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Lawyers with Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association have filed complaints against the Vancouver Police Department for excessive use of force, and for targeting and surveilling pro-Palestinian protestors. The complaints relate to a pro-Palestine protest on May 31 at CN Rails and the VPD use of drones and cell phone cameras at other protests. We speak with Meghan McDermott, staff counsel with the BC Civil Liberties Association.
Anna Cooper, Lawyer at Pivot Legal Society discusses the City of Vancouver's potential of using police to speed up clearing of DTES street camps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leaked city plan details shift to American-style police led decampments Meenakshi Mannoe - Criminalization and Policing Campaigner, Pivot Legal Society
Involuntary treatment is currently allowed under B.C.'s Mental Health if a doctor deems it necessary for a person's health and safety, as well as the safety of others. However, Premier David Eby is proposing to expand the system to cover people who overdose. Last week, Pivot Legal Society released a position paper responding to this move and calling for the elimination of involuntary treatment. Tyson Singh Kelsall is a social worker in the Downtown Eastside and PhD Student at SFU's Faculty of Health Sciences.
Nicole Chan was a police officer employed by the Vancouver Police Department. She was 30 years old when she died by suicide in 2019. At the time of her death she had been on leave, awaiting the conclusion of an investigation into her complaint about fellow officers. Meenakshi Mannoe of Pivot Legal Society says the coroner's inquest into Chan's death puts a spotlight on the VPD, emergency psychiatric services in the city and the inadequate services available to survivors of sexualized violence and abuse in BC.
Starting January 31, the province of BC decriminalized the personal possession of certain types and amounts of drugs. But the policy does not cover some commonly used controlled substances and the amounts permitted are too small to have an impact, according to advocates and drug users. Pivot Legal and VANDU have collaborated on a Know Your Rights card to help people figure out if they are protected by the policy. I speak with Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer at Pivot Legal Society.
City of Vancouver staff to start removing tents along East Hastings Street. Those living in tents and other makeshift structures on Vancouver's Hastings Street have been warned they'll have to move on, starting today. Guest: Anna Cooper - Staff Lawyer, Pivot Legal Society
Content Warning: The stories in this series deal with difficult and sometimes traumatic topics. Please practice self care, stop listening, and seek help if you need to. Scroll down to find links to available supports. For the third installment of the Voices of the Street podcast, we have a candid and heartful conversation between host Yvonne Mark and Megaphone writer Dennis Gates in response to his piece “Without Prejudice,” published in the 2021 Voices of the Street anthology. In his piece, Dennis writes about his experiences of anti-Indigenous discrimination and injustice within the court system and the deep-felt impact of incarceration on his life. Yvonne and Dennis reflect on both their experiences with the criminal justice system, finding strength through writing, and the importance of sharing stories like theirs. This episode was curated and hosted by poet, storyteller and Megaphone vendor, Yvonne Mark, an avid writer and advocate for ending stigma around substance use. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/voices-of-the-street/162-yvonne-mark-dennis-gates.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/162-yvonne-mark-dennis-gates.html Mental Health Support: — Crisis Centre BC: https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/ — Indian Residential School Survivors Society: https://www.irsss.ca/services — KUU-US Crisis Line: https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/ — WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre: https://www.wavaw.ca/ — BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services: http://www.bcmhsus.ca/ More Resources: — Yvonne's website - I Live to Tell: https://www.ilivetotell.ca/ — Pivot Legal Society: https://www.pivotlegal.org/ — BC Civil Liberties Association: https://bccla.org/ About the series: The 2021 Voices of the Street anthology, “INSIDE we are all the same,” jumps from the page in this special podcast series. For four Megaphone storytellers, poetry and prose from last year's special literary edition are a starting point for exploring the themes that moved them — in a whole new form: audio storytelling. Featuring interviews with writers and personal reflections on how their lived experiences merge with the themes of the text, this podcast series illuminates Voices of the Street in a new way. The Voices of the Street podcast is a six-part series for Below the Radar, curated and hosted by participants of Megaphone's Speakers Bureau. Read more: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/voices-of-the-street.html Bios: Yvonne Mark (Nisga'a-Gitxsan) was born in Haida Gwaii. Her parents had moved the family there so Yvonne wouldn't have to go to residential school. She came to Vancouver when she was 16. In addition to her volunteer work at Carnegie Community Centre, Yvonne is a Megaphone vendor and member of Megaphone's Speakers Bureau, working to end stigma around substance use. She has taken part in Megaphone's Community Journalism 101 writing workshop, held in partnership with SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, and is an outspoken advocate for the Downtown Eastside. Dennis Gates (Haida), at 60 years old, has lived in the Downtown Eastside for 25 years. He says he is proud to still be learning new things about himself. As a participant in Megaphone's recent writing workshops for people with lived experience of incarceration — offered through a partnership with the UBC Transformative Health and Justice Research Cluster — Dennis was able to explore and express himself for the first time since being released from a federal institution in 1996, about what it was like to go to prison.
