Summary of Meetings: SOGIC
Number of Meetings Held:8
December 01, 2020
Registration Count: 41
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kyle Kirkup, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), University of Ottawa Ryan Peck, Executive Director/Lawyer, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario Dr. Paul Gross, MD, Spectrum Health, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of British Columbia Moderator: Tristan Miller, Associate, Farris LLP
Meeting Title/Topic: World AIDS Day 2020: A Panel Discussion on the Criminalization of HIV in Canada
Synopsis: December 1, 2020 was World AIDS Day. In recognition of this day, SOGIC presented a panel discussion on present issues relating to the Criminalization of HIV in Canada and its impact on people living with HIV.
December 17, 2020
Registration Count: 23
Guest Speaker:
Meeting Title/Topic: Winter Holiday Social
Synopsis: Presented for the first time in online format; offering new opportunity to our members outside the Lower Mainland, who are not typically able to attend SOGIC's in-person social events.
January 13, 2021
Registration Count: Outreach event, attendance not recorded
Guest Speaker: SOGIC Section Executive members
Meeting Title/Topic: Event with UVIC Outlaws
Synopsis: Section Exec to spoke of SOGIC's ongoing work advancing 2SLGBTQ+ equality in the legal profession and generally through its education, advocacy, networking, and other community building activities and to answer any questions the UVic Outlaws have on related topics.
January 20, 2021
Registration Count: 63
Guest Speaker: Isobel MacKenzie
Meeting Title/Topic: Issues Facing LGBTQ+ Seniors and LGBTQ+ Data from the 2017 Residential Care Survey
Synopsis: Isobel Mackenzie, spoke about issues impacting our LGBTQ+ Seniors and hosted a discussion regarding the LGBTQ+ specific data collected from the 2017 Residential Care Survey.
February 05, 2021
Registration Count: Outreach event, attendance not recorded
Guest Speaker: SOGIC Section Executive members
Meeting Title/Topic: Event with TRU Outlaws
Synopsis: Section Exec spoke of SOGIC's ongoing work advancing 2SLGBTQ+ equality in the legal profession and generally through its education, advocacy, networking, and other community building activities and to answer any questions the TRU Outlaws have on related topics.
February 22, 2021
Registration Count: Outreach event, attendance not recorded
Guest Speaker: SOGIC Section Executive members
Meeting Title/Topic: Event with UBC Outlaws
Synopsis: SOGIC's ongoing work advancing 2SLGBTQ+ equality in the legal profession and generally through its education, advocacy, networking, and other community building activities and to answer any questions the UBC Outlaws have on related topics.
February 23, 2021
Registration Count: 40
Guest Speaker: Speakers: Ben Klassen (he/him) Research Manager at the Community-Based Research Centre Alex Wells (he/him/they/them) PhD student at the University of Victoria Moderator: Dustin Klaudt (he/him), CBABC SOGIC Co-Chair
Meeting Title/Topic: Community Based Research Centre (CBRC) Presentation on Results of their Qualitative Study on Serious Legal Problems for LGBTQ2+ People in Western Canada
Synopsis: Ben Klassen (he/him), Research Manager at the Community-Based Research Centre, and Alex Wells (he/him/they/them), PhD student at the University of Victoria, presented results of their qualitative study on serious legal problems for LGBTQ2+ people in western Canada.
March 30, 2021
Registration Count: 63
Guest Speaker: Raji Mangat (she/her), Executive Director of West Coast LEAF Naomi Moses (they/them), Associate of JFK Law Elizabeth Cameron (they/them), Family Lawyer of Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP
Meeting Title/Topic: Big Tent Feminism: Inclusive Mandates for Gender Advocacy Organizations
Synopsis: Aa discussion with West Coast LEAF about its decision to expand its mandate to focus on all people who experience gender-based marginalization, and about the research, findings, and recommendations of the BC Gender Equality Report Card.