The OBA is dedicated to fostering connectivity among members across the province, embracing diversity to advance equality, inclusion, and justice in a meaningful way. Recognizing that lawyers are not immune to discrimination or hate-motivated incidents, the OBA and its members serve as steadfast advocates for fairness and champions of change. Through the OBA Unite & Support Network, members from all practice areas and locations can access resources, tools, and a collaborative community that supports equity-seekers and allies, strengthens resilience, and builds a stronger, more inclusive legal community.
Helpful Articles
The OBA's diverse membership of lawyers publishes timely and helpful articles centred around the challenges faced by our diverse communities from hate-based incidents and marginalizing behaviours, and how to address these challenges in ways that promote inclusivity and respect.
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The OBA continues to develop important programming that recognizes the needs of lawyers to support and work together in eradicating hate and bias. These programs also provide audiences with the practical tools, supports and strategies to promote inclusion. Check back regularly for new programs.
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We live in unsettling times and it is affecting lawyers personally in many ways, including worries about loved ones in harm’s way, growing tensions in the workplace and a rise in acts of hate. Not all of our members have a community to lean on, so let us be that community.
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