Run for awareness. Walk for change. Move justice forward. Join students, professionals, families and community members for a day dedicated to access to justice, legal literacy and meaningful community impact.
Choose the option that matches how you want to participate. You can register individually, register a team, or join a team after receiving the team information from your captain.
Best for participants registering and fundraising on their own.
Best for friends, classmates, coworkers, families or organizations participating together.
The Justice Run brings Calgary together around one simple idea: understanding your rights and accessing legal resources should not be out of reach.
Students, families, professionals, runners, walkers and community members are invited to move together while raising awareness and funds for initiatives connected to access to justice and legal literacy.
Run competitively, walk with your family, support a friend, or show up for the cause.
Challenge yourself alongside students, professionals, organizations, friends and community members while running for a cause that affects us all.
Register for the 5KA welcoming community experience for families, children, students, seniors and supporters who want to participate without completing the full 5K.
Register for the 1K40% of funds raised will support future A2J legal-literacy, education, outreach, and community initiatives. The remaining 60% will support nonprofit organizations advancing access to justice through pro bono legal services, public legal education, advocacy, and community support.
Donate now →Participants can fundraise individually or join together in teams, turning every kilometre into an opportunity to create meaningful community impact.
The Justice Run is designed to build awareness, strengthen community connections and help expand legal literacy.
Prize categories will go beyond finish time. Participants may also be recognized for fundraising, team participation, spirit, performance and other event categories.
Planned if the Justice Run reaches its $50,000 fundraising goal.
Helping community members better understand legal rights, responsibilities and available resources.
Bringing students, professionals, organizations and community members together around one shared mission.
Turning participation, fundraising and community support into practical opportunities to move justice forward.
The Justice Run takes place during the week of Persons Day, recognizing the historic Persons Case and the Famous Five, whose advocacy helped advance women's legal recognition in Canada.
Their work reminds us that legal change begins when people challenge barriers, understand their rights and push institutions toward greater equality and justice.
The proposed course is designed to connect the run experience with the University District celebration while keeping the route scenic, accessible and event-ready.
Official route image or interactive route map coming soon.
Funds raised through the Justice Run will help support the event and initiatives connected to access to justice, legal literacy and community legal education.
Support the campaign →Final allocation of funds will be confirmed based on event expenses, partnerships and beneficiary arrangements.
After the 5K and 1K, participants, families and supporters will come together at University District for a community celebration built around connection, impact and recognition.
Fundraising, teamwork and community spirit matter too.
Raise the most for access to justice and compete for exclusive prizes and recognition.
Race for the finish and compete for recognition as one of the Justice Run’s fastest participants.
Bring together friends, classmates, coworkers, family or your organization and compete as a team.
Create a fundraising team of up to 5 participants. Bring your friends, classmates, coworkers or family together, set a fundraising goal and see how much impact your team can create.
Run the 5K. Walk the 1K. Build a team. Fundraise. Donate. Bring your friends, family and community and become part of the inaugural Justice Run.