:15) Information about how issues that might arise with high conflict clients and how to deal with them. SPEAKER Michael Lomax, mediator WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES ON TENANCY ISSUES TUE Ballroom AB (3:30 - 5:00) An information and discussion session on how advocates can work with municipalities to address tenancy issues. Learn about Vancouver’s standards of maintenance and tenant relocation policies, hear from advocates in other communities, and strategize how to develop similar approaches in your community. SPEAKERS Celine Mauboules, City of Vancouver Jane Mayfield, TRAC Yuka Kurokawa, TAPS
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