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Wednesday June 10 online Meeting "Multi-Voices One Heart Concert and Museum of Migration" by Winnie Cheung"  

"Multi Voices One Heart (MVOH) is an annual trans-Pacific Cantonese opera project. Due to the pandemic, its 2020 concert was live streamed from Hong Kong to satisfy fans’ hunger for this well-loved heritage art.  
 
Winnie will also speak to the approach adopted at PCHC-Museum of Migration Society for realizing their dream of a museum of migration."
 
 
 
 
Winnie is the Executive Director, The Pacific Canada Heritage Centre (PCHC) – Museum of Migration Society and Co-chair of MVOH 2020. She is a community-builder and writer,  worked as an educator in universities in both Hong Kong (birth home) and Vancouver (adopted home since 1986).
 
She believes in building understanding to bridge differences through conversations and other forms of creative engagements. She works hard to create public platforms for meaningful dialogues and story-telling to reveal and strengthen the common bonds in our diverse community. Read more...

Zoom online Meeting 12 noon to 1:15pm (Members and friends, looking forward to see you)   

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At Rotary, we have no tolerance for racism. Promoting respect, celebrating diversity, demanding ethical leadership, and working tirelessly to advance peace are central tenets of our work.
 
We have more work to do to create more just, open and welcoming communities for all people.
 
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Access Pro Bono Mental Health Program
Access Pro Bono Society of BC ("APB") was formed as a result of the 2010 merger of the Western Canada Society to Access Justice and Pro Bono Law of British Columbia. The merger brought together BC's two leading pro bono organizations with the objective of delivering a full spectrum of pro bono services for medium low income clients.
 
In mid-2014, APB launched the Mental Health Program in cooperation with the BC Mental Health Review Board and the Community Legal Assistance Society’s Mental Health Law Program ("CLAS"). CLAS referred clients that are unable to represent to APB for representation from trained volunteer lawyers and law students.
 
In 2016, the Mental Health Program received the National Pro Bono Program Award at the 6th National Pro Bono Conference in Ottawa. The National Pro Bono Program Award recognizes a specific Canadian pro bono program that increases access to legal services by addressing a gap in existing services or the unmet legal needs of a community, using innovative strategies to increase access to justice, promoting collaboration across sectors, and enhancing participation in pro bono initiatives.
 
In 2016, Z.B. v British Columbia (Attorney General), a constitutional claim was filed on behalf of a person who had been denied legal representation by CLAS' Mental Health Law Program. The BC Attorney General settled the constitutional challenge by increasing the legal aid funding to CLAS to provide legal representation to all detainees eligible for legal aid. As a result, APB's Mental Health Program has transitioned to the provision of telephone legal advice on Mental Health Act detention.
 
When individuals are detained and certified but fail to communicate or access the advice of how to secure legal representation at BC Mental Health review panels, their detention gets prolonged and condition gets exacerbated. Pro bono lawyers volunteering with the Mental Health Telephone program provide free legal advice over the phone for up to 30 minutes on the following topics:
  • What it means to be certified under the Mental Health Act
  • Right to a second opinion
  • How to apply for a review panel
  • Legal test and procedure at review panel hearings
  • Consequences of cancelling vs. postponing a hearing
  • How to prepare for a hearing.
 
The speaker, Mona Muker completed her JD in Orange County, California. She was called to the California bar in 2012 and the BC bar in 2015. Mona previously graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Criminology and minor in Legal Studies. Before joining APB, Mona practiced real estate law, business/commercial contracts, and wills & estates as a sole practitioner in Vancouver. Mona is also experienced in civil litigation, criminal defense, human rights, and public legal education. Mona has a strong interest and passion for public interest, human rights, and social justice. She frequently works pro bono, volunteers, and makes an effort to create social and political change through her activism. Mona oversees APB’s Tribunals Program.
 
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