📣 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

Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations - @bccla.bsky.social , @cancivlib.bsky.social and @liguedesdroits.bsky.social - have come together to take a stand against the Alberta government's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to attack trans rights. Read our Full Letter Today: bit.ly/46MAtDi

We're in Court defending students’ right to free expression! “By dishing out heavy-handed discipline to students exercising their protest rights, universities are saying: expressing your political views could cost you your education” Ga Grant, Staff Lawyer t.co/84bKbJ1DLw

Did a Liberal MP go rogue and ban the Irish band Kneecap from our country? Um, it sure sounds like it. On The Line Media’s @smohyeddin.bsky.social first exclusively reported this jaw-dropping story:

September 30th is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. As we approach this day, how can we avoid symbolic performances of reconciliation and equip ourselves to work toward transformative change? Check out these resources and more on our website: yellowheadinstitute.org. Linked in bio.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but three bills to override the rights of Albertans. Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits! Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55

BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows. Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...

The surveillance of pro-Palestinian protests raises serious concerns about systemic discrimination. We echo the calls of @bccla.bsky.social and @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social for an independent review by someone with real knowledge of anti-Palestinian racism & human rights: tinyurl.com/4pc9wuvk

BCCLA is calling on folks to take action and pledge to stop politicians from using the notwithstanding clause to violate our rights!

BCCLA joins civil society orgs, companies, and cybersecurity experts, in calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2. There’s no way to provide backdoor access to encrypted data & communications without harming the privacy & security of millions. Learn more: www.globalencryption.org/2025/09/open...

Charter rights are ours to protect. Sign BCCLA’s People’s Pledge today to take action.

Humanists believe in a robust framework to protect our human rights. The notwithstanding clause has recently been invoked to undermine those rights. Check out the BCCLA's latest campaign to learn more.

Canadian governments have started using the notwithstanding clause as if it’s a hall pass to violate our rights without any accountability. We’re not(with)standing for this! Charter rights are ours to protect. ✏️Sign the People's Pledge: bccla.org/campaign/wer...

A new research paper shows that an inability to access health and social services, as well non-fatal overdose, was a positively tied to street sweeps. Read the report : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lawyers Against Transphobia are holding a conference this September! The conference will be a national, trans-led gathering for lawyers, organizers, and frontline advocates building justice beyond the courtroom. #LaTConference Learn More and Register: ow.ly/1gIz50WRp0a

The "Stop Bill C-2!" webinar is tonight at 7pm ET! Register to join us on Zoom (where you can participate in the Q&A): us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... or tune into the livestream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/g0DuDtd...

With increasing attacks on trans rights, it is critical we learn how to fight back! Learn More and Register: tr.ee/jA_r414xcJ

Lowering the voting age to 16, expanding the vote to permanent residents, and allowing for electoral reform without a referendum are all changes BCCLA has said to BCs can make to have a more equitable democratic system. Read our submission: bccla.org/policy-submi...

BCCLA stands with striking Air Canada workers. Read the Air Canada Component of CUPE’s full statement: cupe.ca/liberals-rew...