Pivot's annual fundraiser is Thursday November 8, 6-9 p.m. so BOOK NOW - tickets are limited!

Dear Pivot supporter ,

I hope you had a great Halloween weekend!  I’m writing to invite you to another party; A Passion for Justice, Pivot’s fifth annual fall fundraiser.  Come and join us next Thursday (Nov 8) for a great evening of comedy song and dance, fantastic illusions, and thousands of dollars worth of fun Christmas gifts going to the sharpest bidders (see below).  We’ll also have great food and a subsidized cash bar, so you can come straight after work to tuck in, loosen up and get a good seat.

Our headline act this year is the Screaming Chickens, one of Vancouver’s best loved comedy burlesque troops.  As far as we know, this is the first time that the BC Supreme Courthouse has ever hosted a burlesque performance, and we think it’s about time!  It wasn’t long ago that burlesque was illegal - not unlike sex work is today.  Katrina Pacey, who is heading Pivot's Charter Challenge, together with Joanie Gyoza of the Screaming Chickens did a great interview on Juicebox Radio last week, talking about the upcoming event, and the complicated relationship between law and female sexuality.  Click here to listen to an MP3 of that show.

Daytime lawyer-nighttime crooner David Eby will be opening the Screaming Chickens with one of his hilarious musical compositions – if you never seen Dave with his guitar, this is the show to catch!  And adding mystery to the evening will be Rick Mearns, one of Vancouver’s best magicians who will dazzle the crowd with sleight of hand and amazing illusions.  Throughout, Screaming Chickens Hosts Melody Mangler and Evil Bastard will auction off some amazing gifts in the cheekiest fashion possible. 

It's going to be legendary, so don't miss it!  Tickets are only $20, and all funds raised go towards Pivot’s legal campaigns for residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.  You can buy tickets online, drop by our office at 678 E. Hastings, or just call Tina at (604) 255-9700 to reserve a pay-at-the-door ticket. 

If you’d like to help to make the event a success (besides your wonderful presence!) we are still happily accepting donations for the auction - Canuck's tickets, portable electronics, getaway packages are some of the items we're looking for.  Or you can help sell tickets by bringing some friends with you - the Law Courts Inn holds 350 people, and we want to raise the roof!

Have a great week, and we hope to see you there,

Regards,

John Richardson
Executive Director, Pivot Legal Society

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A selection of our silent and live auction items:

$1,200 in gift certificates   -   Waazubee/Subeez

2008 year pass to all meditation retreats   -   West Coast Dharma Society

Barbershop gift certificate   -   JD's Barbershop

Bath and body product gift set   -   Rocky Mountain Soap Co.

Blackberry Pearl   -   RIM

Brass Buddha statue from India   -   Banyen Books

Cami and panty set   -   Third Floor Designs

Chocolate gift tin   -   Rogers Chocolates

Cut & colour makeover package   -   Hush Salon

Deep tissue massage   -   Rie Kawai

Eco-Weekend for two in Lund BC   -   Illahie Foundation

Erotic photography session   -   Derek Andrews

Family pass   -   Science World

Fine print   -   Lattimer Gallery

Five First Nation art prints   -   Mary Ungerleider

Four African carvings   -   MacIsaac & MacIsaac Victoria

Framed DTES Photo Contest Winner   -   Pivot Legal Society

Gift basket   -   Canadian Center for Policy Awareness

Gift certificate   -   La Baguette Bakery

Gift certificate   -   Sequoia Company of Restaurants

Hair product gift set   -   LaCoupe Orgnx

Hand woven First Nations basket   -   Amy Robertson

Handmade earrings   -   Lauren Elgee

Handmade quilt   -   Deirdre Gold

House plants and pottery   -   Jennifer Wade

Incorporation   -   Pivot Legal LLP

Jewellery   -   Sugarlime

Jewelry set   -   Broxup Jewellry

Juice gift basket   -   Happy Planet

Lunch with Libby   -   Libby Davies

Makoto handbag   -   Sparrow Designs

Matt Cooke - signed ball cap   -   Vancouver Canucks

Metro city bike   -   Jorg & Olaf

Naslund-signed ball cap   -   Vancouver Canucks

Necklace & bracelet   -   Susan Fiedler

Necklace and earrings   -   Bueno Designs

Oil painting   -   Linda Lando Fine Art

One month unlimited yoga  pass   -   Flow Yoga

One night in Superior Suite for two   -   Westin Grand

Partypack - ten tickets   -   Yuk Yuk's

Professional camera bags   -   LowPro

Romance basket   -   Sharon Wilkie

Sacred Balance (signed copy)   -   David Suzuki

Seed gift certificate   -   Vancouver Seed Bank

Sustainable leather handbag   -   Ashley Watson

Three $100 clothing gift certificates   -   Twice Shy

Three 10 class gift cards   -   Flow Yoga

Three First Nations carvings   -   MacIsaac & MacIsaac Victoria

Tuscan Balcony painting   -   Marie Becker Pos

Two $20.00 gift certs plus T shirts   -   The Elbow Room

Two $50.00 gift certificates   -   Windsure Adventure Watersports

Two admission tickets   -   Vancouver Aquarium

Two balcony tickets   -   Ballet BC

Two Chinese sculptures   -   Mary Ungerleider

Two fairtrade hoodies   -   Moral Fibres

Two gift boxes   -   Escents Aromatherapy

Two nights for two   -   Hollyhock Retreat Centre

Two nights in cottage   -   Saturna Island Weekend

Two original paintings   -   Marie Becker Pos

Two Premium tickets   -   Whitecaps

Two rides for two   -   Stanley Park Horse Carriages

Two tickets to any performance   -   Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Two tickets to Wonderful Life   -   Arts Club

Two-pack wine gift set   -   Andrew Peller Estates Wine

Watercolor print   -   Gaff Gallery

WCWC gift basket   -   Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Yoga clothing   -   Lotuswear

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