The Pulse talks to Meenakshi Mannoe, Criminalization and Policing Campaigner with PIVOT Legal Society, about "street sweeps," the practice of cleaning the streets in the Downtown Eastside of the belongings of the homeless.
Today, on The Pulse, host James Mainguy talks to Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director of Watari Counselling & Support Services Society. They discuss BC's new COVID proof-of-vaccine passport and the vulnerable people who may not be able to get one, as outlined in Pivot Legal Society's ‘Joint Response to BC's Public Health Order Regarding “Proof of Vaccination”,' which was co-signed by Mendez and Watari.
Meenakshi Mannoe, Pivot Legal Society
Meenakshi Mannoe, Pivot Legal Society
It's not Thursday but we're here with our first THROWBACK episode. If you've been with us, you'll know this episode on the decriminalization of drugs is from season 1!We wanted to air this one again because the conversations about the decriminalization of drugs is always important. Thank you to today's experts: Scott Bernstein (@scott_bern) from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (@CANdrugpolicy), and Caitlin Shane (@caitlin_Ona) from Pivot Legal Society (@pivotlegal).If you like literally any of Decomplicated's episodes, we—(@caroleugenepark) & Rumneek (@rumneeek)—would LOVE it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Even better, tell a friend about us & y'all can be subbies together. Psst! We also have a daily newsletter, which you can sign up for at www.decomplicated.com!Follow us on Twitter (@decomplicatedca) & Instagram (@decomplicatednews).
Later this month the city of Vancouver will submit its application to Health Canada for permission to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs. The application defined a threshold limit for possession without consulting with drug users. They say this limit is far too low. Caitlin Shane is a staff lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society, working on drug policy. She spoke with James Mainguy last week.
On April 26, the Vancouver School Board voted to end its school liaison officer program. Meenakshi Mannoe is Criminalization & Policing Campaigner at Pivot Legal Society and was involved in the fight to remove police from school. She joins us to talk about her concerns with the motion the Vancouver School Board passed and what’s next for the campaign to remove police from schools.
The Vancouver School Board is set to vote on a motion that would end its school liaison officer program partnership with the Vancouver Police Department; VSB trustee Lois Chan-Pedley, VPD media officer Sgt. Steve Addison and Pivot Legal Society criminalization and policing campaigner Meenakshi Mannoe discuss the role of police in schools. TikTok dancer Christian Suen and professional ballet dancer Bailey Madill discuss how dance has helped them -- and you -- through the pandemic.
It's been five years since the province of B.C. declared opioid-related overdose deaths as a public health emergency. Activists and advocates have been urging governments for the decriminalization of drugs. Yet, little has been done to implement this evidence-based approach. Carol sat down with Rumneek to talk about what the decriminalization of drugs would look like in practice.Thank you to today's experts: Scott Bernstein (@scott_bern) from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (@CANdrugpolicy), and Caitlin Shane (@caitlin_Ona) from Pivot Legal Society (@pivotlegal). Psst! We also have a daily newsletter, which you can sign up for at www.decomplicated.com!Follow us on Twitter (@decomplicatedca) & Instagram (@decomplicatednews).
We're back after our well-explained hiatus. In this episode, as in all episodes before, we review things. This time the things are the Internet Archive and Melissa's pink robe. Yell at us on twitter: @IForgotPodcast Donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
A new program recently introduced by the Vancouver Police Department authorizes officers to remove people if they have allegedly violated the provincial Trespass Act. The VPD’s Trespass Prevention Program allows them to do this even if there wasn’t a call to 911. We talk with Meenakshi Mannoe, criminalization and policing campaigner at Pivot Legal Society.
