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Position Papers

Social Condition

We must develop a flexible definition of Social Condition that includes an element of disadvantage and explicitly identifies housing status.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 17, 2019 | Homes For All, Position Papers

Practical Drug Decriminalization in British Columbia

In light of the federal government’s failure to meaningfully reform drug policy, provinces like B.C. can and must take legal steps to effectively (“de facto”) decriminalize simple possession by re-directing police resources away from its criminal enforcement.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Aug 30, 2019 | Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Police Documents and Liability

Police must be made to cooperate with accountability organizations and investigations
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Criminalization & Policing, Position Papers

Fentanyl Sentencing

Substance use is a health issue and should be treated as such
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Property Confiscation by Police

Harm reduction supplies save lives. Police should not be taking them away from people who use drugs.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Criminalization & Policing, Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Police Attendance at Overdoses

People who call 911 should be free to do so without fear of arrest.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Criminalization & Policing, Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Discriminatory Zoning

Land use decisions should protect the rights and safety of society's least off and most marginalized.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Homes For All, Position Papers

Addiction and Harm Reduction Services

Government policy should be guided by research and facts, not fear and stigma
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Policing and Harm Reduction Efforts

Police should not stand in the way of life-saving harm reduction initiatives
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2017 | Criminalization & Policing, Drug Policy Reform, Position Papers

Justice Reform for British Columbia: Recommendations for the New Provincial Government

Pivot, along with Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF, and BC Civil Liberties Association, is calling for significant, systemic reform to British Columbia's ailing justice system. These recommendations will uplift marginalized and Indigenous communities left behind by inadequate laws and policies.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 06, 2017 | Homes For All, Position Papers
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Pivot Legal Society is located on stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. 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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