Pivot Legal Society
@pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social
Using the law as a tool, we challenge unjust legislation, policies & practices that undermine human rights, intensify poverty, and perpetuate stigma.
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Community consultation – November 5th 2025 at 12 PM - 312 Main Street - For directly impacted communities, advocates & sex workers - Lunch will be provided. For RSVPs & access needs (incl. stipends), check out: www.pivotlegal.org/r_v_kloubako...
Sex Work Laws: Pivot Legal Update Post-Kloubakov
Join Pivot on November 4-5th, 2025 for a discussion on legal developments in sex work laws post SCC’s decision in R v. Kloubakov!
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October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Community consultation – November 5th 2025 at 12 PM - 312 Main Street - For directly impacted communities, advocates & sex workers - Lunch will be provided. For RSVPs & access needs (incl. stipends), check out: www.pivotlegal.org/r_v_kloubako...
Virtual forum – November 4th at 3 PM PST/ 6 PM EST - For sex workers, advocates & service providers. Register today via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sex Work Laws - Pivot Legal Update Post-Kloubakov. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sex Work Laws - Pivot Legal Update Post-Kloubakov. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us06web.zoom.us
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Virtual forum – November 4th at 3 PM PST/ 6 PM EST - For sex workers, advocates & service providers. Register today via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The GSDOA was passed in 2017 to encourage people to call 911 during an OD without fear of criminal sanction. Fear of arrest means reluctance to call for help, and an increase in fatal ODs.
Read our full argument here: www.pivotlegal.org/pivot_to_int...
Read our full argument here: www.pivotlegal.org/pivot_to_int...
No Arrests for Drug Possession at an Overdose
Pivot to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to fight clawbacks to the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act
Pivot has been granted leave to make submissions on the real-world impacts of potential ...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The GSDOA was passed in 2017 to encourage people to call 911 during an OD without fear of criminal sanction. Fear of arrest means reluctance to call for help, and an increase in fatal ODs.
Read our full argument here: www.pivotlegal.org/pivot_to_int...
Read our full argument here: www.pivotlegal.org/pivot_to_int...
What it means: The SCC affirmed that ODs are a medical event – not a policing opportunity. When police arrive at the scene, no one is to be arrested for, charged with, or convicted of drug possession. Read the decision here: decisions.scc-csc.ca/.../en/item/...
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What it means: The SCC affirmed that ODs are a medical event – not a policing opportunity. When police arrive at the scene, no one is to be arrested for, charged with, or convicted of drug possession. Read the decision here: decisions.scc-csc.ca/.../en/item/...
To learn more, check out: www.pivotlegal.org/social_condi...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
To learn more, check out: www.pivotlegal.org/social_condi...
Be sure to sign-up for updates and future actions: www.pivotlegal.org/get_updates
Be sure to sign-up for updates and future actions: www.pivotlegal.org/get_updates
Contact your MLA to remind them why it is important to include Social Condition as a protected characteristic in BC's Human Rights Code. We have an email template that you can use and adjust according to your own personal experiences.
www.pivotlegal.org/send_a_messa...
www.pivotlegal.org/send_a_messa...
September 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Contact your MLA to remind them why it is important to include Social Condition as a protected characteristic in BC's Human Rights Code. We have an email template that you can use and adjust according to your own personal experiences.
www.pivotlegal.org/send_a_messa...
www.pivotlegal.org/send_a_messa...
Join us on Aug 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, to learn how we can replace the toxic drug supply, fight back against toxic drug policies, and dismantle the war on drugs and drug users!
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#IOAD25 #EndTheWarOnDrugs
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#IOAD25 #EndTheWarOnDrugs
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August 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Join us on Aug 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, to learn how we can replace the toxic drug supply, fight back against toxic drug policies, and dismantle the war on drugs and drug users!
www.facebook.com/share/17EfGe...
#IOAD25 #EndTheWarOnDrugs
www.facebook.com/share/17EfGe...
#IOAD25 #EndTheWarOnDrugs