BC’s Attorney General and Minister of Housing David Eby joins Am Johal for this episode of Below the Radar, discussing policy solutions to BC’s housing crisis — from protecting tenants’ rights and serving those who are under-housed to curbing speculation and quashing renovictions, to addressing issues of supply and an aging rental stock. David also looks back on getting his start as a lawyer and housing advocate in Vancouver’s urban core decades ago. He provides insights into his time in office so far, and the different policies he has gone, and continues to go to bat for. He speaks to the effects of COVID-19 on Vancouver’s housing availability and real estate market, and gives a brief update on the public enquiry into money laundering in BC. Resources: — David Eby - MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey: https://davidebymla.ca/ — The Dash Podcast: https://www.thedashpod.ca/ — Sen̓áḵw: https://senakw.com/ — Pivot Legal Society: https://www.pivotlegal.org/ — BC Civil Liberties Association: https://bccla.org/
Today on The Pulse, David talks to PIVOT Legal Society policing and criminalization advocate Meenakshi Mannoe. The two talk about the Vancouver Police Department's latest fatal shooting of a man in distress in the DTES, as well as new criminal drug charges against a VPD officer.
Along with the latest news, today on The Pulse, David talks to PIVOT Legal Society policing and criminalization advocate Meenakshi Mannoe. The two talk about the Vancouver Police Department's latest fatal shooting of a man in distress in the DTES, as well as new criminal drug charges against a VPD officer.
Caitlin Shane Drug Policy Staff Lawyer at Pivot Legal Society
Meenakshi Mannoe, policing and criminalization campaigner with Pivot Legal Society (& Stark Raven host, @coopradio), discusses the Vancouver Police Department's controversial new "street disorder" response team.
Pivot Legal Society's Meenakshi Mannoe (Vancouver Prison Justice Day Committee) and Montreal academic and activist Ted Rutland (The Anti-Carceral Group) join host Andre Goulet to discuss decarceration, abolition and the past, present and future of Prison Justice organizing in an era of COVID-19. Find out more about how you can support prisoners and Prison Justice activism at http://prisonjustice.ca/ and https://www.noprisons.ca/ Get involved with The Anti-Carceral Group at https://www.facebook.com/anticarceralgroup/ 'COVID-19 Pandemic Plan Needed for Canada’s Jails and Prisons' audio is courtesy of APTN news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqjngGVN7Xk This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2020.
Chapter 1: BC releases Serology testing paper GUEST: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show Chapter 2: Vancouver Park Board votes 4-3 to allow overnight camping in city parks GUEST: Jean Swanson, Vancouver City Councillor Chapter 3: Pan Pacific Hotel Forcing Workers to Sign Away Their Rights? GUEST: Lior Samfiru, Partner, National Practice Leader, Labour & Employment Law at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Chapter 4: Many Canadians are concerned about crimes committed with firearms in the country, a new Research Co. poll has found GUEST: Rod Giltaca, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Chapter 5: Pivot Legal Society reacts to Park Controls Bylaw passing GUEST: Anna Cooper, staff lawyer - homelessness, Pivot Legal Society Chapter 6: Canada is facing new pressure to block Huawei 5G GUEST: Ian Young, Vancouver correspondent, SCMP Chapter 7: Yearly reminder not to keep pets in cars GUEST: Lorie Chortyk, general manager, communications for the BC SPCA Chapter 8: Should we be avoiding using reusable items during the pandemic? GUEST: Lilly Woodbury, Chapter Manager at Surfrider Pacific
Chapter 1: More record setting numbers of cases in the United States yesterday as the daily case count hit 60,000. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent. Chapter 2: We've heard a lot lately about cities in Metro Vancouver revisiting seemingly outdated or restrictive liquor laws. For example, rules around public drinking in parks, or the ability for bars and restaurants to buy alcohol at wholesale prices. Now the Hospitality Vancouver Association says it's encouraged that the city has agreed to look at capacity regulations that go back to the 1990s. Additionally, Council voted unanimously to realign the city occupancy limits to the rest of the province, as dictated by BC Building Code. Niki Reitmayer spoke about this to Vince Marino, who is a co-owner of the Pumpjack and the Junction on Davie St. Chapter 3: This week we've had a couple conversations about COVID-19 cases at Vancouver strip clubs. But is that criticism fair, especially when other businesses are also reporting cases? For example, an employee at a McDonalds in Cloverdale tested positive. Danica Darling is an exotic dancer, sex work advocate, and host of the podcast “50 Plus A Tip.” She spoke to our Niki Reitmayer. Chapter 4: After some amazing physically-distanced events, the PNE will be reopening today - although of course it's going to look a lot different Guest: Shelley Frost, PNE President and CEO. Chapter 5: Jamie Bacon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder yesterday in court. Eileen Mohan is the mother who has been seeking justice for the murder of her son Christopher, an innocent bystander in the Surrey Six massacre. Guest: Eileen