BC Civil Liberties Association
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Equality. Liberty. Freedom. Justice. Fighting for civil liberties and human rights since 1962 through Litigation, Law Reform & Public Legal Education.
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We’re taking the City to court!⚖️Today, BCCLA alongside three individual plaintiffs are filing a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver in a Charter challenge against the ban on sheltering during the day.
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Reserve your tickets today! 🎟️
The event will also feature a conversation after the film with panelists Ken Klonsky (Innocence International), Khaled Shawwash (Teachers for Palestine), Neil Naiman (IJV), Latoya Farrell (BCCLA), and Veronica Martisius (BCCLA) 🎙️
The event will also feature a conversation after the film with panelists Ken Klonsky (Innocence International), Khaled Shawwash (Teachers for Palestine), Neil Naiman (IJV), Latoya Farrell (BCCLA), and Veronica Martisius (BCCLA) 🎙️
BCCLA is hosting a film screening!
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
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THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
The Anarchist Lunch | A BCCLA Fundraiser - BC Civil Liberties Association
BCCLA is proud to present The Anarchist Lunch, screening on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Join us as we celebrate over 60 years of BCCLA's history and prepare for the future ahead.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Reserve your tickets today! 🎟️
The event will also feature a conversation after the film with panelists Ken Klonsky (Innocence International), Khaled Shawwash (Teachers for Palestine), Neil Naiman (IJV), Latoya Farrell (BCCLA), and Veronica Martisius (BCCLA) 🎙️
The event will also feature a conversation after the film with panelists Ken Klonsky (Innocence International), Khaled Shawwash (Teachers for Palestine), Neil Naiman (IJV), Latoya Farrell (BCCLA), and Veronica Martisius (BCCLA) 🎙️
We are honoured that Rachel Epstein, director and daughter of BCCLA Founding Members Norman and Marilyn Epstein, will join us for the event.
A panel discussion with special guests will follow the screening.
A panel discussion with special guests will follow the screening.
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
We are honoured that Rachel Epstein, director and daughter of BCCLA Founding Members Norman and Marilyn Epstein, will join us for the event.
A panel discussion with special guests will follow the screening.
A panel discussion with special guests will follow the screening.
BCCLA is hosting a film screening!
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
The Anarchist Lunch | A BCCLA Fundraiser - BC Civil Liberties Association
BCCLA is proud to present The Anarchist Lunch, screening on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Join us as we celebrate over 60 years of BCCLA's history and prepare for the future ahead.
bccla.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
BCCLA is hosting a film screening!
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
THE ANARCHIST LUNCH
Jan 27 | 7PM | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe)
A group of leftists has gathered for a weekly lunch for over 35 years. Friendship, activism & the process of aging are explored with love and humour.
bccla.org/event/the-an...
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional bit.ly/3MDFh6c
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional - BC Civil Liberties Association
Edmonton, AB/ (Treaty 6) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in . The Court Wirring v Law Society of Alberta. […]
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December 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional bit.ly/3MDFh6c
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We're striving to reach $15k by this Sunday, Dec. 14 – will you contribute today and help us get there?
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
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Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We need to look past the tents and stand with the people who are relying on them to survive.
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We're striving to reach $15k by this Sunday, Dec. 14 – will you contribute today and help us get there?
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
The outpouring of support since we launched our fundraising appeal has been incredible. It speaks to our shared will to act against the ban on daytime sheltering.
We're getting closer to our $15k goal! If you haven’t yet pledged your support, now is the time.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We're getting closer to our $15k goal! If you haven’t yet pledged your support, now is the time.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
The physical and mental impact of being routinely, consistently, and violently swept away are profound.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The outpouring of support since we launched our fundraising appeal has been incredible. It speaks to our shared will to act against the ban on daytime sheltering.
We're getting closer to our $15k goal! If you haven’t yet pledged your support, now is the time.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We're getting closer to our $15k goal! If you haven’t yet pledged your support, now is the time.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We're striving to reach $15k by this Sunday, Dec. 14 – will you contribute today and help us get there?
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We need to look past the tents and stand with the people who are relying on them to survive.
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We're striving to reach $15k by this Sunday, Dec. 14 – will you contribute today and help us get there?
