INSIDE THIS the pivot post ISSUE: www.pivotlegal.org News from Pivot Legal Society Issue 3, Winter 2005/06

All candidates Vancouver's low-income housing crisis: 2 debate Abuse claims go Hotel residents to sue City to court 3 Residents ofthe Downtown Eastside Pender Hotel are taking the City to court with Pivot Legal Society over human rights abuses and destruction ofproperty. magine waking up in your apartment on a regular day, heading outside, and imme~ I diately being detained by a police officer who tells you that ifyou leave, you'll be charged with a criminal offence. Imagine that police officer taking you to a small holding area beside your building. All of Beyond your neighbours are being held too. Imagine Decriminalization the officer telling you that you are contami­ 4 nated with something, but he can't tell you report due with what, and the emergency crews on site The Pender Hotel. Residents report being badly Continued on page 8 treated by City ofVancouver officials.

Pivot co-founder honoured

ivot's executive director John Richardson has been inducted into an international Pfellowship by the Ashoka Foundation, recognizing his vision ofstrategically using the law to advance the rights ofthe most marginal­ ized members ofsociety. Downtown Eastside Uptown In November, Richardson attended an awards 6 ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Washing­ ton, DC. Along with the honour ofbeing named an Ashoka Fellow comes a three year stipend, which frees John's salary to go into other areas ofPivot operations. Edited by Paul Ryan. The Ashoka Foundation is named for a third Published by Pivot Legal Society PO Box 4438. Stn Terminal Century Indian emperor who dedicated his later Vancouver. Be V6B 3Z8 years to social welfare, economic development, tel: 604-696-1322 and religious tolerance. The Foundation has Bill DraytonJounder ofthe Ashoka Foundation fax: 604-685-7813 with John Richardson at the presentation ofthe [email protected] Continued on page 9 Fellowship in Washington D.C. wwwpivotlegal.org 2 [ letters]

Vancouver's most pressing issues, Charlie Smith, Editor of the Georgia Straight, moder­

>'\ ~~ . ,. .,':";t ated the event and the candidates answered It WCl? B breakthrough 'y~r. We've grown.Jrom two staff people questions drafted by the sponsoring organiza­ to seven, expanded our offices, {;lnl1 laUnched anew housing t tions (Pivot Legal Society, the Portland Hotel campai.gn, in adtli~io~ to ramping.up 'bur pOlicing and sex work Society, the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship c;;lmpaigns. Otjr policing campaign achieved some jmportant Centre Society, VANDU, and the Gallery Victories in 2005. as you'll see in the newsletter, In 2006, I expect Gachet), on policing, sex work, housing, ad­ Pivot's sex work and nousirig campaigns to achieve real 1m· diction, and the arts. The audience also had a chance to ask candidates questions. The event ,pacts aswe begin 1:0 see the results of the last year of intensive was well attended by members of the com­ research aM preparation. 2006 will also see tne official launch munity, and had a strong media showing. Pivot ofPivDt Legal Cooperative, anew Pivot initiative aimed at earn- " wishes to thank all the sponsoring organizations, ing money to fund pubJicinterest litigation through the sale of Charlie Smith, the Pivot volunteers, and Carn­ legal seNices. Stay tuned for more about the legal co-opI Thank egie Centre for their help organizing the debate. you for your; support may you have a great and relaxing holiday and a Happy New Year. John Richardson, ExecutiveDirector Annual auction success ivot Foundation's third annual Christmas Mayoral Auction was held Monday, November 21, candidates at Pat the One Lounge, at 1 West Cordova the Downtown Street. The Artie Devlin Swing Trio created Eastside debate a festive atmosphere as attendees bid on both co-sponsored by live and silent auction items. The bidding was Pivot in early especially competitive on the travel packages. November. The auction raised over $10,000 for the Pivot Foundation. New Years "Know your DTES groups host municipal rights" workshops popular all candidates' debate awyers from Pivot Legal Society are owntown Eastside organizations invited scheduled to offer four rights work­ mayoral and council candidates to the Lshops in January for groups as diverse D Shaw Theatre on Hastings to take part as Kwantlen University College criminal law in the Downtown Eastside debate on Novem­ students, Vancouver's Check Your Head youth ber 10. A full slate ofcandidates, including group and the Crystal Clear crystal meth user Jim Green, Sam Sullivan, James Green, Pedro support group. Rights workshops help indi­ Mora, David Cadman, Raymond Louie, Ann viduals know their legal obligations when they Livingston and Kim Capri, debated some of interact with the police. The Pivot Post sponsors: SharedVis·on. rt~ @ 00 ==-HOllYHOCl<.CA a3a'!Yen d3 Ac C4(e Jn4 Cakl·jng 3608 w. 4th 604·732·7912 50 Wf..\t 11.l.~Hry~ ,St CATERIN.. ON LOCATION LTD. Retreat Centre r.1 f;l.'97~ 111 'lIlINe.I .. ,,"VINUI www.banyen.com {..'\hum~ VANC:OUVllil Ie. V'I II. ,,)I,',", r'.:p.-Iu oxr.- 'HOH I '0. 1'" ",, [news] 3 New pro bono law award