Mohan, mother of victim Chapter 6: So what needs to happen to make this a reality, and what levels of government are going to be involved? We're joined by Caitlin Shane, a staff lawyer at Pivot Legal Society which advocates for solutions to the root causes of poverty and social exclusion. Guest: Caitlin Shane, Staff Lawyer Drug Policy, PIVOT Legal Society. Chapter 7: We spoke with Indeed Hiring Lab economist Brendon Bernard earlier this week and the June Labour Force Survey arrived a bit earlier this morning. Business Council of BC economist Ken Peacock joins us to talk about whether more people are returning to the workforce after months of high unemployment. Guest: Ken Peacock, Chief Economist and Vice President at the Business Council of BC. Chapter 8: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting hammered by the opposition and the media after the revelation that WE Charity paid his wife, mother, and brother for speaking engagements. Guest: Marieke Walsh, Globe and Mail reporter Chapter 9: Event companies have been outspoken about their desire to start hosting larger events safety but have thus far not been allowed to do so. So imagine owning an event company and hearing an amusement park like Playland is allowed to reopen! Guest: Brett Turner, Owner of Cocktails and Canapes
*This is a spotlight episode from Seeking Office*Many Vancouverites are joining a North American movement to defund the police.But in what ways will defunding the police make life safer for Black, Indigenous and other marginalized folks in Vancouver? And can in be done? In this episode of Seeking Office, we get perspective from Lama Mugabo of the Hogan's Alley Society, Meenakshi Mannoe of PIVOT Legal Society, Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry and University of Winnipeg professor Kevin Walby.If you want to donate to Black Lives Matter Vancouver, go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvanIf you want to donate to The Hogan's Alley Society, go to https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/donations/696/
Many Vancouverites are joining a North American movement to defund the police. But in what ways will defunding the police make life safer for Black, Indigenous and other marginalized folks in Vancouver? And can in be done? In this episode of Seeking Office, we get perspective from Lama Mugabo of the Hogan's Alley Society, Meenakshi Mannoe of PIVOT Legal Society, Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry and University of Winnipeg professor Kevin Walby.If you want to donate to Black Lives Matter Vancouver, go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvanIf you want to donate to The Hogan's Alley Society, go to https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/donations/696/
*This is a spotlight episode from Seeking Office*Many Vancouverites are joining a North American movement to defund the police.But in what ways will defunding the police make life safer for Black, Indigenous and other marginalized folks in Vancouver? And can in be done? In this episode of Seeking Office, we get perspective from Lama Mugabo of the Hogan's Alley Society, Meenakshi Mannoe of PIVOT Legal Society, Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry and University of Winnipeg professor Kevin Walby.If you want to donate to Black Lives Matter Vancouver, go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvanIf you want to donate to The Hogan's Alley Society, go to https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/donations/696/
Many Vancouverites are joining a North American movement to defund the police.But in what ways will defunding the police make life safer for Black, Indigenous and other marginalized folks in Vancouver? And can in be done? In this episode of Seeking Office, we get perspective from Lama Mugabo of the Hogan's Alley Society, Meenakshi Mannoe of PIVOT Legal Society, Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry and University of Winnipeg professor Kevin Walby.If you want to donate to Black Lives Matter Vancouver, go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvanIf you want to donate to The Hogan's Alley Society, go to https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/donations/696/
Ever wish you could skip your youth and get right to the good stuff: C cup bras, fancy parties, professional sabotage, umbrella penises, and demanding to look at Mark Ruffalo's tongue? Me neither, being 30 is completely average. Yell at us on twitter: @IForgotPodcast Donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
Sometimes love is where you least expect to find it, like in a children's book store, or on the internet, or in New York in autumn, or in the photo of your dead gal pal you keep dutifully in the locket around your neck, or in the inherited wealth of the man gleefully destroying your livelihood, or in the satisfaction you feel at being able to recall an author's name more quickly than a minimum wage employee. It is not found, however, anywhere in this movie. Donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
This week we take a look at this classic rural romance and discuss how to love someone even when their legs don't go all the way up, how to kiss someone even when they are Kevin Bacon, and how to remove your pants when your feet are stuck in glue. Special appearances by Melissa's cat, an upset tummy, and existential dread. DID YOU KNOW?: You should donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
