West Coast LEAF

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Together, we’re moving toward gender justice

West Coast LEAF works to deepen justice and substantive equality for women and people who experience gender discrimination. Through our community-engaged legal practice, we collaborate with those most impacted and marginalized by systems of oppression, and stop at nothing less than transformative social change.

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Criminalization, Gender-based violence

Repeal the changes to the Name Act

West Coast LEAF

Every year, hundreds of British Columbians wait anxiously to receive a name that represents who they are, keeps them safe, and upholds their autonomy…

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Teal and orange text on a white background with red, orange, yellow, and blue swirls: Everyone deserves a name!
Case

Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia (2024)

We’re intervening in this case to address the legal implications of myths about intimate partner violence in family and tort cases…

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Project

Family Well-Being Coalition

We’re building spaces for advocacy to challenge the family policing landscape in BC…

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Submission

Call for a review of Vancouver Police Board decision on surveillance of Palestinian solidarity protests

Surveillance of pro-Palestinian protests raises serious discrimination concerns…

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