Law & Justice SPECIAL: ICE Training & Reach Ahead at Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford
Law & Justice SPECIAL: ICE Training & Reach Ahead at Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford
Sector & Price:
Sector & Price:
Arts and culture
Arts and culture
Business
Business
Health and wellness
Health and wellness
Justice, community safety, and ES
Justice, community safety, and ES
Non-profit, education and child care
Non-profit, education and child care
$100 per student
$100 per student
Requirements Met:
Requirements Met:
Sector-partnered experience - ICE
Sector-partnered experience - ICE
Reach ahead experience
Reach ahead experience
Date:
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time:
Time:
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Address:
Address:
1 Market St, Brantford, ON N3T 2H1
1 Market St, Brantford, ON N3T 2H1
Overview:
Overview:
This ICE training invites SHSM students who are interested in law, justice, and civic leadership to explore the forces that shape inequality and social change. Led by Dr. James Cairns, a writer, researcher, and educator whose work examines democracy, collective action, and the normalization of power, this session challenges students to think deeply about how societies organize themselves. Through guided discussion and interactive activities, students will investigate why people accept the status quo, what motivates resistance, and what a truly just and sustainable society could look like. This workshop provides an inspiring and thought provoking experience for students considering futures in law, advocacy, community work, or policy development.
This ICE training invites SHSM students who are interested in law, justice, and civic leadership to explore the forces that shape inequality and social change. Led by Dr. James Cairns, a writer, researcher, and educator whose work examines democracy, collective action, and the normalization of power, this session challenges students to think deeply about how societies organize themselves. Through guided discussion and interactive activities, students will investigate why people accept the status quo, what motivates resistance, and what a truly just and sustainable society could look like. This workshop provides an inspiring and thought provoking experience for students considering futures in law, advocacy, community work, or policy development.
Leading Professor:
Leading Professor:
Dr. James Cairns is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice at Wilfrid Laurier University and the author of In Crisis, On Crisis, The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, and The Democratic Imagination. His achievements include producing widely respected scholarship on power, inequality, and democratic change and contributing to Canadian public discourse through his work as a staff writer for the Hamilton Review of Books and as Community Relations Director for the Riverside Reading Series. Dr. Cairns studies the historical and cultural forces that shape political institutions, public attitudes, and patterns of inequality, with a focus on how ideas take hold and influence social outcomes.
Faculty website:
Dr. James Cairns is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice at Wilfrid Laurier University and the author of In Crisis, On Crisis, The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, and The Democratic Imagination. His achievements include producing widely respected scholarship on power, inequality, and democratic change and contributing to Canadian public discourse through his work as a staff writer for the Hamilton Review of Books and as Community Relations Director for the Riverside Reading Series. Dr. Cairns studies the historical and cultural forces that shape political institutions, public attitudes, and patterns of inequality, with a focus on how ideas take hold and influence social outcomes.
Faculty website:
Trailer:
Trailer:
Agenda:
Agenda:
👋 9:00am – 9:30am: Students arrive & introductions (time to say hi!)
🏠 9:30am – 9:40am: Warm up (break some ice)
🎥 9:40am – 10:25am: Law & Justice 101 (let’s get the context together)
☕ 10:25am – 10:40am: Quick break (and a buffer if we need it)
💡 10:40am – 11:30am: Design Thinking workshop (hands-on creativity time!)
🍱 11:30am – 12:00pm: Lunch break (fuel up, you’ll need it!)
🏫 12:00pm – 12:45pm: Campus tour (split into two groups, 25/25, to explore more)
🌍 12:45pm – 1:45pm: ICE Challenge (design your big idea)
🎤 1:45pm – 2:15pm: Student pitches & choosing winners (the spotlight is yours!)
🍬 2:15pm – 2:30pm: Closing (yes, still candy!)
👋 9:00am – 9:30am: Students arrive & introductions (time to say hi!)
🏠 9:30am – 9:40am: Warm up (break some ice)
🎥 9:40am – 10:25am: Law & Justice 101 (let’s get the context together)
☕ 10:25am – 10:40am: Quick break (and a buffer if we need it)
💡 10:40am – 11:30am: Design Thinking workshop (hands-on creativity time!)
🍱 11:30am – 12:00pm: Lunch break (fuel up, you’ll need it!)
🏫 12:00pm – 12:45pm: Campus tour (split into two groups, 25/25, to explore more)
🌍 12:45pm – 1:45pm: ICE Challenge (design your big idea)
🎤 1:45pm – 2:15pm: Student pitches & choosing winners (the spotlight is yours!)
🍬 2:15pm – 2:30pm: Closing (yes, still candy!)
Helpful Info:
Helpful Info:
Schedule Flexibility
Schedule Flexibility
We understand that bus schedules often shape your day more than you do. We're happy to adjust the agenda to fit your timing needs. Just let us know as early as possible if your school has any specific constraints.
We understand that bus schedules often shape your day more than you do. We're happy to adjust the agenda to fit your timing needs. Just let us know as early as possible if your school has any specific constraints.
Tentative Scheduling
Tentative Scheduling
Event dates may be subject to change based on sector partner availability. Final details and confirmations will be shared at least one month prior to your scheduled field trip.
Event dates may be subject to change based on sector partner availability. Final details and confirmations will be shared at least one month prior to your scheduled field trip.
Backup Plan
Backup Plan
In the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, events will be rescheduled.
In the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, events will be rescheduled.
Group Size Update
Group Size Update
Please register the number of students you plan to bring. You’re welcome to swap students, but adding more requires prior approval. Just send us an email and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Please register the number of students you plan to bring. You’re welcome to swap students, but adding more requires prior approval. Just send us an email and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Update Timeline
Update Timeline
Please let us know of any changes to your group size at least two weeks before the event.
Please let us know of any changes to your group size at least two weeks before the event.
Absence Policy
Absence Policy
No-shows will be charged the full event fee. However, we are happy to offer a free online training session for any students who are absent.
No-shows will be charged the full event fee. However, we are happy to offer a free online training session for any students who are absent.
Group Supervision
Group Supervision
Please bring the right number of staff or chaperones based on your school board’s guidelines.
Please bring the right number of staff or chaperones based on your school board’s guidelines.
Drop-off Location:
Drop-off Location:
The bus drop-off location is on Market Street, directly in front of the Market Square. Our staff will be waiting there to guide you to the event space.
The bus drop-off location is on Market Street, directly in front of the Market Square. Our staff will be waiting there to guide you to the event space.
Law & Justice SPECIAL: ICE Training & Reach Ahead at Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford