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Date: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Hybrid In-Person and Virtual via. Zoom
Join Bianca Braganza, Samantha Peters and Elsa Ascencio in conversation about proposed changes to Ontario’s Law Society licensing process.
Learn:
- perspectives related to intersectionality,
- information to support your own input to the Law Society (input due Jan. 31)
This session is for:
Legal professionals and member of the public who are interested to learn about and provide input on equity-based perspectives regarding changes to the Law Society licensing process.
Speaker Bio:
Samantha Peters (they/them, she/her) is a human rights lawyer, workplace investigator, and creative strategist working at the intersection of law, policy, education, and access to justice. She is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of Black Femme Legal, a Black femme-led initiative providing pro bono legal education, advocacy, and strategic public interest litigation in support of Black queer and trans women, femmes, and gender-expansive people. Samantha holds an LLM in Political and Legal Thought, is a recipient of the OBA Foundation’s 2024-2025 Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowship in Legal Ethics and Professionalism Studies, and is regularly invited to speak in Canada and internationally on issues including workers’ rights, gender-based violence, 2SLGBTQI+ rights, legal ethics, and imaginative and transformative approaches to justice and dispute resolution.
Bianca Braganza (she/her) is a lawyer, bringing with a rich and diverse background in litigation, legal education, and community advocacy. Bianca holds a JD and BCL from McGill University, where she was deeply involved in legal research, advocacy, and community outreach. Bianca is an Executive Member of the Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL) and Ontario Bar Association’s Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section (SAGDA); a founding organizer of PRISME: Canada’s annual 2SLGBTQ+ law conference, and a board member of CALL/ACAL. She also volunteers with the 519 Community Centre as a pro bono lawyer and BIPOC legal information program coordinator.
Elsa Ascencio (She/her) is a lawyer with the Employment Law team at the CLCYR. She was previously with the Mobile Legal and Social Justice Initiative, based out of Hamilton Community Legal Clinic; Niagara Community Legal Clinic; Community Legal Clinic – Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk; and Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic. Her practice focuses on matters related to the Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act; Ontario Human Rights Code and precarious work.
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Questions? Email: Legalclinic@The519.org
