The city has increasingly adopted an "ideology of enforcement" that will harm vulnerable residents.
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
The judgement cited Pivot's submissions arguing for the removal of this harmful provision
Businesses should not have the mandatory right to delay the provision of health services
The surcharge entrenches marginalized communities in poverty and forces them to make choices that threaten their health and safety. It is a dangerous vestige of the Harper government and must go.
Thank you to Rob and his family for believing in #PivotLegal and the work we do helping society's most marginalized communities.
Police must focus on de-escalation instead of shooting to kill.
After 17 years with Pivot Legal Society, Pacey leaves the organization in its strongest and most energized phase yet.
Pivot Legal Society, BC Civil Liberties Association, West Coast LEAF, and Community Legal Assistance Society have joined forced to urge the government to enact significant legal and policy reform in favour of marginalized, racialized, and Indigenous communities across British Columbia.
Among the recommendations include expanding BC’s prescription heroin program, reforming punitive and harmful drug laws, and addressing the stigma faced by people who use drugs.