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Every donation brings us closer to our target, and bolsters our resolve as we take on the cruel and dehumanizing ban on daytime sheltering.
💌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
BCCLA is uniquely placed to take on this case, but we need you in our corner. Will you answer our call and help us end this pointless cycle of violent displacement?
Donate today, and stand up for our shared dignity.
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Donate today, and stand up for our shared dignity.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
BCCLA is uniquely placed to take on this case, but we need you in our corner. Will you answer our call and help us end this pointless cycle of violent displacement?
Donate today, and stand up for our shared dignity.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Donate today, and stand up for our shared dignity.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
The physical and mental impact of being routinely, consistently, and violently swept away are profound.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The physical and mental impact of being routinely, consistently, and violently swept away are profound.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
That’s why we’re taking the City to court to challenge the unconstitutional ban on daytime sheltering.
It means that every day, thousands of people have no accessible, safe shelter.
With nowhere to stay and nowhere to go, at 8am every day, people are forced to pack up and carry their homes and belongings and keep moving. If they don’t they are forcibly displaced.
With nowhere to stay and nowhere to go, at 8am every day, people are forced to pack up and carry their homes and belongings and keep moving. If they don’t they are forcibly displaced.
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It means that every day, thousands of people have no accessible, safe shelter.
With nowhere to stay and nowhere to go, at 8am every day, people are forced to pack up and carry their homes and belongings and keep moving. If they don’t they are forcibly displaced.
With nowhere to stay and nowhere to go, at 8am every day, people are forced to pack up and carry their homes and belongings and keep moving. If they don’t they are forcibly displaced.
Homelessness is at an all-time high. The real numbers far exceed the 2025 count of 5,232 for the GVA, with just over half – 2,715 – within Metro Vancouver. Yet there are approximately only 1,400 shelter beds in the city, which often have restrictions making them inaccessible.
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Homelessness is at an all-time high. The real numbers far exceed the 2025 count of 5,232 for the GVA, with just over half – 2,715 – within Metro Vancouver. Yet there are approximately only 1,400 shelter beds in the city, which often have restrictions making them inaccessible.
Everyone has the right to the safety and dignity of shelter. As the cold weather sets in, shelter is an undeniable necessity—whether you live in an apartment or a tent.
We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering.
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We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Everyone has the right to the safety and dignity of shelter. As the cold weather sets in, shelter is an undeniable necessity—whether you live in an apartment or a tent.
We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering.
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Press Release: FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal
Read about the decision:
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Read about the decision:
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FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal - BC Civil Liberties Association
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) congratula...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Press Release: FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal
Read about the decision:
bccla.org/2025/12/fnlc...
Read about the decision:
bccla.org/2025/12/fnlc...
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🚨 URGENT: Bill C-12 could be voted on THIS WEEK (as early as Dec 4)
Your call can stop this anti-immigrant bill.
MPs are counting constituent calls RIGHT NOW before the vote.
Takes 2 minutes. Make it count.
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#cdnpoli #cdnimm #cdnref #refugeeswelcome #stopc12
Your call can stop this anti-immigrant bill.
MPs are counting constituent calls RIGHT NOW before the vote.
Takes 2 minutes. Make it count.
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
#cdnpoli #cdnimm #cdnref #refugeeswelcome #stopc12
STOP Bill C-12: Call Your MP Now! - Migrant Rights Network
Bill C-12 returns for third reading THIS WEEK—December 3rd—and could be voted on any day. This dangerous legislation threatens the rights of refugees, migrants, and everyone in Canada. Once passed, t...
migrantrights.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🚨 URGENT: Bill C-12 could be voted on THIS WEEK (as early as Dec 4)
Your call can stop this anti-immigrant bill.
MPs are counting constituent calls RIGHT NOW before the vote.
Takes 2 minutes. Make it count.
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
#cdnpoli #cdnimm #cdnref #refugeeswelcome #stopc12
Your call can stop this anti-immigrant bill.
MPs are counting constituent calls RIGHT NOW before the vote.
Takes 2 minutes. Make it count.
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
#cdnpoli #cdnimm #cdnref #refugeeswelcome #stopc12
We need to look past the tents and stand with the people who are relying on them to survive.
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
We need to look past the tents and stand with the people who are relying on them to survive.
