Category Archives: VALL Blog & Announcements

• Lightning Talks 2024 – New Date and Deadline!

  Posted on March 13, 2024 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements, VALL Upcoming Events

  Due to extenuating circumstances, the Lightning Talks 2024 have been re-scheduled for Wednesday, May 1st from 12-1 PM via Zoom. This means that the deadline for proposals has been extended to Wednesday, April 3, 2024. We still need volunteers! Please see the information on submission requirements below. Lightning Talks distill a larger topic into a 5 to 10 minute overview of […]

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• Amici Curiae Friendship Society – Volunteer opportunity for Law Librarian

  Posted on July 17, 2023 by Web Editor in Blog, Job Postings, VALL Blog & Announcements

  When: October 17 from 530 to 730 PM Location: Zoom The Amici Curiae Friendship Society’s School for Family Litigants is conducting their Legal Research Module on October 17, 2023 and is looking for a librarian to volunteer their time to show and teach the self-litigants how to use CanLll, to identify cases and arguments supportive […]

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• Peter Bark Bursary

  Posted on January 26, 2023 by Caroline Nevin in VALL Blog & Announcements

  It’s exciting to see so many in-person and online conferences and programs being advertised for 2023!  Now’s the time to apply for the Peter Bark Professional Development Bursary if you want to attend something and need some financial assistance to do so. Please check out the details here, and email your application to me at […]

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  December Session: “Transgender and Speech Rights”

  Posted on November 22, 2021 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL Archived Events, VALL Blog & Announcements

  Please join VALL for our December Session, “Transgender and Speech Rights” with guest speaker Adrienne Smith, a transgender human rights activist and social justice lawyer based in Vancouver. This session will delve into the rights of transgender people, including recent advances in the law, and where those rights intersect with freedom of expression and hate […]

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• VALL Programming Feedback and Suggestions Survey

  Posted on July 12, 2021 by Web Editor in Blog, Calendar, Members, VALL Archived Events, VALL Blog & Announcements, VALL News

  The annual VALL Programming Feedback & Suggestions Survey is now available and will remain open until July 21, 2021. Your constructive feedback of past events from the 2020-2021 season and input on program suggestions for the 2021-2022 season are important for the continued success of VALL’s programming. This survey takes less than 5 minutes to […]

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