2016 BC Information Summit
Come listen to BCCLA’s Director of Policy, Michael Vonn speak at the 2016 B.C. Information Summit on the topic of surveillance by private citizens.
Vancouver Pride 2016
Drop by our booth as we celebrate the unique spirit of the LGBTQ2+ community and to learn more about our work to protect human rights and civil liberties.
Corporate SLAPP vs Free Speech
What: Corporate SLAPP vs Free Speech When: Tuesday, June 28 @ 7pm Where: SFU Downtown, Room 7000 515 West Hastings, Unceded Coast Salish Territories Who: Alan Dutton • stopslappsuits.ca • Kinder Morgan SLAPP suit defendant […]
The BCCLA responds to Ontario’s Anti-BDS Participation Bill
The BCCLA is resolutely opposing the anti-BDS participation bill (Bill 202) that is being debated in Ontario. Entitled the “Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism Act, 2016”, the bill would, among other […]
On the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and the narrowing of acceptable speech
On Tuesday, February 23, the House of Commons voted to formally condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. The full text of the motion, introduced by the Conservatives, reads: […]
Edward Snowden: Big Data, Security, and Human Rights
Edward Snowden will join Metro Vancouverites for a conversation live via web-link about the power, promise and peril of big data The BC Civil Liberties Association very own policy director Micheal […]
Media Release: Shutting public out of Kinder Morgan hearings “potentially unlawful”: BCCLA
Human rights organization calls on National Energy Board to immediately open hearings to public For immediate release Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (January 21, 2016) – The BC Civil Liberties […]
Bill C-51 and Data Analytics with Micheal Vonn – Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
Art for a Cause
In 2014, the BC Civil Liberties Association honoured one outspoken voice with a Liberty award for Excellence in the Arts for her refusal to sit idly by while her work […]
BCCLA statement on hate speech prosecution in Quesnel
The BC Civil Liberties Association is concerned about the situation of Arthur Topham, a BC resident who is being prosecuted under section 319(2) of the Criminal Code, which criminalizes speech […]