URGENT: Debate at 2nd reading started yesterday! iclmg.ca/stop-c-22/
C-22 threatens our rights by:
- lowering the threshold for police to access our personal info
- forcing companies to create backdoors to allow police & spy agencies to monitor & collect our comms & data 1/
Join the BCCLA, @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, and an informal coalition in their calls for the City of Vancouver to adequately address the the deeply concerning human rights implications of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026.
Use your Voice: ow.ly/Ivfe50YBxRk
The coroner's inquest into the death of Everett Patrick began today, who died in RCMP custody in Prince George in April 2020. This morning, we heard from Jennifer Alexander, Everett's spouse, who testified about a loving father who lived for his family.
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The week BCCLA is in Court, joining many other human rights and civil liberties organizations, in a case that will determine limits on the Notwithstanding clause and our government’s accountability to our Charter Rights and freedoms.
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Press Release: BCCLA Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision to Allow Warrantless Police Searches of Private Property
"We must reject the idea that sacrificing our civil liberties is a solution to public safety concerns." - BCCLA Litigation Director
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Implementing bubble zones limits peaceful protests and our right to freedom of expression.
In a time when having our voice heard is harder than ever, protecting our right to speak out is critical to democracy.
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Press Release: Dale Culver Family Reacts to RCMP Officer Sentenced to 18 Months' Probation for Obstruction of Justice
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#FIFA2026: we have not been consulted, we have not been engaged, and we do not trust your Plan to mitigate FIFA-related harms. Read our joint press release with BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition:
https://www.pivotlegal.org/press_release_fifa
The BC Assembly of First Nations are calling out the BC government for backtracking on human rights!
Add your voice: www.bcafn.ca/the-declarat...
It is really amazing to see something that you helped create and put out into the world, take on a life of its own. There are at least four independently organized upcoming micro-consultations for the #PCAI! Linking them below, if you're in the area, want to join, or as examples to follow:
BCCLA has joined over 80+ civil society leaders from faith, labour, enviro, legal, academic & arts communities to stand together for human rights and reconciliation – calling on #BCgov to recommit to implementing not amending #DRIPA.
Read the statement: www.wcel.org/DeclarationAct
We urge the OPCC to implement its own independent investigation into the systemic causes of the use of force complaint.
Learn more by reading our press release, and our letter to BC’s Police Complaints Commissioner.
Press release: shorturl.at/70yMo
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The Police Board’s inaction only reinforces public perception that police can lawfully enact violence against the public with impunity, and that police oversight bodies are structurally flawed in favour of shielding police from scrutiny and public accountability.
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Does the VPD crack down on all political expression in this violent way or only when it is directed at people bringing attention to the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians?
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Beyond the Police board’s procedural mishandling of this complaint, the material issues relating to the VPD’s use of force and arbitrary detention of people engaged in Palestine protests remain unresolved.
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Pivot & BCCLA later filed complaints with the Vancouver Police Board.
After concluding the surveillance complaint through a VPD-led investigation, the Police Board now asserts that it has resolved the use of force complaint, without having dealt with those allegations at all.
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...that were killed in Israel’s brutal attacks against Indigenous Palestinians in a manner that violates international prohibitions against genocide and apartheid.
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May 31st, 2024, VPD violently cleared a protest involving Palestinian, Indigenous, Arab, white, and racialized people gathered to commemorate the then 36,000 children, individuals, & families...
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Press release - Pivot and @bccla.bsky.social request BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner’s review of Police Board inaction with respect to VPD’s use of force in Palestine protests.
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URGENT: Senators vote TODAY on a motion to ram Bill C-12 through — restricting debate and forcing a vote by end of February. This is a mass deportation bill with no oversight and no appeal. Email Senators NOW. Tell them to vote NO on the motion and on C-12 → migrantrights.ca/VoteNoC12
BCCLA's Litigation Director, Vibert Jack, joined the CBC Early Edition this morning to speak to media exclusion during the April 2023 Hastings decampment.
Listen to the full interview: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
White text on purple background: "Given the extraordinary powers vested in police officers, the public is entitled to a system of oversight that is transparent, independent, and beyond reproach."
BCCLA strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa Courthouse while she was performing her professional duties.
Read our Full Commentary: ow.ly/qi4h50Y7Wrx
📣 Tomorrow! 📣
BCCLA presents THE ANARCHIST LUNCH 🍽️
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years to discuss the important topics of the day. Friendship, lifelong activism & aging are explored with love and humour.
7PM | The Cinematheque | Jan 27
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REMINDER💡BCCLA is hosting a film screening – in less than a week!
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
Tickets can be reserved via our website 🎟️
bccla.org/event/the-an...
Reserve your tickets today! 🎟️
The event will also feature a conversation after the film with panelists Ken Klonsky (Innocence International), Khaled Shawwash (Teachers for Palestine), Neil Naiman (IJV), Latoya Farrell (BCCLA), and Veronica Martisius (BCCLA) 🎙️
We are honoured that Rachel Epstein, director and daughter of BCCLA Founding Members Norman and Marilyn Epstein, will join us for the event.
A panel discussion with special guests will follow the screening.
BCCLA is hosting a film screening!
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional bit.ly/3MDFh6c
We're striving to reach $15k by this Sunday, Dec. 14 – will you contribute today and help us get there?
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
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The outpouring of support since we launched our fundraising appeal has been incredible. It speaks to our shared will to act against the ban on daytime sheltering.
We're getting closer to our $15k goal! If you haven’t yet pledged your support, now is the time.
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