ew law award sponsored by Pivot Guest speakers Legal Society and Pro Bono Law BC Thomas Berger, A as announced by Thomas Berger O.C, 0. C, Q. C, and Q.C. at the opening of the Hope in Shadows SFU executive retrospective exhibition on December 8. The director Ann BC Pro Bono Award will be given annually, and Cowan, with Pivot will recognize the thousands of hours of free director Deb legal services donated by lawyers and law firms Abbey and execu­ behind the most interesting and high-impact pieces ofpublic interest litigation in B.C. The tive director John inaugural award will be made in the spring of Richardson at 2006 at a dinner sponsored by Pro Bono Law BC the retrospective and Pivot Legal Society. opening.

Abuse claims to go court

ivot Legal Society filed an application at The To Serve and the B.C. Supreme Court on ovember 23, Protect report was Pasking the Court to review decisions made published by Pivot by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Legal Society in Chief and the B.C. Police Complaints Commis­ 2002. sioner. VPD Chief Jamie Graham and Complaints Com­ missioner Dirk Ryneveld, had dismissed almost all ofthe 50 complaints made by Pivot in the 2002 report To Serve and Protect. While the Pivot complaints led to VPD policy reforms in breach arrests, seizure ofproperty, use offorce, internal investigations, charter rights secret 'reinvestigation,,,, says John Richardson, and notebook use - as well as a province-wide Pivot's executive director. "Despite finding the audit of the complaints process - only two ofthe Chiefwas biased and had acted outside the law, 50 complaints were substantiated by the VPD, the Commissioner relied upon his findings to and even those complaints were only partially dismiss our client's complaints." substantiated. Pivot is asking the Court to overturn the Chief's The independent RCMP investigation ofthe re-investigation, and also to overturn two of VPD had substantiated 14 complaints, despite the Commissioner's decisions: first, to send widespread non-cooperation by VPD officers complaints back to the Chief to reconsider, and involved. Only 11 of29 witness VPD officers second, to rely on the Chief's reinvestigation in allowed themselves to be interviewed by the his final determination ofthe complaints. RCMP, and at least 45 officers failed to "The bottom line is that police cannot investigate cooperate - including the Police Chief. "Once themselves," says Richardson. "Ifthe Court finds the RCMP investigation was complete, the Chief overturned the results with an unauthorized and Continued on page 9 4 [sex work law reform project]