The world's ONLY official Danny Devito fancast is back and this time we're dipping our troll feet into the warm waters of our beloved's directorial triumph: a movie for children about a mutant hero who studies math to fight cops. We did our best to convey the film's zest and excitement with our own violent enthusiasm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDTZ6A5zsYc It's the week radius around our birthdays, so you should donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
It only took a global pandemic to get us back in the studio (our respective homes), making that high-end (garbage) film analysis (discussion of our favourite cheeses) that you crave. In this episode we discuss the movie Twins (1988): its feminist subtext, the profound class critique embedded in its haphazard (to the layman) plot, and what Denny Devito in a tunnel can teach us about caring for ourselves and one another in a time like this. Also tweet at us if you think Barbara should get a proper mic. If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to the DTES Response Fund here: https://dtesresponse.ca Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal is joined by Scott Bernstein, the Director of Policy at Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, a project based at the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU. He has also done work with Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver and internationally with Open Society Foundations in New York. Together, Am and Scott talk about his work involving harm reduction, decriminalization and drug regulation policies, and discuss potential regulation models with studies such as the North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) and Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME). Learn more about the work of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition by visiting their website: https://drugpolicy.ca/
In this episode we discuss our two most hated movie tropes: the All A Dream and transphobia. We also talk about how all Tesla owners are cowards and assholes as well as try to get my cat to commit to co-hosting or get the hell out. Any doctors listening are welcome to help diagnose why Melissa has a cough 6 months out of the year. @IForgotPodcast Info packet from Pivot Legal: http://www.pivotlegal.org/legal_information_for_people_attending_wetsuweten_solidarity_actions Wet'suwet'en supporter toolkit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Unist'ot'en Camp Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
In this episode we discuss Canada's illegal invasion of a sovereign nation, eating disorders, people who pronounce Alicia "Ali-see-ah", and Gene Wilder's dick. Tweet at us to let us know which topic was most disturbing to you, personally. We also bump the mic a bunch, let us know if that's a sound you would enjoy more of in future episodes. @IForgotPodcast Info packet from Pivot Legal: http://www.pivotlegal.org/legal_information_for_people_attending_wetsuweten_solidarity_actions Wet'suwet'en supporter toolkit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Unist'ot'en Camp Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
This episode we try out a new venue, complete with it's own blanket fort, drinks and menace. Listen to Barbara and Melissa try to ward off cat attacks while also adjusting to a different space AND try to remember what they're doing. I think we were talking about a movie. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast Wet'suwet'en supporter toolkit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Unist'ot'en Camp Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
We're back! Stronger, cuter, and more self-righteous than ever before! Join us for a discussion of this classic Mel Brooks documentary that examines everything from the first boner to the first boner joke. Spanish Inquisition scene: https://youtu.be/LnF1OtP2Svk Invasion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3R5Uy5O_Ds Wet'suwet'en supporter toolkit: http://unistoten.camp/supportertoolkit/ Unist'ot'en Camp Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
In another very, extremely, special episode, Whess recounts a tale as old as time and we ask the important question: Who dictates tradition? Barbara and Whess phone conferenced in from a plane headed to the North Pole for this one (so festive) so they may be a little hard to hear. Cathleen and Melissa have voices like beautiful Angel Bells. So beautiful and so angelic. Be giving this holiday and follow us on twitter and/or donate to one of these cool charities! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
A very big thank you to our special guests this week, Cathleen and a robot ghost who bit Barbara and also made her a robot ghost. Cathleen recounts a Christmas classic about the magic of depression. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
This week, a special guest and alien anthropologist joins us to explain how the holidays are celebrated on other planets. Here's a hint: the goose isn't a main course, but more of a snacc. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
In this very special episode Melissa and Barbara have a guest on to explain Jesus and Veggie Tales which is apparently a story about a bunch of sentient sex toys singing songs and making friends to save Christmas. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
