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LEAF =FAEJ | west coast L.£.A.F. ASSOCIATION 1036-470 GRANVILLE ST.

VANCOUVER, B.C. V6C 1V5 (604) 684-8772

September,J2, 1987

Pai .

The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) is the
national organization that supports test cases which will advance
women's equality. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada's
new Constitution includes equality guarantees which are new and
which will be tested and defined by the courts. LEAF's goal is
to ensure that cases which will positively define and expand
women's equality are brought before the courts in a planned and
expert manner. LEAF is the only organization designed to take
women's equality issues into Canada's courts.

LEAF's role is to help women to use the law where it can
effectively redress inequality. To provide this assistance, LEAF
will:

-sponsor equality rights test cases,

-provide legal representation for women involved in LEAF-

sponsored court cases,

-pay case costs, and

-undertake research and public education on equality

rights for women.

The West Coast LEAF Association is the British Columbia branch of
LEAF. Its object is to support equality rights litigation for
women in B.C., and to work with other LEAF chapters on a national
litigation strategy. West Coast LEAF is always interested in
hearing from members of the community about potential equality
rights cases.

West Coast LEAF and the Vancouver Charter of Rights Coalition, a
coalition of women's groups working on lobbying and public
education for women's equality rights, have a joint speakers
bureau. If you would like to invite someone to speak to your
class about LEAF's work, equality rights in general or specific
applications of equality rights (for example, equality and rights
in the workplace or equality issues and the criminal law), please
contact the West Coast LEAF office.

Yours sincerely

West Coast LEAF Association

Pers 2 Vin tito.

Janet Kee, Coordinator

Affiliated with Women's Legal Education and Action Fund 8