1001- 205 Hunter Street West, Hamilton, ON L8R 1P8 peterjcassidy@yahoo.com

• Acted as a resource for women on Mother’s Allowance to change "Man in the House" rule
• Facilitated poor people on a March Against Poverty discovering their capacity for self organization and self advocacy
• Facilitated members of aboriginal community in a Tent City Protest discovering their capacity for self respect and self-government
• Led restructuring of Community Legal Clinic into team based approach, empowering staff to better serve clients while working in a collegial way

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Advocate – STAN GRAY CONSULTING INC. – Hamilton, ON 1999 – 2001

Special Assistant – GAR KNUTSON, MP – Ottawa, ON 1998

Consultant – Hamilton, ON 1993 – 1998

Lawyer – Executive Director / Financial Administrator 1986 – 1993

McQUESTEN LEGAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – Hamilton, ON

Sole Practitioner – London, ON 1984 – 1986

Articled Legal Assistance of Windsor (Downtown Poverty Law Clinic)

Bachelor of Laws 1979 – 1983

FACULTY OF LAW – UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR

Academic credit for work as Clinic Director Student Legal Aid Society

B.A. Social Sciences 1973 – 1979

YORK UNIVERSITY – ATKINSON COLLEGE

5 years of part-time studies, 1 full time B.A. year

Mediator (trained & practiced)

WINDSOR ESSEX MEDIATION CENTRE / WINDSOR DISTRESS CENTRE

Past Board Member: East Region Community Mental Health Services, Hamilton Aids Network for Dialogue and Support (HANDS), Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers (Hamilton) Roxborough PARC (Presbyterian Anglican Roman Catholic) East End Multi-Service Centre

Past Member: Canadian Club, Council of Canadians, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Greenpeace, Hamilton Coalition for Social Justice, London Occupational Safety and Health Group (LOSH), Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG), Project Ploughshares, Windsor Occupational Safety & Health Group (WOSH)