Pivot Legal Society @pivotlegal
Using the law as a tool, we challenge unjust legislation, policies & practices that undermine human rights, intensify poverty and perpetuate stigma. pivotlegal.org Vancouver, BC Joined March 2009-
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A BC Prosecution Service decision to not charge RCMP officers involved in the Wet’suwet’en man’s death was met with disbelief and disappointment indiginews.com/news/this-is-n… Story by Jen St. Denis @JenStDen @TheTyee
I’m gutted to see decrim gutted. We struggled for 30 years. Spent the last three working intensively. Drug prohibition has had over a century to prove whether it works. We had about 18 months
“We don't want people to die hidden in alleyways. We don't want any more families to have to grieve their loved ones. We want effective solutions. And we know that criminalization is no solution. This is a step back.” Read our statement here 👇 #bcpoli drugpolicy.ca/for-immediate-…
'BC recriminalizes use of drugs in public spaces' They cycle of criminalization will continue. People who use drugs will not be supported through this. People will use alone, and they will die. We staunchly object, and we will take action. #bcpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Thread by Crackdown host Garth Mullins about the provincial NDP's recent decision to recriminalize public drug use in BC.
Thread by Crackdown host Garth Mullins about the provincial NDP's recent decision to recriminalize public drug use in BC.
Government are in the midst of a housing and affordability crisis. Rather than fix it, they wanna scapegoat drug users. Whether it's street sweeps, decampments or bans on public drug use, this is all about that old desire to ban poor people from sight.
Decrim has never prevented cops from telling drug users to move along, or to stop someone from using in a private business or in a hospital. The idea that cops can't stop someone smoking rock in a donut shop is ridiculous.
The idea that the very presence of drug users is dangerous to families is hurtful. We are not monsters. Many of us who came up a code. We'd holler "kids on the block" when families are around as a cue to stop using, dealing etc. Drug users want to be good neighbours.
A "blanket ban on public use" without more housing & OPSs will drive people back into the alleys, where they will overdose alone and die. Bringing us out of the allies and back into society was the whole point of decrim.
Today, BC gov announced they're making public drug use illegal. Public use has not increased because of decrim. People use outside for lack of alternatives. We've been calling for more OPSs, treatment & housing for 25 yrs. If we'd been listened to, there'd be no issue today.
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"Indigenous people are more than 10 times more likely to be murdered by the police in Canada than non-Indigenous people. This tells us that the system is broken beyond repair, and we demand accountability" Grand Chief Stewart Phillip ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_appalled_…
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The criminal injustice system in so-called Canada is a cop protection system. A system of murderous violence. No charges for cops who killed Jared Lowndes. #JusticeForJared #ACAB
"There have been many police killings of Indigenous people, done with impunity." Mabel Nipshank Today the BC Crown said, again, it is ok for cops to kill Indigenous people. #JusticeForJared
“It is all too rare that there is even minimal accountability for police officers who kill in Canada." #JusticeForJared lakecowichangazette.com/news/no-charge…
The BCPS has decided not to charge the officers who shot and killed Jared Lowndes. His mother, Laura Holland, is calling for an inquiry to investigate the high numbers of Indigenous people killed by police.
> BC Prosecution Service has announced they will not be pursuing charges against the 3 Campbell River cops, none of whom have ever been publicly identified. Shameful. themainlander.com/2024/04/23/ust…
full statement on @MainlanderNews: themainlander.com/2024/04/23/ust… x.com/defund604/stat…
full statement on @MainlanderNews: themainlander.com/2024/04/23/ust… x.com/defund604/stat… https://t.co/bIqPTv7br7
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13K Followers 745 Following A political issues magazine with a chip on its shoulder and a fire in its belly.I’m gutted to see decrim gutted. We struggled for 30 years. Spent the last three working intensively. Drug prohibition has had over a century to prove whether it works. We had about 18 months
The irony is that this move will not win the BC NDP any more votes. Capitulating to the right never wins - people just vote for the right anyway. It looks desperate. The premier looks like a disappointed high school principal, “this behaviour will not be tolerated”
@HRNA_AIIRM @adriandix @Dave_Eby @mikefarnworthbc @AndreaWoo @CANdrugpolicy @VANDUpeople @momsstoptheharm @pivotlegal This is a step back when we need two steps , 10 steps forward. There are solutions-more safe consumption sites, overdose prevention sites, regulated alternatives, housing, But no- what we have is further stigmatizing, marginalizing, enforcement.
