What is SALSA?
SALSA is a group of students at Dalhousie Law School in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with associated friends, faculty and alumni. We believe in bringing activism to the law, and by that we just mean that we attempt to be progressive in bringing issues such as sustainability, poverty and social justice to our school, and by using the law to help the community around us.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the SALSA is to:- Advance the view that the law can be used as a tool, by activists, to address issues of social justice, inequality, poverty and environmental protection
- Research legal issues related to activism and offer this information as a resource to activists and members of the community
- Provide a forum in which student activists interested in using the law in this manner can discuss issues related to legal activism and can meet and interact with other student activists and with people actively using the law as an activist tool
- Promote ideals of equality, justice, democracy and environmentalism at Weldon via guest speakers, seminars, workshops, etc.
- Offer direction and access to necessary resources for activists who need legal assistance.
Contact
Social Activist Law Student Association: salsa@dal.ca