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#17 BC Court rules InSite must stay open

May 27, 2008
| BC Court rules Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection site must remain open for at least a year. Also new figures leaked about homeless people turned away from Vancouver shelters.

20:31 minutes (18.79 MB)
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#19 - Hope in Shadows Camera Handout 2008

June 12, 2008
| Hope in Shadows Camera Handout 2008. Interview with Paul Ryan from Hope in Shadows, a contestant and Pivot Issues in the News.

18:26 minutes (16.88 MB)
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#20 - Harm Reduction: women caring for their own babies

June 19, 2008
| #20 - Harm Reduction: Dr Ron Abrahams talks about the success in allowing women with addictions to care for their own babies after the birth.

20:16 minutes (18.56 MB)
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#23 - Pivot lawyer David Eby aims for City Hall

July 17, 2008
| Pivot lawyer David Eby aims for City Hall - we talk to him about what this will mean for Pivot. We also have extensive coverage of this in Pivot Issues in the News

10:53 minutes (9.97 MB)
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#25 - Pivot to sue police until civilian oversight initiated

July 31, 2008
| #25 - How to Sue the Police. Nancy Macdonald talks to Doug King, Pivot policing campaigner about the boycott of the Police Complaints Authority by Pivot and B.C. Civil Liberties Association

19:41 minutes (18.02 MB)
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#27 New homelessness complaint sent to UN by Pivot

September 11, 2008
| #27 New homelessness complaint sent to UN by Pivot. Erin Millar talks to Pivot lawyer Laura Track about the new report and also about the new community court in Vancouver.

22:04 minutes (20.21 MB)
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#28 - Jane Doe Legal Clinic launched in Vancouver

October 2, 2008
| #28 - Jane Doe Legal Clinic launched in Vancouver. Rebecca Cuttler talks to Darcie Bennett from Pivot about the new legal clinic for women who have experienced violence.

14:49 minutes (13.57 MB)
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podcast #32 - Jean Swanson: What Downtown Eastsiders want

December 10, 2008
| James Ash talks with Jean Swanson about the project to map the people of the Downtown Eastside.

12:16 minutes (11.24 MB)
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Security before Justice - a report on private policing in Vancouver

December 3, 2008
| Security Before Justice - a look at the new report looking at private security and its effect on homelessness and under-housed Vancouver residents

13:17 minutes (12.17 MB)
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February 26, 2009
| Paul Ryan interviews Pivot's policing campaigner Doug King about recent ticketing by Vancouver police of people in the Downtown Eastside

10:22 minutes (9.54 MB)
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Pivot files "BodyCuff" complaint

March 4, 2009
| Pivot files "BodyCuff" complaint about miss-use of the restraining device by Vancouver Police

7:20 minutes (6.76 MB)
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#36 - Downtown Eastside coverage by mainstream media: locals talk back

March 12, 2009
| Recent campaigns by the Globe and Mail and Province newspapers have upset local people for a variety of reasons

28:51 minutes (26.46 MB)
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#37- 2010 Olympic Security & the Downtown Eastside

March 27, 2009
| 2010 Olympic Security explained to Downtown Eastside Residents by the Integrated Security Unit at a meeting hosted by Pivot Legal Society

10:54 minutes (10.03 MB)
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Police investigating police

December 15, 2009
| Abbotsford Police clear Vancouver Police of wrongdoing in Hubbard case.

7:01 minutes (6.42 MB)
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2010 Olympics: Know your rights

February 11, 2010
| Pivot Legal Society to hand out thousands of cards with legal rights and sets up 24-hour Pivot Lawyer Hotline.

9:34 minutes (8.76 MB)
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Red Tents to replace homeless shelters?

April 14, 2010
| Am Johal, chair of the Impact on Communities Coalition, talks about a national housing proposal to be introduced in Parliament this month, and the Red Tents campaign.

15:03 minutes (13.79 MB)
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B.C. welfare policy hurting family reunification

May 18, 2010
| Pivot Lawyer Lobat Sadrehashemi talks about a complaint filed to the B.C. Ombudsperson regarding a policy that makes it difficult for foster children to return to their parents.

9:26 minutes (8.64 MB)
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Red Tents to protest MPs who are against a national housing strategy

July 27, 2010
| Paul Ryan talks to Doug King about an upcoming Red Tents action and seeking dialogue with Conservative MPs who voted against an amendment to C-304, the bill for a proposed national housing strategy.

9:05 minutes (8.32 MB)
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Prostitution laws knocked down

September 29, 2010
| Katrina Pacey from Pivot Legal Society talks about the Ontario Superior Court decision to legalize prostitution.

8:14 minutes (7.54 MB)
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Red Tent National Day of Action

October 19, 2010
| Red Tents were erected all over the country today as part of the National Day of Action to urge politicians to address the homelessness crisis.

5:49 minutes (5.33 MB)
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Pivot ready for sex work challenges

January 12, 2011
| Katrina Pacey from Pivot Legal Society talks about the Ontario Superior Court decision to legalize prostitution and what's new with the B.C. challenge in 2011.

10:10 minutes (9.31 MB)
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Transit police violence

January 26, 2011
| Doug King discusses recent horrific injuries sustained by Vancouver transit passengers from the transit police.

11:27 minutes (10.49 MB)
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Call for an independent police panel in B.C.

February 9, 2011
| Paul Ryan talks to Doug King about the need for an independent panel to investigate police misconduct in British Columbia.

9:02 minutes (8.28 MB)
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Vancouver slumlord sued by 11 more ex-tenants

November 23, 2011
| Pivot lawyer Doug King talks about 11 more ex-tenants who are launching legal action against slumlord George Wolsey. We also talk to two tenants about their experiences.

24:31 minutes (22.45 MB)