Teachers test the Access to Justice game at the Toronto Summer Law Institute . OJEN turned 15 this year! Since 2002, OJEN’s programs and resources have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people throughout Ontario. And we’re just getting started! Looking ahead to 2018 and beyond, we’re excited about opportunities to expand our […]
Officer arm-wrestles youth participant from Youth/Police Dialogues. OJEN turned 15 this year! Since 2002, OJEN’s programs and resources have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people throughout Ontario. And we’re just getting started! Looking ahead to 2018 and beyond, we’re excited about opportunities to expand our justice education initiatives to new youth audiences. […]
Youth from Regent Park Focus -Youth Media Arts Centre combined learning broadcast skills with justice education. The project concluded with participants using their media skills to interview justice professionals and filming them for television segments. OJEN turned 15 this year! Since 2002, OJEN’s programs and resources have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of […]
OJEN turned 15 this year! We’re celebrating: 15 years of justice education programs province-wide; 15 years of free classroom resources for high school teachers; 15 years of meaningful volunteer opportunities for legal professionals; 15 years of preparing young people to become legally capable Canadian citizens! Since 2002, our programs and resources have impacted the lives […]
Throughout October, OJEN is accepting donations in memory of Tate Herbert. Who was Tate Herbert Tate Herbert was 20 years old when he lost his life to cancer in 2013. He was an active, fun-loving young man with an infectious sense of humour. His youthful interest in justice was beginning to transform into a life purpose. He was in […]
Trailblazers: Meeting Women in Law Every October, OJEN partners with LEAF and LAWS to run a full-day event that introduces high school girls to women working in law. This year, we will start at the University of Toronto. Then we will head to Osgoode Hall to chat with a judge and talk about diversity in […]
First Nations students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty high school learned about how to file police complaints. They shared this information with the larger community by interviewing Nishnawbe Aski Legal Services Executive Director, Celina Reitberger, on the radio. The show was broadcast on Wawatay Radio and you can listen to a recording of it below! […]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO LAW INSTITUTE (NWOLI) – Registration is Open! Date: Friday, October 13th, 2017 Time: 8:30AM – 4:30PM Location: Bora Laskin Faculty of Law – John N. Paterson Auditorium Draft Agenda is HERE! Please join us for our Northwestern Ontario Law Institute! OJEN’s NWOLI gives secondary-school teachers from across Northwestern Ontario the opportunity to participate in […]
We are excited to announce that the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is hiring a full-time Project Leader for our Department of Educator Support. Please see attached posting and distribute widely. Aboriginal candidates and members of marginalized communities are encouraged to apply. Application deadline is Monday, August 28th at 9 am. OJEN Project Leader – French Language […]
We are excited to announce that the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is hiring a part-time OJEN Project Officer for our Youth Police Dialogue program in Sudbury starting in June. Please see attached posting and distribute widely. Our ideal candidate for this position is a post-secondary student. Aboriginal students and members of visible minorities are encouraged to apply. Application […]
We are excited to announce that the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is hiring a Bilingual Project Officer in Ottawa for summer 2017. Please see attached posting for details. Our ideal candidate for this position is a post-secondary student. Aboriginal students and members of visible minorities are encouraged to apply. Application deadline is Monday, May 29 (12:00 […]
