To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) urges you to vote against Proposed Member Resolution 3 ("Resolution 3"), which is scheduled for a vote at the Law Society of British Columbia's Annual General Meeting on September 24th, 2024. [...] It inappropriately magnifies and distorts the significance of disputed facts in the IIC content regarding the burial grounds at the Kamloops Residential School. [...] By employing the member resolution process, the proponents of Resolution 3 have inflated the significance of the issue beyond what is warranted. [...] The Law Society’s Indigenous Intercultural Course is an essential step toward fulfilling the TRC’s Calls to Action, particularly in educating members of the legal profession about the history and ongoing impact of the residential school system. [...] We encourage you to act in the spirit of reconciliation by rejecting Resolution 3 and supporting the Law Society’s ongoing commitment to Indigenous education and engagement.
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- To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia 1
- Proposed Member Resolution 3 Resolution 3 1
- Indigenous Intercultural Course 1
- In our view Resolution 3 should be defeated for three primary reasons 1
- Resolution 3 fails to respect the Law Societys commitment to engage with 1
- Indigenous experts and communities 1
- 2. in the IIC 1
- It inappropriately magnifies and distorts the significance of disputed facts 1
- It circumvents the need for thoughtful culturally sensitive dialogue on a critical 1
- Resolution 3 Lacks Appropriate Context 2
- Volume 4 of the TRC Final Report Missing Children and Unmarked Burials 2
- Resolution 3 Undermines Engagement with Indigenous Communities 2
- Broader Implications A Return to Historical Patterns of Indigenous Erasure 3
- Resolution 3 perpetuates harmful patterns of Indigenous erasure and discrimination which have historically been embedded within the legal profession. 3
- Conclusion 3
- Resolution 3 3
- The Law Societys Indigenous Intercultural Course is an essential step toward fulfilling the TRCs particularly in educating members of the legal profession about the 3
- Calls to Action 3
- We encourage you to act in the spirit of reconciliation by rejecting and supporting the Law Societys ongoing commitment to Indigenous education and engagement. 4
- Resolution 3 4
- Sincerely 4
- The Board of Directors British Columbia Civil Liberties Association 4
