Julie Macfarlane, co-founder of Can't Buy My Silence, and human rights lawyer Clea Parfitt, engage in an in-depth discussion on the International Movement to Ban Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
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Lobby vs Advocacy: Why is it important to distinguish the two? What is the danger in labelling advocacy as lobbying? And how is the Lobbyists Transparency Act negatively impacting the non-profit sector?
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Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society is thrilled to announce that the Minister of National Revenue, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier has appointed our Founder and Legal Director Martha Rans QC to the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS).
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PLEO Founder and Legal Director Martha Rans QC is joined by writer, painter and scholar, Stéphane Martelly, and Toronto-based poet, author, and lawyer M. nourbeSe Philip to discuss Philip’s experience of having her book-length poetry cycle Zong! misrepresented as a result of the text being translated without her consultation.
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Theatre and performing artists brought the stage to our screens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ushering in a new era of collaboration, the transition to digital has brought up questions around ownership and agency when artists collaborate. What legal challenges have emerged in this process?
This resource includes a recording of PLEO and Art BC’s “Legal Lunch & Learn: Returning to Work in the Fourth Wave” webinar that took place on September 28, 2021. Human rights lawyer, Clea Parfitt, discussed the legal implications of the proof of vaccination order for the arts sector and answered questions about navigating this transition.
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This resource includes a recording of PLEO’s “Board Table Disruption: Lawyers at the Board Table” event that took place on May 13, 2021. This event was the third instalment of our Board Table Disruption series featuring Martha Rans (PLEO Founder), Jeanne LeSage (moderator), and Owais Lightwala (arts leader and Creative Producer). An event transcription can also be found below.
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Created by the Pacific Legal Education & Outreach Society (PLEO), the LSALT is a simple and low-barrier tool that helps your non-profit organization understand legal obligations and compliance through an interactive experience.
Anju Singh, Technology Director at PLEO, will introduce you to this incredible digital tool. It is currently being built for use non-profit and arts organizations in the BC and Yukon, offering modules in privacy and records, the Societies Act, Human Rights, and more in compliance with the BC Societies Act.
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What are the copyrights and copywrongs of written content online? What new opportunities does the digital transition present for writers, publishers, and events curators? Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, writers have to advocate for themselves in new ways, requiring new legal literacy when it comes to contracts, and more effort in order to be empowered when sharing their craft with the world. For this special event co-presented by The Writers’ Trust, as part of the National Network’s Virtual Forum, we discussed the writers rights when pivoting to digital.
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This resource includes a recording of PLEO’s “Pivoting to Digital: The Dance Edition” event that took place on May 27, 2021 as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. This event features a panel discussion with Martha Rans (PLEO Founder), Josh Martin (Company 605), Allison Beda (A MUSE PRODUCTIONS), and Tamar Tabori (emerging dance and video artist). Below is the event recording, event transcription, and additional resources.
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This resource includes a recording of PLEO’s “Board Table Disruption: Members, Who are They and Why do We Need Them?” event that took place on April 14, 2021. This event was the second instalment of our Board Table Disruption series featuring Martha Rans and Mark Friesen discussing what democracy looks like at our board tables as a result of our member structures.
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This resource includes a recording of PLEO’s “Pivoting to Digital: The Music Edition” event that took place on June 25, alongside an event transcription, and additional resources including a sample artist contract.
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Unless you are a political enthusiast or closely watch the charitable sector, you probably haven't heard of Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar’s Bill S-222, the Effective and Accountable Charities Act. However, this somewhat technical bill to amend the Income Tax Act has the potential to meaningfully improve how Canadian charities operate, while also being important for access to justice.
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Combining non-profits is often quite complicated. This resource provides only a brief overview and should not be used in place of legal advice.
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On International Women’s Day, we discussed the Fraser v. Canada case, human rights, how working conditions have changed in COVID-19 for Mothers, and systems that impact the success and failure of juggling mothers.
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This resource contains a recording of PLEO’s “Board Table Disruption” event, as well as summary notes of the points discussed between facilitator Marcus Youssef, Martha Rans, Yvette Nolan, and Mark Friesen. A summary of the event chat can be found at the end of this post, in addition to other resources.
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As we begin a new year, PLEO is hard at work developing new legal resources and programming for non-profits, arts organizations and artists alike – all designed to increase access to justice and ease the hard work of managing a society or artistic career.
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What is the difference between bylaws and policies? Which goes where? Featuring governance expert Alison Brewin, we drill down into the policies that affect every corner of a non-profit’s day to day operations.
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What is your advice for a workplace to create an internal process that people will actually want to use?
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