Beyond Decriminalization report due

Danica Piche previews the new sex work law • Family law; and reform report, BeyondDecriminalization: Sex • Company law. Work, Human Rights and a New Framework for Law Reform which is due to be released in This report is based on the lived experiences the spring. ofsex workers, and sets out to anticipate the relevance and impact of these areas of legisla­ hat is the right legal response to the tion if the laws surrounding adult prostitution complex issue ofprostitution in are repealed. It is intended to serve as a starting Canada? This question is swiftly be­ W point for law and policy makers who may be coming a controversial national debate, prompt­ questioning whether other legislative changes ed by the creation ofa federal parliamentary are necessary in addition to criminal law subcommittee charged with the examination of reform. federal legislation that applies to prostitution. Pivot's sex work law reform projects Many areas of legislation are presently either inapplicable or irrelevant to the sex industry For several years, Pivot has advocated the because the industry is largely criminalized. If repeal ofCriminal Code provisions relating the criminal laws governing consensual adult to adult prostitution. This position arose from sex work are repealed, a whole range oflegisla­ research carried out in the first phase ofPivot's tion will become both applicable and relevant to Sex Work Law Reform Project. The resulting the sex industry. For this reason, existing legis­ report, Voices for Dignity: A Call to End the lation in the following areas must be assessed: Harms Caused by Canada s Sex Trade Laws argued that the criminal laws surrounding adult • Municipal law; prostitution violate the constitutional rights of • Employment and labour law; sex workers and should be repealed. • Social welfare law; BeyondDecriminalization presents the research and analysis conducted in the second phase of • Income tax law; Pivot's Sex Work Law Reform Project and is • Human rights law; based on the following premise: before crimi­ nallaw reform is carried out, it is important to • Criminal law; consider how laws ofgeneral application would • Immigration law; impact the sex industry in the event ofthe repeal ofCriminal Code provisions relating to Beyond adult prostitution. Decriminalization will be published Scope of the report in February. BeyondDecriminalization contains front-line accounts from individuals who have experience working in the sex industry under the current criminal laws. Project participants include street level sex workers, independent out-call sex workers, independent in-call sex workers, employees in escort agencies and employees in massage parlours. The expertise ofa diverse group ofsex workers is presented in order to ensure that the views of those most directly affected by any law reform initiative are taken [ sex work law reform project] 5

into account by law and policy makers. The Sex workers are in following guiding principles for law reform are the best position proposed: to describe what • The opinions and experiences ofsex workers it is like to work must be given the utmost consideration in any and live under the law reform initiative affecting the rights and current social and working conditions ofsex workers; legalframework. Lawmakers and • Sex workers must be given the opportunity to participate in law reform in a meaningful way; the public must acknowledge this • Law and policy makers must ensure that expertise. current and future laws conform to the human, labour and employment rights guaranteed under Canadian law as well as international human rights instruments; and • Policy analysis and law reform undertaken recognized as a legitimate form ofwork. On this by the Canadian government must be gender­ basis, sex workers should be entitled to the same based, racially sensitive, and conscious of labour and human rights protections as those socio-economic differences. working in any other occupation. Sex work- ers stated that they want and deserve the same Approach to law reform respect afforded to other workers in Canadian society.• This project has proceeded on the basic principle that all persons are worthy ofdignity and The first sex work law reform report (Voices for respect, and that their perspectives and experi­ Dignity) is available online at wwwpivotlegal. ences must form the cornerstone ofany law org. Beyond Decriminalization will also be reform that will affect them disproportionately. available online in the spring. To obtain a copy The dignity, empowerment and political partici­ of either report or for more information, pation of sex workers is central to Pivot's work, contact Danica Piche [email protected]. and their opinions are the foundation of the find­ ings presented in this report. Recent developments The sex workers who participated in this project On December )3 Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network asserted the view that difficult choices made released Sex, work, rights: reforming Canadian criminal under constrained conditions are still choices laws on prostitution (2005). In this report the Network and, indeed, many project participants chal­ calls for the decriminalization of laws surrounding prostitu­ lenged the view that they are not capable of tion. The Network makes this recommendation based on its making "real" choices. Sex workers are in the finding that the criminal law contributes to extreme health best position to describe what it is like to work and safety risks for sex workers and violates the legal rights and live under the current social and legal guaranteed to sex workers under both international and framework. Law and policy makers must Canadian human rights law The Network also calls on all acknowledge this expertise. levels of government in Canada to commit to the meaning­ Another fundamental principle, expressed by ful participation of sex workers in social and legal reforms project participants, forms the basis of this beyond the criminal law Pivot's Sex Work Subcommittee analysis: consensual adult sex work is a legiti­ fUlly supports the findings and recommendations of Cana­ mate profession. Exploitation certainly exists dian HIV/AIDS Legal Network The Network's report can be within the sex industry, as it does within many viewed at: http://www.aidslawca/Maincontentjissues/sex­ professions, but project participants were con­ work/SWreport.pdf sistent in their opinion that sex work should be 6 [ hope in shadows]

