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Know your rights workshops
Have you ever wondered what you should do when stopped by a security official on the street? In your car? At your house? When and what are the police allowed to search? What are you legally allowed to do, or not do? This workshop will give participants a better understanding of their constitutional rights. We will be discussing searches and seizures, civil disobedience, and how your constitutional rights transfer to the UBC campus, including during the Olympic Games period.
Know your rights workshops:
Tuesday, Jan 19th, 12:00pm, in SUB 212
Wednesday, Jan 27th, 1:00pm, SUB 211 (This workshop will have an emphasis on Direct-Action)
Legal observer training
At UBC, Legal Observer teams will observe situations where access to the campus and its resources for the UBC community are at risk. Legal Observer teams will also be observing major protests and other potential conflict hot spots like Olympic venues and the Downtown Eastside during the Olympic Period. Focusing on interactions between civilians and police, military and private security, the Observers' first-hand evidence will form a solid foundation for accountable conduct.
Legal observer training:
Tuesday, January 19th, 2:00pm, in SUB 212
The Olympic Preparedness Program is a partnership between the BCCLA and the SLFS to ensure that students are fully prepared for the arrival of the 2010 Games on campus. The program includes 11 workshops in the months leading up to February 2010, a hotline for students with Olympic related legal issues, a reporting mechanism for issues that students identify on campus, and trained student legal observers on campus ensuring appropriate interactions between security forces and students.
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