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City of Victoria wants pretty parks, so it may make life hard for homeless people

A proposed bylaw change could allow the City to target and discriminate against people who are homeless in parks.
By Dj Larkin Dj Larkin | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog, Homes For All

Why drug-sniffing dogs in apartment buildings are a bad idea

Drug sniffing dogs in apartment buildings will further marginalize vulnerable people.
By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Sep 12, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Police need to stop arresting people at overdoses

The RCMP could be playing a role in the prevalence of fatal overdoses by arresting people at the scene of 911 calls.
By Dj Larkin Dj Larkin | Aug 31, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Why bringing back BC’s Human Rights Commission is critically important

The BC NDP announced plans to revive the BC Human Rights Commission. British Columbia has been the only province in Canada without a commission since it was dismantled by the Liberals in 2002.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog, Homes For All

Jagmeet Singh wants to outlaw racial profiling. Here are some ways he can start

NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is calling for a ban on racial profiling by police. The practice is often known as carding, and the idea would be an important first step in repairing relationships between law enforcement and racialized communities.
By Douglas King Douglas King | Jul 18, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Blog

Hundreds at risk of homelessness due to city's reckless inaction: Vancouver has ignored rotting conditions in SROs for too long

The City of Vancouver has let yet another SRO hotel fall into disrepair and now vulnerable residents are at risk of losing their homes.
By Dj Larkin Dj Larkin | Jun 02, 2017 | Blog, Homes For All

Ten Year Tent City prevails over City of Vancouver injunction

Human rights prevailed over property rights after the homeless and their supporters won a victory at BC Supreme Court. Justice Neena Sharma dismissed an injunction application by the city of Vancouver to dismantle a tent city on Main Street after failing to see the "irreparable harm" its presence would have allegedly caused.
By Justin Choi Justin Choi | May 23, 2017 | Blog, Homes For All

It's time we believe Black communities when they tell us street checks are harmful

Black men assaulted by police after being misidentified as a suspect, Black women forced to the ground and pinned down by officers while waiting for a bus - these are the realities of the Black community in Canada and police must be held accountable.
By Douglas King Douglas King | May 08, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Blog

Federal government green lights expansion of opioid treatment

Federal Government Green Lights Expansion of Opioid Treatment
By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Metro Vancouver homeless count reveals failure of government

Recent preliminary data from the Metro Vancouver homeless count shows an alarming increase in homelessness throughout the province.
By Dj Larkin Dj Larkin | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Homes For All
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Pivot Legal Society is located on stolen lands of the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We are grateful to Indigenous Peoples for their continuous relationship with their lands and are committed to learning to work in solidarity as accomplices in shifting the colonial default. 

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