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BLSA Canada Announces RBC Future Launch as Title Sponsor for 33rd National Conference, Embracing the Theme "As We Rise, We Lift"

Writer: BLSA Canada • l'AÉND CanadaBLSA Canada • l'AÉND Canada
Dec 20, 20232 min read


Toronto, Ontario – The Black Law Students' Association of Canada (BLSA Canada) is thrilled to announce RBC Future Launch as title sponsor for our 33rd National Conference, which will be held February 15–18, 2024, in downtown Toronto. This partnership signifies a shared commitment to empowering the next generation of Black lawyers by enhancing personal and professional development opportunities and fostering an inclusive legal community.


“We are delighted to be strengthening our partnership with RBC Future Launch to deliver what we anticipate to be the largest conference in our history,” said Husoni Raymond, National President of BLSA Canada. “Their support of the conference is an embodiment of our theme, ‘As We Rise: We Lift,’ which emphasizes the importance of community support and collective advancement.” 


The BLSA Canada National Conference, known as a flagship event for the Black legal community, is anticipated to host over 600 attendees this year. The conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for personal and professional development, offering Black law students a platform to build essential legal skills, create lasting connections, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.


“RBC Future Launch’s enhanced support of the conference will go a long way to ensure it remains accessible to every Black law student who wishes to attend,” said Adjoa Osei-Yeboah, National Conference Chair. "I look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the RBC Future Launch team to deliver a dynamic conference that will positively impact all those in attendance and provide our members with the skills needed to excel and make meaningful contributions to the legal profession and beyond.”


BLSA Canada expresses sincere gratitude to RBC Future Launch for its continued commitment to the empowerment and success of Black law students. Together, we are poised to change the face of the legal profession and equip our members with the tools, knowledge, and networks needed to excel in their careers and tackle some of the pressing issues affecting our communities.  


For media inquiries, please contact:

Husoni Raymond

National President, BLSA Canada


For more information on BLSA Canada, please visit blsacanada.com


For more information on RBC Future Launch, please visit rbc.com/en/future-launch


About RBC Future Launch

RBC Future Launch is a multi-year commitment by RBC to empower Canadian youth for the jobs of tomorrow. The program focuses on providing access to meaningful employment through work-integrated learning, developing skills required by employers, and investing in mental well-being resources.


About BLSA Canada

The Black Law Students' Association of Canada (BLSA Canada) is a national student-run organization committed to supporting and enhancing academic and professional opportunities for Black law students in both official languages. Through mentorship initiatives, scholarship programs, and discussions on legal policy issues, BLSA Canada aims to promote increased representation of Black students in law schools and facilitate their success in the legal profession.


 
 
 

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The BLSA Canada Executive Board recognizes that our work takes place across many Indigenous territories across the land now called Canada. There are 70 treaties signed between the Crown and Indigenous nations, as well as unceded territories in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. We would also like to acknowledge that our office, located in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), is home to many Indigneous nations, including the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit, and lies in the territo​ry governed by The Dish with One Spoon treaty. Indigenous peoples continue to live on and commune with these lands, and we are mindful of broken covenants and the past and present impacts of settler colonialism. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those in whose territory we reside.

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Le conseil d'administration de l’AÉND Canada reconnaît que notre travail s'effectue dans de nombreux territoires autochtones à travers ce qui est maintenant appelé le Canada. Il existe 70 traités signés entre la Couronne et les nations autochtones, ainsi que des territoires non cédés en Colombie-Britannique, en Ontario, au Québec et en Nouvelle-Écosse. Nous tenons également à souligner que notre bureau, situé à Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), se trouve sur le territoire régi par le traité Un plat à une cuillère et qu’il abrite de nombreuses nations autochtones, notamment les Anichinabés, les Haudenosaunee et la Première Nation des Mississaugas de Credit. Les peuples autochtones continuent de vivre et de communier avec ces terres, et nous sommes conscients des pactes brisés et des impacts passés et présents du colonialisme. Nous faisons de cette reconnaissance un acte de réconciliation et de gratitude envers ceux sur le territoire desquels nous résidons.

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