Downtown Eastside Uptown

Lori Dunn reports on the impressive Hope In Shadows Retrospective Exhibition and how it tops offa successful calendar project. he Hope In Shadows retrospective exhi­ bition ofthe best exhibition photographs T from the past three years opened at the prestigious Pendulum Gallery on West Georgia Street with a gala evening on December 8. Speakers included Pivot Foundation's Deb Abbey, Ann Cowan, SFU executive director, and the Honorable Mr. Thomas Berger O.C., Q.c. Berger also announced the launch ofa new B.C. Pro Bono Award which will recognize the highest impact pro bono efforts of lawyers and law firms (see report on page 3). The Hope In Shadows calendar was launched at the Downtown Eastside Photography Contest award ceremony at the Carnegie Centre on September 26. Guest presenters included Di­ Vinci City Hall actors Venus Terzo and Stephen Miller, who helped hand out $3,000 in prize money to the top photographers. First place "Woman & Son" by Jo Mangatal Training for calendar street sellers began in the and "Playground" by Russ Zillman. The top Carnegie Centre after the ceremony. The train­ prize of$500 was shared between a husband ing took on a new local dimension this year, and wife this year. Jo and Russ swapped their as one of the top sellers from 2004, Thomas cameras by mistake, and the top shots were on Clough, was recruited as a trainer. Between late the same camera. September and the middle ofDecember, Clough and Kathryn Colby did the street sales train- Like previous years, new sellers received ing. Clough brought in many local people to training on how to sell, a free calendar and an be trained, resulting in a 20 percent increase in official photo ill City License - printed from a sellers from last year - a total of 120 people. laptop to a portable printer and laminated before each training session ended. After the first day, Thomas Clough training was held twice a week at LifeSkills, (right) teaches who generously provided the facilities to Pivot. the calendar sales In November, the winning photos from this class at LifeSkills. year's contest were shown in a three week exhi­ More than 120 bition at the Portland Hotel Society's Interurban people were Gallery. More calendar street sales training took trained between place there during opening hours, giving the late September exhibition an interactive feel. and the middle of I Pivot's publications manager Paul Ryan, who Decembe/: coordinated the calendar project, said that the biggest change to this year's calendar was the [ hope in shadows] 7

The huge aluminum pendulum silently swings above the Hope In Shadows Retrospective Exhi­ bition in the HSBC Building, 885 West Georgia Street. The exhibition closed on January 7, but a Photographer Hendrik Beune talks with pdfofthe catalogue Philippa Harris about one ofhis photographs is available on the at the Pendulum exhibition opening. Pivot website.

new format: "We added more information about the photographers and the subjects. The calendar now has room to write notes on the days and we even marked significant local days such as the anniversary of the opening ofthe Carnegie Centre and the annual February 14th Missing Women's March in the Downtown Eastside." This year posters and postcards printed with the calendar have been useful for advertising in bookstores and cafes around town, Ryan added. Visitors to the exhi­ Like previous years, calendars were also sold bition contributed by retailers, many ofwhom gave 100 percent of to an interactive money raised back to the calendar project. This ideas board. year the Pivot booth team helped sales too: calendars were sold by the booth team on Gran­ ville Island, the UBC Bookstore, at a Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) gift fair in early December and on Robson Street on Human Rights Day, December 10. Ryan said his personal highlight was the award ceremony, when he saw the pride on the faces of the winning photographers, "I'm glad they were captured in the video at the retrospective Why not bUy your calendar or a framed. limit­ exhibition," he added. ed-edition, signed print of one of these moving photos? ($ )95 each. or three for $395.50% As well as viewing the II-minute video, shot of the after-developing and framing proceeds, by Lorinda Earl and edited by Emily Carr discounted by Taral Graphics and Artrageous, Institute student Rhonda Hall, visitors to the goes directly to the photographer). Visit WNW. Pendulum Gallery Exhibition could see one pivotlegal.org for more details. of the disposable cameras used in the contest, Thank you Kelvin Beaudette from the Romonov read some of the newspaper clippings from the Gallery and Chris Keatley from the Pendulum Gallery three years of the contest, and contribute to an for the extra efforts you have made in helping with interactive ideas board.• this exhibition. 8 [ housing]

