Events at the Centre
Upcoming Events
Anti-Palestinian Racism: Instrumentalizing the Courts
Thursday, April 23rd | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Join The Legal Centre for Palestine and the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association on April 23rd at 7:30 PM for a virtual panel discussion on a very timely topic: Injunctions.
Since 2023, we’ve seen a number of injunctions launched in an attempt to silence and repress public displays of support and advocacy for Palestine. These injunctions have targeted protest encampments on university grounds, cities and municipalities raising the Palestinian flag, and most brazenly, the annual Al-Quds Day march in Toronto. In the case of protest encampments, the Court has largely granted the injunctions, allowing the encampments to be cleared. However, attempts to frame expressions of Palestinian pride and solidarity as ‘hateful’ or ‘threatening’, have been dismissed by the Court.
In this webinar, we’ll walk through some of the most important injunction decisions and discuss what they mean for the movement, and what we’ve learned through the Court’s interpretation of these injunctions.
Past Events
Your Free Speech In A Changing Landscape
Monday, December 22nd | 7 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern
In a changing political and legal landscape in Canada, it is critical for Palestinian and solidarity advocates to know their rights now and understand how their rights may be challenged in the future.
Mohamed El Rashidy is a highly respected criminal trial lawyer based in Toronto with vast experience in the field of advocacy. Mr. El Rashidy has held leadership roles in national human rights and civil liberties organizations, served as a legal advisor to several institutions, and contributed to Ontario's Anti-Racism Directorate.
In this webinar, Mr. El Rashidy will provide an overview of the current landscape and what it means for those calling for justice in Palestine. Topics to be discussed include:
Free speech and protest rights
How to understand risk in a context of overpolicing and charges to activists
Provisions in the proposed Bill C-9 that expand policing of expression
This 90-minute webinar features a 45-minute presentation followed by approximately 45 minutes of audience questions.
Defamation, Doxxing, and the Fight for Liberation: Legal Strategies to Combat Smears Against Palestine Advocacy
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 | 7 PM Eastern
Join Legal Centre for Palestine on Wednesday, March 12th, at 7:00 PM EST / 4 PM PST for an engaging session featuring civil litigation lawyer and legal expert, Taha Hassan, who will provide an in-depth analysis of the laws surrounding defamation and doxxing. The webinar will also include insights from human rights professor and activist Bill Skidmore.
This free webinar is designed to equip attendees with actionable legal and practical strategies to counter these attacks while highlighting the broader fight to protect free speech and human rights advocacy. Together, we stand to ensure that no voice is silenced in the call for justice and freedom for Palestine.
