Nunavut lawyers launch public education campaign – Nunatsiaq News
February 04, 2015
“We want to be there to support people in understanding their rights”
Anyone in Iqaluit, including elders, can learn about their legal rights — and enjoy steaming stacks of pancakes — at an upcoming event designed to improve their knowledge of, and access to, the justice system.
The Law Society of Nunavut, in partnership with Maliiganik Tukisiiniakvik, will launch its Access to Knowledge initiative Feb. 7, with a pancake breakfast at Iqaluit’s Francophone Centre.
“We call it ‘Access to Knowledge’ because we don’t want to just provide information,” Nalini Vaddapalli, chief executive officer of the law society, said in an interview Feb. 2.
Read more: http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_lawyers_launch_public_education_campaign/