Pender Hotel from front page don't deserve this type oftreatment, and we think the court will agree." won't provide you with any treatment. You are detained without access to water or a washroom The Pender Hotel pleadings will be filed in for seven hours, and when you are given food at the Provincial Court ofRC. (Small Claims hour six, the media is there filming you eating. Division) claiming $140,600 in total damages for the seven tenants. The maximum claim per Imagine that while you are kept in the holding tenant under the new Small Claims Court rules in area, the police and the fire department smash is $25,000. A court date has not yet been set. • the security door at the front ofyour building and break down the door to your room, even though you offer your key. When you are released and the officials involved apologize, telling you that low income housing this whole thing was an unfortunate incident, you disappearing in Vancouver find that your apartment door is off ofits hinges and the front door ofyour apartment building has ivot Legal Society released its analy­ been made useless. sis ofthe City ofVancouver Housing PCentre's 2005 Low Income Housing This incident, as hard as it is to believe, actually Survey on October 27. happened to tenants ofthe Pender Hotel in the Downtown Eastside on September 14 after one Pivot's analysis, informed by a meeting with City ofVancouver fire official said he felt faint the Housing Centre and additional information and smelled fumes during a routine fire inspec­ released by that group to Pivot, showed that tion. Seven residents of the Pender Hotel with rather than a modest increase of99 housing the help ofPivot are now taking the City to units for low income singles in Vancouver over court to hold them accountable. "The Pender the past two years, that there had actually been wasn't in great shape to start with," says Pivot a 514 room loss over the period, which is the lawyer David Eby, who is acting for the tenants, equivalent ofone room lost every other day. "but when the City was finished with it, the Pivot's survey found that the rooms were lost place was uninhabitable by anyone's standards. to a variety offactors including conversion to Unfortunately, my clients can't afford to go anywhere else." Monthly Single Room Occupancy Following this incident, the City ofVancouver (SRO) rent distributions, did not provide any security to prevent theft Vancouver downtown core from the damage they caused, even though the 2003 and 2005 Pender is located in the poorest and most des­ perate neighbourhood in Canada. The officials Percent of units involved refused to meet with Pivot after the .2003 event to discuss what they did wrong and how .2005 to prevent it from happening again. They also 30% wouldn't repair the doors they broke or even issue an order to require the Pender's owner - a court appointed trustee - to fix the doors. 20% Eby went into the holding area while the tenants

were detained, meeting with the people who 10% would soon be his clients. "It was an unbeliev­ able event, the parking lot was surrounded by

police. It's hard to imagine something like this Monthly rent happening in Yaletown or the West End," said ""U',s. ~Q is'"0 '"..0 Eby. "The residents ofthe Downtown Eastside ""U'~ 01 ">""~o [ housing, policing and news] 9

student housing, rents skyrocketing over $380 a month (welfare recipients only get $325 per The new Police changes because of Pivot month for shelter and $185 per month to live The Vancouver Police Department IVPDj has changed its on), and buildings closing to be converted to breach arrest policy, property seizure policy, notebook policy condos or tourist use. Over the same period, and other policies as a result of Pivot's compound police the number ofpeople sleeping in the streets and complaint. filed almost two years ago.' shelters ofVancouver counted by the GVRD homelessness survey increased by 663. Some of the most significant changes are to the VPD 'breach' policy, which governs the practice ofarresting and removing In addition to the survey, over 150 affidavits pe()ple to other locations without charges. The new policy from people in housing crisis and who are corrects specifically several errors in existing practices, setting homeless have been collected by Pivot since out, for example, that "Vehement emotional verbal expression August. These affidavits will form the basis for of disagreement with police does not constitute a breach of

