Lila Mansour is the Founder & Legal Educator at the BC Arabic Legal Support Centre. Its mission is to help newcomers in Canada and provide them the necessary information they need to understand their new surroundings. In the past, Lila has helped raise awareness on different issues and educate people on the importance of politics. These topics are important to her as she believes they can help create a better future for people all over Canada.

Lila grew up in Prince George, British Columbia with parents who were both originally from Syria. One of the things that is important to her is faith and credits this as one of the things that has shaped her into the person she is today. Throughout her life, Lila has been involved in volunteering. Whether it is volunteering for climate change, talking about cancer prevention, or teaching Sunday School for Arabic religious studies at the mosque, Lila finds helping people rewarding. She has also advocated for different minority groups in order to help them feel seen and heard. With a passion for politics, Lila also got involved with different organizations during her time before and during undergraduate where she wanted to learn more about politics and convince other people to get involved as well. Now she is using her passion by being a part of the British Columbia Arabic Legal Support Centre in hopes to make life easier for newcomers in Canada. After seeing the lack of information for newcomers, Lila provides information such as their rights, interactions with people, and the laws that people need to follow. When not working on her organization, Lila is a law student and hopes to use her experiences to help benefit her community that she is proud to call home.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Lila's journey when it comes to the relationship she has with faith
• Early experiences Lila had that inspired her to get involved in volunteering
• Challenges Lila has had when it comes to her passions and how she knew she was making the right choices
• What it is like to be involved in volunteering and politics as a Muslim woman
• Lila's experiences with her organization BC Arabic Legal Support Centre
• What is next for Legal Support Centre and for Lila

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Personal: https://lilamansour.ca/