A Conversation with Criminal Defence Lawyer Theresa Donkor about GLBI, Poverty, and the Mass Incarceration of Black Canadians

Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

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On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with criminal defence lawyer Theresa Donkor about guaranteed livable basic income, the mass incarceration of Black, Indigenous and BIPOC Canadians, and Ms Donkor's analysis of how poverty and systemic racism contribute to the over-criminalization and imprisonment of her clients.

Theresa Donkor is a criminal defence lawyer and the Advocacy Director for the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL). She advocates with a focus on racial justice, and in this episode discusses the intersectional benefits of guaranteed livable basic income. The conversation also includes her expert testimony before Standing Senate Committees, most recently before the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs regarding a new car theft provision introduced in the Criminal Code via 2024 budget implementation legislation
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Information Materials re: Facts about Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income can be read here

About Theresa Donkor here
About the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers here

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