We’re hiring a Director of Operations and People!
The BCCLA’s Director of Operations and People requires a talented person to actively grow the effective operational and internal capacity of our growing organization. This is a full-time, permanent position. […]
Cryptocurrencies and your rights
BCCLA at the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia As 2020 came to a close, the BCCLA continued its participation at the Cullen Commission of Inquiry […]
Should white supremacist organizations be designated as terrorist organizations?
Hasan Alam interviewed by Harsha Walia The white nationalist insurrection at the Capitol in the US on January 6, 2021, prompted the Canadian government to, first, unanimously pass an unofficial […]
BCCLA’s 20 Highlights of 2020
It is strange to write about highlights in the midst of a global health pandemic and the compounding horrors of the world that reveals the fault lines of who is […]
Welcome our new Communications and Development Volunteers!
Join us in welcoming the new members of BCCLA team. Amy and Melissa will support us in virtual engagement, outreach, and event planning. We are very excited to have them […]
Welcome to Our New Articling Student!
The BCCLA is happy to welcome Stephen Chin to the team as our new articling student! Help us in extending a warm welcome, and learn more about him below. Welcome […]
An Announcement from the BCCLA’s new President and Vice President
Dear friends and supporters, We are writing to you as the new, incoming President and Vice President of the BC Civil Liberties Association. This may come as news to some […]
What We Won for Free Expression at the Supreme Court of Canada
In an important victory for free expression rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued strong rulings supporting the broad scope of Ontario’s anti-SLAPP suit law. The BCCLA intervened in […]
Delegation Appearing at Vancouver Police Board to Demand Ban on Police Street Checks; Over Ninety Organizations Call for Street Check Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020, (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C – A coalition of organizations are appearing remotely as a Delegation at the Vancouver Police Board […]
Taking the Call to Ban Police Street Checks to the Vancouver Police Board
The BC Civil Liberties Association, Black Lives Matter-Vancouver, Hogan’s Alley Society, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and WISH Drop-In Centre Society continue to call for an END to police street […]