Pivot's housing report due out in 2006, as part H the peace. It also forbids transporting people to isolated loca­ ofan ongoing project funded by the Vancouver tions or other municipalities, and requires officers to comply Foundation.• with their 'dUty of care' by considering vulnerabilities, such See the full report at \JV\IVV\I.pivotlegaLorg. as suitability of clothing and mental state, before 'breaching' people,

Two other changes to VPD policies touch on seizure of Policing campaign from page 3 property and keeping of police notebooks. The RCMP, in their in our favour, it will be a call for provincial investigation of the Pivot complaints, found that VPD officers legislators to recognize many of the problems were not documenting property seized correctly and also that are built into our current police oversight found the quality of notebook records kept by VPD officers system." As its remedy, Pivot is asking the were substandard. The new policies set strict guidelines Court to order the Commissioner to reconsider governing police documentation of property seized and the Pivot complaints based on the external interactions with the public. RCMP investigation alone.•

Ashoka from front page elected over 1,500 Fellows from 53 countries freedoms in Canada are protected. In 2004, since 1982. An Ashoka Fellow is a social Pivot was recognized by Human Rights Watch entrepreneur, someone who has discovered in­ with the international "Award ofExcellence in novative solutions and the potential for change Human Rights and HIV/AIDS." in their own comer of the world. Once elected, Pivot aims for a 'trickle-up effect' ofhuman Fellows benefit from being part ofthe Ashoka right protection and social integration that will fellowship for life. benefit everyone. "By advocating on behalf of The election process is rigorous. It is not society's least fortunate individuals, we create enough that a nominee has a big, new idea, they systemic change," says Richardson. "People must also possess the creativity and entrepre­ on the edges ofsociety are like canaries in the neurial qualities necessary to act on the idea in a mine. They go down first. They are the litmus way that causes social change, conducted with a test of the balance and health ofa community. high ethical standard. Most people understand the need for compas­ sion, but not everyone sees how their welfare Over the years, Richardson, through Pivot, has is linked to that ofthe most disenfranchised. proven his mettle. Pivot has launched cam­ The idea behind Pivot is that when you raise the paigns on housing, policing, the sex trade and floor, everyone in the room goes up." • addiction work to ensure human rights and 10 [ pivot who's who]