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
If we win this case, unhoused residents will stay connected with services, have others around them to stay safe, and have better access to what they need to survive. When faced with the reality that they cannot clear encampments, cities will be forced to direct resources towards long-term solutions.
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If we win this case, unhoused residents will stay connected with services, have others around them to stay safe, and have better access to what they need to survive. When faced with the reality that they cannot clear encampments, cities will be forced to direct resources towards long-term solutions.
People who do set up shelter are subject to constant harassment, surveillance and violence by City workers, Park Rangers, and the Vancouver Police Department.
We are taking a stand against this affront to our shared dignity and taking the City of Vancouver to court.
We are taking a stand against this affront to our shared dignity and taking the City of Vancouver to court.
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
People who do set up shelter are subject to constant harassment, surveillance and violence by City workers, Park Rangers, and the Vancouver Police Department.
We are taking a stand against this affront to our shared dignity and taking the City of Vancouver to court.
We are taking a stand against this affront to our shared dignity and taking the City of Vancouver to court.
You can measure how free and thriving a democracy is by how it treats its most marginalized and vulnerable individuals.
The City's bylaws currently ban people from sheltering outdoors from 8am to dusk. If you're sick, have a disability, or are caught out in the pouring rain, too bad – keep moving.
The City's bylaws currently ban people from sheltering outdoors from 8am to dusk. If you're sick, have a disability, or are caught out in the pouring rain, too bad – keep moving.
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
You can measure how free and thriving a democracy is by how it treats its most marginalized and vulnerable individuals.
The City's bylaws currently ban people from sheltering outdoors from 8am to dusk. If you're sick, have a disability, or are caught out in the pouring rain, too bad – keep moving.
The City's bylaws currently ban people from sheltering outdoors from 8am to dusk. If you're sick, have a disability, or are caught out in the pouring rain, too bad – keep moving.
BCCLA needs your help. Alongside three individual plaintiffs, we are challenging the City of Vancouver's cruel and deadly ban on daytime sheltering.
Will you answer our call and donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you answer our call and donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
BCCLA needs your help. Alongside three individual plaintiffs, we are challenging the City of Vancouver's cruel and deadly ban on daytime sheltering.
Will you answer our call and donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Will you answer our call and donate today?
📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti...
Our DEMCOM: Volume 60 is here! With a new look and feel, this expanded edition will bring you analysis, experiences, and action that brings our time’s pressing social issues to life.
Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl
Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Our DEMCOM: Volume 60 is here! With a new look and feel, this expanded edition will bring you analysis, experiences, and action that brings our time’s pressing social issues to life.
Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl
Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy.
We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26.
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1/ This Trans Day of Remembrance we honour the memory and lives taken due to anti-trans violence. Dangerous anti-2SLGBTQI hate and rhetoric continue to take hold in modern-day society.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
1/ This Trans Day of Remembrance we honour the memory and lives taken due to anti-trans violence. Dangerous anti-2SLGBTQI hate and rhetoric continue to take hold in modern-day society.
Reposted by BC Civil Liberties Association
This is one of the most sweeping attacks on 2SLGBTQI rights in Canadian history - and it’s happening during Trans Awareness Week.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Alberta Relaunches Unprecedented Attack on Trans Rights - Now Using the Notwithstanding Clause - Egale Canada
Statement from Egale Canada and Skipping Stone For Immediate Release November 18, 2025 Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is one of the most sweeping attacks on 2SLGBTQI rights in Canadian history - and it’s happening during Trans Awareness Week.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Reposted by BC Civil Liberties Association
Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.
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[Webinar] Explore how drug policy & migration intersect, the rights & freedoms at stake, & what it takes to build policies that protect people—amid fear-driven politics from “fentanyl czar” to Bills C-2 & C-12, & Canada’s complicity in U.S. actions abroad.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Confronting Fear-Based Politics – Drug Policy, Borders and Migration . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In times of uncertainty, politicians scapegoat marginalized communities—blaming groups like migrants and people who use drugs for complex societal challenges. From the creation of a "fentanyl czar" to...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
[Webinar] Explore how drug policy & migration intersect, the rights & freedoms at stake, & what it takes to build policies that protect people—amid fear-driven politics from “fentanyl czar” to Bills C-2 & C-12, & Canada’s complicity in U.S. actions abroad.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...