"The best test of a civilised society is the way in which it treats its most vulnerable and weakest members." Mahatma Gandhi
Homeless deaths condemn us Dave Eby of Pivot says Mickasko, who had been in touch with Pivot looking for affordable housing, "died of homelessness." [Vancouver Courier, February 29]
Minister misleads on protecting vulnerable children and helping families at risk Earlier, the Pivot Legal Society published a detailed study Feb. 20 with the key finding that the crisis in B.C.'s child protection system continues unabated. [BCGEU, February 28, 2008]
Have 2010 Winter Olympics foes gone too far? "I found them a little bit unsettling," said housing advocate David Eby of the Pivot Legal Society. "I want to believe that it's just rhetoric. It doesn't help anybody." [24 Hours, February 26, 2008]
Aboriginal children still only get broken promises Lobat Sadrehashemi is the co-author of Broken Promises, a new report on the child protection system and its ongoing neglect of aboriginal children. She was interviewed by Am Johal. [Rabble News, February 25, 2008]
Province too quick to place children in care: report The report, released yesterday by the Pivot Legal Society, says that while the government correctly identifies families as the preferred environment for raising children, it takes children away too quickly instead of offering support services to keep them at home. [Globe & Mail, February 21, 2008]
FOSTER CARE Gov't acts too soon: Pivot The government takes children from their homes and places them in foster care far too soon, claims a new report from the Pivot Legal Society. [24 Hours, February 21, 2008]
Shelter for mentally ill promised after hard-hitting cops' report "The police are being used as de facto front- line mental-health workers," said John Richardson, a lawyer with Pivot Legal Society, who applauded the "unexpected" report's recommendations. "It's a horrible waste of taxpayers' money."[The Province, February 2, 2008]
Governor-General balks at sanitized urban tour Still, David Eby of Pivot Legal Society said he hopes the visit will force Ottawa to pay attention to homelessness. [Globe and Mail, Jan 23, 2007]
High Profile Two years out of law school, David Eby could easily be living the dream life, splurging on thousand-dollar suits and drawing on an expense account to impress clients at upscale eateries... ...“There are seminar courses where you deconstruct the law, but nobody tells you what to do when you get to a parking lot where the police have barricaded all the tenants inside a building and won’t let them leave,” says Eby, who has been a lawyer with Pivot Legal Society since shortly after his move to Vancouver. [BC Business magazine, January 2008]
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