Pivot Foundation's Board centre for cultivation of human con­ has focused her energy on the sex work of Directors sciousness, well-being, and social impact. project the policing project and the Pivot Legal Co-op. Katrina was a co-author on John Nicola (Past Chair) is the CEO and Ed Levy (Chair) is adjunct professor at two major Pivot reports, To Serve and Chairman of Nicola Financial John has the W. Maurice Young Centre for Protect and Voices for Dignity been working in the financial services Applied Ethics at USc. bringing know­ industry since 1974. He provides strategic Bruce Poon Tip is the founder and CEO ledge gained in senior positions at the leadership to the Nicola Financial Group, of GA.P. Adventures. Founded In 1990, biotechnology company OLT. He serves and exercises this passion by providing GA.P. Adventures has grown to become as a member of the health sector advisory innovative solutions to a client's complex Canada's largest adventure travel com­ committee to the Federal Minister of problems. pany. Sruce is the 2002 Recipient of the Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Ed served on the Board of BIOTE Canada Dr. Peter Mortifee (past Chair) is a Award. His company was recently 1999-2002. medical doctor and a clinical assistant recognized by Profit magazine as one of professor in Physical Medicine and Reha­ Frances Wasserlein (Secretary) is a Canada's fastest growing companies. communications specialist living in bilitation at UBC. Peter is currently the John Richardson is a co-founder of PiVot Half Moon Bay on the Sunshine Coast. director of a number of charitable organi­ Legal Society and its current executive Recently she was the producer of the S.c. zations and foundations where the focus director. A graduate of Pearson College Bioneers Conference in October 2005. of his contributions relates to corporate and the University of Victoria Law School, From I 998 until 2004, she was the structure, investment management and John has a long history of social. executive producer of the Vancouver financial sustainability. environmental, and political activism. In Folk Music Festival Katrina Pacey is a practicing lavvyer 2005, John was awarded an Ashoka Deb Abbey, founder and former CEO who has been a volunteer with Pivot Fellowship for social entrepreneurship. and President of Real Assets, is the author since 200 I. President of Pivot Legal of two best-selling, seminal books on Society's board of directors, she has Pivot Foundation's Mission social investment in Canada, The 50 volunteered her time on a wide range The Pivot Foundation raises funds to Best Ethical Stocks for Canadians (co­ of Pivot projects, but most recently she sponsor charitable projects aimed at authored with leading social researcher as­ sisting homeless and disenFranchised per­ Michael Jantzij and Global Profit and sons. The Pivot Foundation gives grants to Global Justice - Using Your Money to organizations that undertake legal referral Change the World. and assistance services, in particular in Dana Bass Solomon is celebrating her Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. fifth year as CEO of Hollyhock on Cortes Island, S.c. She brings over 20 years of senior management skills in the hospitality Foundation director Deb Abbey and and social business arena, to her work at John Richardson at Pivot Foundation's Hollyhock. Hollyhock is an international Octoberfundraising event.

New Pivot Legal Society director

Danica Pichejoined Pivot as the 2004 election in Ukraine and as a Women's Legal Education and Ac­ director of the sex work law reform training officer for the I 999 popular tion Fund. She assisted in the plan­ project in September. referendum in East Timor. Nation­ ning and delivery of an international ally. she worked with the National conference: "A Symposium of Future Beforejoining Pivot, she worked with Organizing team of a political party Directions for Human Rights" at the United Nations, specializing in the for Canada's 2004 federal election. Rutgers University. areas of refugee law and democracy. She has worked with refugees and Danica has contributed to law reform Danica holds degrees in law and asylum-seekers in the Russian Federa­ through her work with legal and international relations and a diploma tion, served as an observer for the advocacy groups, including in peace and connict studies. [ pivot who's who] 11 Pivot's ne\N campaigner

racie Park is the newest addition to Tracie Park (left) Pivot's development team, and she in action. Tintends to double grassroots support for Pivot Legal Society. Pivot's monthly donors contribute over $1,500 per month. The Pivot Partners program has grown by 50 percent this year. As Park notes: "The goal is to achieve 100 Partners by the end of the year, which would double the amount of support since spring." Those who sign up as Pivot Partners and pledge those funds throughout the year. Partners help to make a small monthly gift will receive a cover our basic operating costs - giving us Pivot t-shirt and a chance to win a valuable more freedom to shift gears quickly when new painting by local artist Diana Kemble. Park says priorities arise." Pivot Partners are among the most valuable contributors to the success ofPivot. "Because To become a monthly donor contact Tracie at Pivot Partners give monthly, we can count on 604 696 1322 or [email protected].

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I would like to become a Pivot Partner and give NThe law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as every month: well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the 0$10 0$200$50 0 $75 0 $__ (other) streets, and to steal bread." Anatole France Please debit my account on the 0 Ist or 0 15th of each month ncouver"s Dowmown Eastside - the poorest Option I. 0 I enclose a void cheque neighbourhood in Canada - is a window into Vextreme problems of homelessness and housing, Option 2. 0 Please charge my credit card: addiction, prostitution and police oversight o VISA 0 Mastercard Pivot's high-impact socialjustice advocacy uses the law to Card # _ advance the imerests and protect the rights of marginalized Expiration date _ people. Campaigns focus on law reform, legal education Name on card _ and strategic legal action. Pivot aims for systemic change to improve the quality of life of those most in need, and as a Signature _ consequence, the quality of life of everyone in society."

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