The Pivot Blog

Indigenous law and Aboriginal law: It’s past time we all knew the difference

Pivot Legal Society's Board Chair, Stephen Mussell, is interviewed about the difference between Indigenous law and Aboriginal law.

Kaymi Yoon-Maxwell | Jul 01, 2020

Victory at the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Zora

Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a unanimous decision on R v Zora; a case about bail breaches in which Pivot intervened with help from Vancouver-based criminal defence lawyer David Fai.

Caitlin Shane | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform, Project Inclusion

Statement Urging Non-Enforcement Against 'Safe Supply' Health Services

Asha Kaur | Jun 23, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Support for "Police-Free Schools are Safer Schools" Petition

Kaymi Yoon-Maxwell | Jun 19, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Letter to Provincial Leadership on Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Policing

Pivot Legal Society calls for an end to prolific anti-Black and anti-Indigenous policing practices in BC, and call for the enactment of recommendations.

Sozan Savehilaghi | Jun 19, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Call for the Legal Community to Address Anti-Black Racism

Non-Black and non-Indigenous legal practitioners must work to understand calls from Black and Indigenous people to defund police and redistribute these vital funds to community and peer-led health and safety programming.

Asha Kaur | Jun 11, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Support Local Black-led Organizations

Looking for ways to actively support Black people’s struggle for liberation? Support local Black-led organizations!

Sozan Savehilaghi | Jun 02, 2020

COVID-19 Laws and Enforcement Powers

What are my rights & responsibilities during COVID-19? What are emergency powers? Read about the different Orders that are in effect and who can enforce.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 22, 2020 | Public Legal Education

Decampment of Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue Corridor

BC government’s rapid and enforcement-based decampment plan for Oppenheimer Park, Topaz Park, and the Pandora Avenue Corridor is creating a level of harm that is preventable. Read Pivot's letter and the statements from the ground.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 15, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Drug Decriminalization: A Necessary Response to COVID-19

Pivot joins the call to immediately decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs in response to the twin crises of opioid overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 14, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Onwards and Upwards: Continuing the Fight for Healthcare in Prisons after a Disappointing Ruling

Our fight continues after an Ontario Court reaches a disappointing decision on prison-based needle exchange programs.

Caitlin Shane | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Signs For Unhoused People and Those Living in Tents

Signs to notify municipal bylaw and police officers about unhoused peoples' rights to shelter in parks.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 06, 2020 | Public Legal Education

Community Rehabilitation Does Not Belong in Prisons

Pivot Legal Society joins advocates and members of the Yukon bar to call for the suspension of a residential housing program within the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 04, 2020 | Criminalization and Policing, Press Releases

Pivot Legal joins calls to prevent halfway house on prison grounds

Halfway homes don't belong on prison grounds! Pivot Legal joins advocates in the Yukon to urge respect for residents’ rights.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 04, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Premier Horgan urged to deploy a public health response to housing not enforcement

Reports of a potential Provincial order of enforcement against unsheltered people who do not access temporary accommodations made available to them during COVID-19 has spread amongst unsheltered people in Vancouver.

Anna Cooper | Apr 24, 2020 | Letters & Statements