The Pivot Blog

Community groups file complaint against VPD’s new Neighbourhood Response Unit
A group of community organizations serving the Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside filed a Service and Policy Complaint with the Vancouver Police Board opposing the creation of a new VPD Neighbourhood Response Unit.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Nov 16, 2020 | Criminalization and Policing, Press Releases

A call for transparent police data now!
Pivot Legal Society submits Freedom of Information request to Vancouver Police Department in a push for transparent data
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Oct 22, 2020 | Criminalization and Policing, Press Releases

Freedom of Information Request to the Vancouver Police Department
In recognition of the October 22nd International Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and Criminalization, Pivot submitted an FOI request to the VPD.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Oct 22, 2020 | Criminalization and Policing, Letters & Statements

Pivot Writes to Provincial Party Leaders

Pivot writes to provincial party leaders, to urge them to enshrine dignity and equity within their respective platforms, party, and public discourse.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Oct 20, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Joint Letter Urging for the Approval of Lease for Prospective Yaletown OPS Site
Joint letter (Pivot, CDPC) urging the City Council and Mayor to approve the lease on a prospective overdose prevention site in Yaletown. The paramountcy of public health over community input in the approval process for harm reduction services is established in law and should be followed here.
By Asha Kaur Asha Kaur | Oct 09, 2020 | Drug Policy Reform, Letters & Statements

𝐴𝑐𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤! Pivot’s new report urges local drug decriminalization to address record overdose deaths.
Read Pivot's new blog on how talk is cheap and local governments must Act Now! to decriminalize simple posession.
By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Oct 01, 2020 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver
Read the full report on how the City of Vancouver (and all non-federal jurisdictions, including provinces) can decriminalize simple drug possession now.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Sep 16, 2020 | Research Reports, Drug Policy Reform

Pivot Legal Society Annual Report 2019
Read Pivot Legal Society's 2019 Annual Report
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Jul 28, 2020 | Annual Reports

Joint letter to Vancouver Park Board on by-law amendment regarding sheltering in parks
Joint letter (BCCLA, UBCIC & Pivot) in response to Vancouver Park Board resolution concerning by-law amendment to temporarily sheltering in parks.
By Anna Cooper Anna Cooper | Jul 27, 2020 | Homes For All, Letters & Statements

Joint Letter Regarding Temporary Shelter in Parks
By Asha Kaur Asha Kaur | Jul 23, 2020 | Letters & Statements

Civil Society Organizations Renew Call for Drug Decriminalization
Read the statement issued by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, and Pivot Legal Society.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Jul 10, 2020 | Press Releases, Drug Policy Reform

Letter to BC Ministers Urging Against Bill 22's Passage into Law
By Asha Kaur Asha Kaur | Jul 03, 2020 | Letters & Statements

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.
By Kaymi Yoon-Maxwell 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.
By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform, Project Inclusion

Statement Urging Non-Enforcement Against 'Safe Supply' Health Services
By Asha Kaur Asha Kaur | Jun 23, 2020 | Letters & Statements