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 bccla.org/2026/03/pres...

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. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Press Release: Dale Culver Family Reacts to RCMP Officer Sentenced to 18 Months' Probation for Obstruction of Justice bccla.org/2026/03/dale...

#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#FIFA2026

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 🧵8/8

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. 🧵7/8

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? 🧵6/8

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. 🧵5/8

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. 🧵4/8

...that were killed in Israel’s brutal attacks against Indigenous Palestinians in a manner that violates international prohibitions against genocide and apartheid. 🧵3/8

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... 🧵2/8

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. 🧵1/8

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/...

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 bccla.org/event/the-an...

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) 🎙️

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. 💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...

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. 📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...

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. 💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...

Everyone has the right to the safety and dignity of shelter. As the cold weather sets in, shelter is an undeniable necessity—whether you live in an apartment or a tent. We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering. 📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...

Press Release: FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal Read about the decision: bccla.org/2025/12/fnlc...

🚨 URGENT: Bill C-12 could be voted on THIS WEEK (as early as Dec 4) Your call can stop this anti-immigrant bill. MPs are counting constituent calls RIGHT NOW before the vote. Takes 2 minutes. Make it count. migrantrights.ca/actionslist/... #cdnpoli #cdnimm #cdnref #refugeeswelcome #stopc12

BCCLA needs your help. Alongside three individual plaintiffs, we are challenging the City of Vancouver's cruel and deadly ban on daytime sheltering. Will you answer our call and donate today? 📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...

Our DEMCOM: Volume 60 is here! With a new look and feel, this expanded edition will bring you analysis, experiences, and action that brings our time’s pressing social issues to life. Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy. We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.

1/ This Trans Day of Remembrance we honour the memory and lives taken due to anti-trans violence. Dangerous anti-2SLGBTQI hate and rhetoric continue to take hold in modern-day society.

This is one of the most sweeping attacks on 2SLGBTQI rights in Canadian history - and it’s happening during Trans Awareness Week. Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.

Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.

[Webinar] Explore how drug policy & migration intersect, the rights & freedoms at stake, & what it takes to build policies that protect people—amid fear-driven politics from “fentanyl czar” to Bills C-2 & C-12, & Canada’s complicity in U.S. actions abroad. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

COPE National and MoveUP President Annette Toth's statement on Alberta government's strike busting. Online version: moveuptogether.ca/the-latest/s...

Smith’s brazen use of the notwithstanding clause should raise alarm not only for workers but for everyone in Canada. Charter rights are OURS to protect. Sign BCCLA’s People’s Pledge: ow.ly/fJaQ50XjYTC

Good reminder today that the BCCLA are putting the notwithstanding clause in their sights. Maybe go sign the petition below

Community consultation – November 5th 2025 at 12 PM - 312 Main Street - For directly impacted communities, advocates & sex workers - Lunch will be provided. For RSVPs & access needs (incl. stipends), check out: www.pivotlegal.org/r_v_kloubako...

Virtual forum – November 4th at 3 PM PST/ 6 PM EST - For sex workers, advocates & service providers. Register today via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 2/3

Join Pivot on November 4-5th, 2025 for a discussion on legal developments in sex work laws post the SCC’s decision in R v. Kloubakov! 1/3

The order that protected Moccasin Flats is an important human rights precedent toward the decriminalization of people living outdoors—but a new injunction has been handed down "Prince George prepares to displace residents of Moccasin Flats" www.policeoversight.ca/p/prince-geo... @bccla.bsky.social

A year from now, 15 youth from across Canada will take the federal gov to court for failing to protect their right to a safe, stable climate.⚖️ We're proud to stand with them as part of their legal team, supporting their demands for bold national #climateaction. www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli

"It really seems as though CSIS views oil and gas companies as their partners, and when we see what they say about protestors & Indigenous land defenders, it’s clear they don’t see them as having shared interests" - Vibert Jack, BCCLA Litigation Director ow.ly/NQWC50Xh8zK

BCCLA is hiring a Racial Justice Project Coordinator! Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PST. Learn More and Apply: bccla.org/racial-justi...

After a BCCLA complaint, RCMP admits Fairy Creek exclusion zone “was beyond the scope of [their] authority”. Yet the controversial unit CRU-BC are still lined up to protect "fast tracked" infrastructure projects & suppress Indigenous resistance Read more: ow.ly/4QVg50XenGG

BCCLA is hiring a Racial Justice Project Coordinator to work closely with our Policy team in formalizing and expanding a network of families seeking police accountability. Learn more and apply: bccla.org/racial-justi...

Is #BillC2 dead, and your privacy rights safe in 🇨🇦? NO. But it’s reasonable to be confused! Please speak up AGAINST #BillC2, and read this short thread to understand what’s going on: 1/4 openmedia.org/Stop-BillC2