Vancouver, B.C. – Hundreds of citizen Legal Observers trained by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association will take to the streets to observe and record the security and policing of the opening ceremonies and major demonstrations planned throughout the Games.  Breaking news and video footage from the Observers will be the subject of daily media briefings.

What: Press Conference on the Launch of the Legal Observers Program — An Innovative Model of Citizen Participation to Protect the Democratic Right to Demonstrate During the Olympics

Who:  David Eby, BCCLA Executive Director; Stefanie Ratjen, Legal Observer Program Director and volunteer Legal Observers

When:  8:00 a.m. Friday, February 12   

Where:  1188 West Georgia Street (Media personnel will be met in the lobby and escorted to the third floor board room)

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Micheal Vonn, BCCLA Policy Director: 604-630-9753

FOR MORE DETAILS:  [email protected] or 604-630-9755