A right to food in Canada: Vancouver community forum
On June 24th, join us as we explore what it means to have a “right to food” in Canada.  Come and learn about the BC Civil Liberties Association’s right to food project […]
Proposed sweeping changes to Canada’s security laws: a look at Bill C-51
Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, is a complex omnibus bill representing the most radical and sweeping changes to Canada’s security law landscape since the legislative response to 9/11. In […]
Philosophers’ jam: privacy and national security
BCCLA Senior Counsel Carmen Cheung and Policy Director Micheal Vonn will be presenting a talk at this year’s Spring-Summer Philosophers’ Jam, hosted by Langara College’s Department of Philosophy. The topic of […]
Muslim women between fiction and reality: author reading and discussion
Monia Mazigh, award-winning author and human rights activist, will be reading from her novel Mirrors and Mirages, a story that follows the lives of six Muslim-Canadian women and their daughters. […]
TEDx Stanley Park: Compassion and choice at the end of life
Grace Pastine, Litigation Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, will be among the presenters at his year’s TEDxStanleyPark, an annual event that fosters the sharing of innovative ideas […]
Drone: Post-Screening Discussion with Carmen Cheung
BCCLA Senior Counsel Carmen Cheung takes part in a post-screening discussion of Drone, a film by Tonje Hessen Schei that looks closely at drone technology used in CIA military operations. […]
Cincinnati Goddamn: Post-screening discussion with Micheal Vonn on police accountability
Micheal Vonn, Policy Director at the BCCLA, will speak at a post-screening discussion of Cincinnati Goddamn presented by DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The film draws on the deaths of two […]
MayDay Social Justice Info Festival
The BCCLA will have an information table set up, complete with a background of live music, for this year’s Social Justice Information Festival! Come visit our table to find out […]
Panel Discussion with Micheal Vonn at John K. Friesen Conference
In a panel chaired by Martha Jane Lewis of the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn will discuss the subjects of surveillance and monitoring […]
Foreign Radical: a theatrical game and panel
Theatre Conspiracy presents a mobile interactive theatre experience for 20 participants per showing to explore the issues of surveillance, security, terrorism, profiling, privacy, and freedom of expression. Participants are invited to team up, debate, […]