The man who can't be hated and a dog who can't be killed team up to get laid at the vet's office. Lotta poop talk right out the gate in this one and, from the bottom of our farts, we are sorry. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
A group of naive but driven suburbanites head to the "Big Bean" in the hopes of making it in the blues scene, but find that their melancholic memoirs are better suited for an altogether different art form: elaborate magazine heists. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
Sometimes, the real family is the butts you touch along the way. Melissa explains this good movie for bad perverts, suggests how they could have made it less perverted, and demonstrates the only correct response to someone needing an abortion. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
Taking the show on the road, and setting up at the offices of the Attorney General of British Columbia, Bert is joined on the hot mic by Minister David Eby. An NDP MLA, he was re-elected to the legislature in 2017, following a more than noteworthy defeat in 2013 of then Premier Christy Clark by a margin of 785 votes, in the riding of Vanouver-Point Grey - a riding previously held by fellow Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell. Eby previously worked with the Pivot Legal Society, in the downtown eastside, which he then followed as the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, through 2012, before being elected into provincial politics.As the Attorney General of British Columbia, he recently worked to overhaul ICBC, an action that had been long-time necessary, but which has been met by a lukewarm reception from younger drivers, who have seen an increase in their yearly rates. He also oversaw the on-budget $57.1 million construction of a new centralized distribution center for liquor and cannabis. With the addition of the latter through national legalization, Bert speaks to the Attorney General about the challenges the province has faced with implementing a safe and efficient roll out of both licensed retailers and product to British Columbians, while also acknowledging the significant work that still needs to be done, on both fronts.License to Chill with Bert Hick is recorded live at Studio 710, in downtown Vancouver, and produced by JadeMaple. For more information, check out RisingTideConsultants.ca
Satan summons his garbage army to prevent a dog from having nice things. None of that matters though, because we spend most of the time making fun of transphobes. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate Or to PACE Society, here: https://www.pace-society.org/can-help/
On this spooky Halloween special, the witches talk about the only universal fear experienced by every living person: capitalism under the sea. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
What if your sex life was directed by Zalman King? What if Sabrina the Teenage Witch had an emotionally abusive younger brother instead of a cat? What if you could make your teacher... uh, strip? Barbara finds out so you don't have to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxBXpnn2Jw Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
When a young man is murdered, his ghost finds friendship in a ragtag group of spectral vigilantes who help him keep his girlfriend safe, his name clear, and his flowers punched. Stay tuned til then end of the episode, the ghouls leave you with a question to meditate on until next week. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
A vampire needs staff for his steak and liver restaurant. A young woman in her prime receives a robot in the mail from a secret admirer. Barbara explains how these 2 stories intertwine. Plus, the lads have a cool and chill rap about the upcoming election. Watch the whole ass movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdY44Rv73M0 Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
IMDB user black_rose0997 might have dubbed it "pathetically awful", but Melissa explains the profoundly communist message embedded within this classic film which is as misunderstood as its monster. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
We love you very much but we are very busy so here's another clip show. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
When a disgraced soldier receives four white feathers in the mail, he's thrown back into the horrors of war for one last mission: he must reassemble his bird. CW: Discussion of transphobia and rape starts around 5:50 and ends at 12:40 Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
Hey guys, Barbara here. I make a pretty weak Oscar Wilde reference in this one and I just wanna get out ahead of it and say I'm sorry. It's not offensive or anything, it's just not funny, even in a "Hah, I read that book!" kind of way. Which you might say is worse than being offensive. I don't know why you'd say that but you might. Anyway, thanks for reading. Have a good lunch. Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
After years of hearing stories about the daily harassment faced by people who live on the street, Pivot Legal Society has created a practical resource to help people learn about and defend their rights while interacting with police. Meenakshi Mannoe joins us to talk about the Know Your Rights Handbook. She is Pivot Legal’s manager of community education.
