Pivot Legal Society

Pivot Legal Society

Advancing the interests and improving the lives of marginalized persons through law reform, legal education, and strategic legal action.
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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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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)
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Dumpster diver market in Vancouver

June 15, 2010
| Tami Starlight from the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council talks about a new, organized street vendor market for binners and local people.

13:11 minutes (12.07 MB)
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Vancouver 'Hope in Shadows' photo contest underway

June 8, 2010
| Paul Ryan and John Richardson talk about Downtown Ambassadors, Red Tents in Ottawa and Hope in Shadows.

21:12 minutes (19.41 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 Tent on sidewalk - ticket cancelled after Pivot action

May 4, 2010
| A homeless man's Red Tent on the sidewalk outside BC's courthouse resulted in a violation ticket being handed out and then cancelled

8:59 minutes (8.23 MB)
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New provincial law bans social assistance for people with warrants

April 28, 2010
| Rebecca Cuttler interviews Pivot lawyer Doug King about the new provincial legislation banning social assistance for people who have outstanding warrants for their arrest.

14:20 minutes (13.12 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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Vancouver Homeless shelter dwellers meet, closure deadline looms

April 8, 2010
| Wendy Pedersen talks about planned closures of the homeless shelters opened before the Olympics.

12:06 minutes (11.09 MB)
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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)
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