Month: February 2022

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Citation management with Zotero workshop

Join us for a workshop on citation management with Zotero!

When: Thursday March 3, 2022 from 12:30-1:20

Where: FRA 192/Computer Lab in the Law Library

Who:  Anyone who wants to save time in the research and writing process.

This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to citation management with Zotero, a powerful open-source tool to simplify your research and writing. Using Zotero you can collect, organize, and annotate citations from online and print sources, collaborate with research groups, and automatically format bibliographies in the McGill Guide and others styles.

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Celebrating Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, here is a virtual display of resources showcasing historical and current innovations Black people have made to the study and practice of law in Canada.

Black History Month events

EDI Strategic Toolkit: Evaluating Organizational Inclusion – from Law Society of Ontario and Canadian Association of Black Lawyers

BC Black History Awareness Society – events

Lawrence Hill in Conversation with Shelagh Rogers (GVPL)

Books

Constance Backhouse, Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950  KE4395 A7B32 1999

Viola Desmond’s Canada: a history of blacks and racial segregation in the promised land FC106 B6R49 2016

Articles

Rachel Baille, “Minority of One: Violet King’s Entry to the Legal Profession“,  (2012) 24:2  CJWL 301-327

Deirdre Rowe Brown, “Robert Sutherland: Celebrating the Legacy” (2009) 35 Queen’s LJ  401-420

Blogs

Black History Month – timeline of legal trailblazers by Nelligan Law blog

Black Law Students’ Association of Canada Blog

Multimedia

Podcast: “Legally Unplugged” (Young Lawyer’s Division Canadian Association of Black Lawyers)

Webinar:  Ryerson University webinar for Black History Month “Celebrating Trailblazers in Canada’s Legal Community”

Film: Journey to Justice 

Black Communities in Canada Collection – National Film Board of Canada collection of films by Black filmmakers, creators, and allies.

UVic has more resources available on the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Libguide