Pivot Legal Society

Excessive force by Vancouver Police caught on video

July 13, 2010
| Sean Condon of Megaphone Magazine talks about how he came about an exclusive story about the Vancouver Police exercising excessive force on a homeless man.

10:30 minutes (9.61 MB)
Pivot Legal Society

B.C. sex law challenge to proceed

October 13, 2010
| Katrina Pacey from Pivot Legal Society explains what happens now to the sex work challenge that was delayed by the federal government in 2008.

9:34 minutes (8.76 MB)
Pivot Legal Society

B.C. call to reinstate child payments

January 19, 2011
| Darcie Bennett, Campaigns Director for Pivot, talks about a call to action to reinstate earnings exemptions in B.C., the Canadian province with the highest child poverty.

8:43 minutes (7.99 MB)
Pivot Legal Society

Pivot's social change through Vancouver public space

February 16, 2011
| John Richardson, founder of the Pivot Legal Society, delivers a short talk at Change Through on Pivot's role in using Vancouver public space for social change.

9:37 minutes (8.81 MB)
Pivot Legal Society

Community groups shut out of Missing Women's Inquiry

May 26, 2011
| Public interest groups and organizations working with women in the Downtown Eastside were shocked by an unexpected decision to deny them funding to participate in the Missing Women's Inquiry.

8:01 minutes (7.34 MB)
Pivot Legal Society

Olympic social housing hit with huge hidden bills

December 9, 2011
| Scott Bernstein explains why Pivot is representing low-income tenants from Vancouver's Olympic Village housing complex.

12:06 minutes (11.09 MB)