After years of hearing stories about the daily harassment faced by people who live on the street, Pivot Legal Society has created a practical resource to help people learn about and defend their rights while interacting with police. Meenakshi Mannoe joins us to talk about the Know Your Rights Handbook. She is Pivot Legal’s manager of community education.
Cat women. Neko Girls. Ladies with rabies. Call them what you want, just don't call them a quintessentially 50's manifestation of lesbophobic anxiety! Follow us on Twitter, maybe: @IForgotPodcast If you have money that you want to give us, why? Here you go, I guess: https://ko-fi.com/iforgotmovies If you have money you don't want to give us, you can donate to WISH, a trans-friendly drop-in center for sex workers in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, here: https://wish-vancouver.net/get-involved/donate/ Or to Pivot Legal Society, here: https://pivotlegal.nationbuilder.com/donate
The deadline is only a few hours away for those camped out in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park to pack up and leave. City staff is helping many to make the move into shelters or SRO's and it's not easy going in this wet weather. If some are still in the park when the 6 pm deadline comes and goes, City councillor Pete Fry has told Global News an assessment will be made at the end of the day or tomorrow - but police won't be immediately moving in. Guest: Caitlin Shane Lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society
On this episode of Below the Radar, Am Johal sits down with Darcie Bennett, the co-author of the Pivot Legal Society report "Project Inclusion". This report draws on interviews and research conducted with people across BC and highlights the way stigma around drug use and poverty has become embedded into current law and policy. Am and Darcie talk about the report and what steps can be taken to reduce the stigma around these issues so that these systems better serve people. You can read the full report here: http://www.pivotlegal.org/project_inclusion_full
Caitlin Shane is the Community Engagement Lawyer with Pivot Legal Society and works on multiple campaigns, including drug policy and homelessness, to ensure that community input remains at the heart […] The post E-54 Drug policy beyond the four pillars appeared first on Cambie Report.
#DTES Advocate Ann Livingston live on Talk Recovery Radio this Thursday at noon on 100.5 fm. Followed by a family growing up on Methadone and Crystal Meth, now living in recovery.... hear their stories. Ann's been a health care crusader, recently opening the Pop Up Injection tent, she co-founded VANDU in 1998, Pivot Legal Society in 2000, and was a founding member of the Eastside Movement for Business & Economic Renewal Society board in 2001. She sits on countless harm reduction, prostitution awareness. Join us on Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO this thursday at noon, two guests, great stories.
Pivot lawyer DJ Larkin discusses her experience on the regional homeless count, court battles on behalf of homeless campers and whether to give homeless people spare change.
The Pivot Legal Society is calling fro an overhaul of the Protections and Exploited Persons Act, saying it does not protect sex workers from exploitation and violence. A report by Pivot Legal released this week entitled 'Evaluating Canada's Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal" says the PCEPA 'threatens the physical and economic security of sex workers" and calls the Act 'unconstitutional'. Guest: Brenda Belak- Sex Worl Campaign Lawyer, Pivot Legal
Pivot Legal Society’s Katrina Pacey and Adrienne Smith discuss how the organization is advancing rights in Canada through litigation and advocacy. Speakers: Sebastian Kohn, Katrina Pacey, Adrienne Smith. (Recorded: Mar 2, 2015)
Keith Gottchalk is making his home a safe house for ideas. Bob Bossin of Stringband remembers his folk compatriot, U.Utah Phillips. Dr. Henri Morgentaler accepting the award from Outstanding contribution to Humanity from the Canadian Labour Congress. Reel Women on Into the Wild. The Pivot Legal Society speaks about the recent B.C Supreme Court ruling which will keep the Insite Safe Injection Site open. Work isn't working for Ontario Families is a new report put out by the Canadian Labour Congress, The Toronto and York Region Labour Council, and Campaign 2000, an organization that aims to stop child poverty.
Pivot Legal Society on the continuing story of the Insight Safe Injection site. Music: Kim Beggs with the song Heartbreak Shoes. Kimbeggs.com Reel women on Lars and The Real Girl. Tikkun Toronto, Harvey's story excerpt Interview with Sadie Jones. Her first novel, Outcast, is on the longlist for the Orange Prize for fiction. Music: Walking down to the Station by Kim Beggs
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