Speak Back Against Racism and Islamophobia
This weekend a horrific attack by a white nationalist during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, left one anti-racist counter-protestor dead and 19 injured. Across the border, we cannot […]
Timeline: Solitary Confinement Trial
Day 1: July 4, 2017 – Opening Arguments in Solitary Confinement Trial Day 2: July 5, 2017 – Testimony from Glenn Patterson, former Indigenous cultural advisor; and Rob Roy, whose […]
Welcome to Our Summer Legal Interns!
Please extend a warm welcome to our Summer Legal Interns: Salman, Arash, Victoria, and Jeremy! We are very excited to have them on board with us this summer. Learn more […]
Rights at the Border – still more…
Summer is finally here! Like many Canadians, a few of us at the BCCLA are planning vacations south of the border this season. Despite the holidays and sunshine, crossing the […]
We’re hiring! Join our team as our next Outreach and Communications Coordinator!
We’re looking for a teammate who is passionate about working with communities to uphold civil liberties and human rights across BC and Canada. With a mandate that includes work on […]
Meet our 2017 Summer Communications and Development Volunteers
Jacqueline Yan Jacqueline is entering her fourth and final year at the UBC Sauder School of Business as a Finance major. Due to her involvement in four extracurricular student-led clubs […]
We’re hiring: defend civil liberties and human rights as our new Community Lawyer
[POSTING IS CLOSED – WE HAVE HIRED FOR THIS POSITION] Are you the next member of the BCCLA team? We’re looking for a lawyer who is passionate about working with […]
An extraordinary victory for citizenship equality
After three years and one hundred and twenty-seven days of work, we’ve defeated the second-class citizenship bill! On Thursday, June 15, 2017 the House of Commons passed Bill C-6 which […]
Welcome Meghan McDermott, Counsel (Policy)
Please extend a huge welcome to Meghan McDermott, BCCLA Counsel (Policy). Meghan joined the BCCLA as staff counsel in March of 2017. With a B.A. in philosophy from Concordia University, her compassion […]
Welcome newly elected Board Directors
Please extend a warm welcome to our four newly elected members of the Board of Directors: Ian Bushfield Ian Bushfield is an advocate for Humanism, science and social justice living […]