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The People’s Law School: history and programming
This is the first of a series of organizational histories that I’ll be posting here throughout the next several months. From November 6–28, I’ll be in Vancouver, BC, to visit the major PLEI projects...
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Audio from the field: Podcast #1, featuring Gordon Hardy
One of the artifacts I picked up from my November site visits in Vancouver was a “for air” interview with Gordon Hardy, Executive Director of the People’s Law School. Rather than try to describe it, I...
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Law Courts Education Society: history and programming
This is the second in a series of histories of major public legal education organizations in Canada. The first looked at the People’s Law School; today, I cover the other sole-purpose PLE organization...
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Podcast #2, featuring Carol McEown and Lois Gander
For the second in my series of podcasts on Canadian public legal education, I have an interview with two well-known and long-time PLE practitioners: Carol McEown, recently retired manager of public...
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Timeline of sole-purpose PLE in Canada: first draft
Take a look at this timeline of sole-purpose PLE organizations in Canada that I’ve put together (click on the image to enlarge): Please comment or email me with corrections, additions, and suggestions....
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By popular demand: printer-friendly PLEI organization timeline
Several of you requested a more printable version of the draft PLEI organization timeline that I posted here last Thursday. I’ve wrangled it down into something that should come out okay on...
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PLE on Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a “free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.” This web-based encyclopedia, which the Globe and Mail has called a “glorious social experiment” (and which Wired magazine has called “a...
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Podcast #3, featuring Ann Sherman
At long last, I’ve had a chance to edit some of the recorded interviews I have on hand. Over the first part of this week, I’ll be releasing three(!!!) new podcasts. Today, half an hour with Ann...
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Podcast #4, featuring Peter Ringrose
Another podcast today, this time spotlighting the work and thoughts of Peter Ringrose. Peter has a long history with public legal education in Canada. Decades ago, he worked on early PLE efforts in New...
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Podcast #5, featuring Maria Franks
For the fifth Canadian PLE podcast (and this week’s third), I have an interview with Maria Franks for you. Maria is the Executive Director of the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS)....
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