“We don't want people to die hidden in alleyways. We don't want any more families to have to grieve their loved ones. We want effective solutions. And we know that criminalization is no solution. This is a step back.” Read our statement here 👇 #bcpoli drugpolicy.ca/for-immediate-…
'BC recriminalizes use of drugs in public spaces' They cycle of criminalization will continue. People who use drugs will not be supported through this. People will use alone, and they will die. We staunchly object, and we will take action. #bcpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Thread by Crackdown host Garth Mullins about the provincial NDP's recent decision to recriminalize public drug use in BC.
Today, BC gov announced they're making public drug use illegal. Public use has not increased because of decrim. People use outside for lack of alternatives. We've been calling for more OPSs, treatment & housing for 25 yrs. If we'd been listened to, there'd be no issue today.
Government are in the midst of a housing and affordability crisis. Rather than fix it, they wanna scapegoat drug users. Whether it's street sweeps, decampments or bans on public drug use, this is all about that old desire to ban poor people from sight.
Decrim has never prevented cops from telling drug users to move along, or to stop someone from using in a private business or in a hospital. The idea that cops can't stop someone smoking rock in a donut shop is ridiculous.
The idea that the very presence of drug users is dangerous to families is hurtful. We are not monsters. Many of us who came up a code. We'd holler "kids on the block" when families are around as a cue to stop using, dealing etc. Drug users want to be good neighbours.
A "blanket ban on public use" without more housing & OPSs will drive people back into the alleys, where they will overdose alone and die. Bringing us out of the allies and back into society was the whole point of decrim.
Today, BC gov announced they're making public drug use illegal. Public use has not increased because of decrim. People use outside for lack of alternatives. We've been calling for more OPSs, treatment & housing for 25 yrs. If we'd been listened to, there'd be no issue today.
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Our friends @ButterfliesBIS are fundraising for a trip to build relationships & nurture activism across borders among family members searching for disappeared loved ones. Hope you'll consider supporting! Etransfer [email protected] PW: butterflies #Solidarity #MMIWG2S
Brandi Morin (@Songstress28) is nominated in the Best Feature Article: Long category — her second nomination this year — for the @ricochet_en and @IndigiNewsMedia story "Today is a good day to die" about an RCMP raid at Fairy Creek. buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t Congratulations Brandi!
"On the ground with Indigenous communities fleeing a climate inferno" by @Songstress28 is nominated for Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change at #DPA24! Congratulations to @ricochet_en @IndigiNewsMedia and Real News Network buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t
Call-out for donations from our friends at AESHA! Seeking gently used shoes, lingerie, and make-up. Donations can be dropped off at 647 E. Hastings St. ❤️ #SeekingDonations #CallForDonations #SupportSexWorkers #dtes
The BCPS has decided not to charge the officers who shot and killed Jared Lowndes. His mother, Laura Holland, is calling for an inquiry to investigate the high numbers of Indigenous people killed by police.
full statement on @MainlanderNews: themainlander.com/2024/04/23/ust… x.com/defund604/stat…
BREAKING: After an agonizing 1,020 days, the BC Prosecution Service announces that they WILL NOT be prosecuting 3 Campbell River RCMP officers in the 2021 killing of Jared “Jay” Lowndes (Laksilyu Clan, Wet’suwet’en Nation.” Full statement of the family available at 3 PM PST.
The @CPHA_ACSP calls for the repeal of prostitution laws and the immigration ban on sex work, among other recommendations in its position statement: “A Public Health Approach to Sex Work.” cpha.ca/public-health-…