Please extend a huge welcome to our new staff members Dylan Mazur, Iman Baobeid, and Amrit Bhangoo! Read More
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In Loving Memory of Robyn Moro
Posted onJanuary 28, 1949 – August 31, 2017 “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West Dear Robyn, Thank you for your courage. You strove to prevent others from suffering unbearably without choice, as … Read More
Speak Back Against Racism and Islamophobia
Posted onThis 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 remain complacent. We have seen a resurgence in white supremacist … Read More
Welcome to Our Summer Legal Interns!
Posted onPlease 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 about each of their experiences by reading their biographies below: … Read More
Rights at the Border – still more…
Posted onSummer 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 Canada-US border can be stressful as we worry about our … Read More
We’re hiring! Join our team as our next Outreach and Communications Coordinator!
Posted onWe’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 police accountability, patients’ rights, democratic freedoms, prisoners’ rights, national security … Read More
We’re hiring: defend civil liberties and human rights as our new Community Lawyer
Posted on[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 communities to uphold civil liberties and human rights across BC … Read More
An extraordinary victory for citizenship equality
Posted onAfter 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 repeals many of the worst provisions of Bill C-24, including … Read More
Welcome Meghan McDermott, Counsel (Policy)
Posted onPlease 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 and curiosity drove her to study law at the University … Read More
Welcome newly elected Board Directors
Posted onPlease 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 in Vancouver. He is the current and was the first … Read More
