This September, lawyers will once again provide free legal advice in the streets of Victoria, Kelowna and Vancouver in order to raise awareness and funds for BCs pro bono programs. The free legal advice-a-thon (www.advice-a-thon.ca) will facilitate access to justice for low- and modest-income people, including the homeless, by engaging lawyers in advising pre-scheduled and drop-in clients on all legal issues.
To launch the final leg of the legal advice-a-thon in Vancouver, Access Pro Bono will host the 3rd annual Ride for Justice group bicycle ride on the morning of Friday September 10, 2010. Ride for Justice was inspired by Dugald Christie, who founded the Western Canada Society to Access Justice, and who tirelessly advocated for reforms to BCs justice system. Dugald paired his quest to make the legal system accessible to everyone with his love of cycling, as he ventured on cross-Canada rides to raise awareness about justice issues.
"The image of a lawyer in robes on a bicycle heading to a courthouse says a great deal about how Access Pro Bono wants to keep the courts and the justice system firmly within the reach of ordinary Canadians," says Access Pro Bono Director Phil Dougan.
Route Information (08:30 AM)
Rally point is located at the courthouse (A) at the corner of Hornby St. and Nelson St. We will proceed from the courthouse corner eastbound on Nelson St. Then riders
Turn north at Cambie St.
Finally riders end at the Victory Square (B) at Cambie and Hastings streets.
Marshals will be present to direct riders. Additionally
Bikers will not bike on the sidewalk;
Bikers will ride in single file;
Bikers will obey all traffic bylaws;
First Aid kits are available on the event day and all road marshals are supplied and asked to wear reflector belts.
The ride will proceed to Victory Square, where presentations on access to justice will be made, and where the legal advice-a-thon will commence.
There is no registration fee.
Interested?
We encourage the legal profession and the public to ride with us in support of greater access to justice. There is no event registration fee, though donations to Access Pro Bono are encouraged. For more information, please contact Jimmy Yan at 604-482-3195 ext. 1507 or jyan@accessprobono.ca (http://www.accessjustice.ca/news/event.asp).
