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Redeye

B.C. criminal justice system in crisis

April 19, 2012
| Christy Clark launched a comprehensive review of the province’s justice system two months. A new report prepared for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association says this review won't fix what's broken.

12:04 minutes (11.06 MB)
Redeye

Survivors of violence face complex legal issues

April 19, 2012
| Over half the women in Canada are survivors of violence. The vast majority of women who seek support services will also have to face legal battles.

11:29 minutes (10.52 MB)
Redeye

B.C. trial lawyers start job action

January 11, 2012
| Last week, more than half of the province's 70 courtrooms had no duty counsel, the lawyers who usually represent people for first-time appearances.

17:12 minutes (15.75 MB)
Steffanie Pinch

Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: Hunger strikes, supporting survivors, fair trade coffee workshops, safety for sex workers

| December 22, 2011

Legal defence for activists

The best defence is knowing when you need one

This sample workshop agenda created by Fitzroy Legal Services and the Victoria Law Foundation is created to teach Australian activists. However, the workshop focuses more on finding legal aid specific to what activists need, rather than laws themselves. For a brief introduction to Canadian law for activists, check out how to interact with police. This workshop goes over:

Role playing of being arrested

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Redeye

Legal aid an essential public service

March 25, 2011
| Redeye finds out about a recent report making the case that access to our legal system is one of the basic pillars of society along with education, health care and social welfare.

17:54 minutes (16.4 MB)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
November 10, 2010 |
CCPA's new study on legal aid in BC explores the impact of cuts to the system and proposes a new rights-based approach that would cut both economic and social costs.
Pivot Legal Society

Social enterprise lawyers

March 17, 2010
| This week we talked to Katrina Pacey, managing partner of Pivot Legal LLP, about an exciting event coming up where they will be judged.

9:36 minutes (8.79 MB)

Pivot Legal Society

Pivot Legal Society is a non-profit legal advocacy organization located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Pivot's mandate is to take a strategic approach to social change, using the law to address the root causes that undermine the quality of life of those most on the margins.

We believe that everyone, regardless of income, benefits from a healthy and inclusive community where values such as opportunity, respect and equality are strongly rooted in the law.

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B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union
November 9, 2009 |
Tens of millions earmarked for legal aid services disappear into B.C. general revenue.
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