News & Media

Pivot Legal and Anita Place respond to City of Maple Ridge’s Supreme Court Application on first day of winter

As the coldest days of the year approach, the City is striving to break apart a community of homeless people living at Anita Place tent city

Peter Kim | Dec 21, 2018 | Press Releases, Homes For All

Project Inclusion: Making Stigma Visible

Stigma disqualifies people and groups from social acceptance and social equity

Darcie Bennett | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Project Inclusion

Project Inclusion: Service Gaps and Barriers

There are very real and direct health, safety, and human rights implications that arise where services are not available or accessible to marginalized people.

Darcie Bennett | Dec 16, 2018 | Blog, Project Inclusion

Pivot Legal Society applauds Supreme Court of Canada decision to strike down mandatory victim fine surcharge

The judgement cited Pivot's submissions arguing for the removal of this harmful provision

Peter Kim | Dec 14, 2018 | Press Releases, Drug Policy Reform

Pivot Legal Society and Canadian Drug Policy Coalition defend access to harm reduction at Federal Court of Canada

Businesses should not have the mandatory right to delay the provision of health services

Peter Kim | Dec 10, 2018 | Press Releases, Drug Policy Reform

Memorandum of Argument: Access to Medically Supervised Injection Services Edmonton (AMSISE)

Caitlin Shane | Dec 09, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Legal Submissions

Project Inclusion: Court Conditions Trap People in a Cycle of Criminality

Court conditions are setting people up for failure and blocking access to health care and support.

Darcie Bennett | Dec 09, 2018 | Blog, Project Inclusion

Project Inclusion: Police Interference with Harm Reduction

Police officers across the province are abusing their authority and endangering the lives of marginalized people through their actions.

Darcie Bennett | Dec 04, 2018 | Criminalization and Policing, Blog, Project Inclusion

FULL REPORT: Project Inclusion

An analysis of how stigma informs police violence and failures of the justice system and social services

Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2018 | Featured, Research Reports, Anti-Stigma, Project Inclusion

Joint Letter to Ministry of Health: A Human-Rights Based Approach to Drug Policy

Overreliance on prohibition and punishment is ineffective, a waste of public funds, and taking a terrible human toll on people who use drugs and their families and loved ones

Peter Kim | Nov 22, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Letters & Statements