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  • ACLU's Priorites for Barack Obama The American Civil Liberties Union has developed a set of priorities for President-elect Barack Obama to address in the short, medium and long term. Top priorities include closing Guantanamo ...
    Posted Nov 6, 2008 3:50 PM by sjan sjan
  • Former VPD Chief found guilty of discreditable conduct Former VPD Chief Jamie Graham was found guilty of discreditable conduct for failing to cooperate with the RCMP in acting on 50 affidavits collected by Pivot Legal Society detailing police ...
    Posted Oct 23, 2008 4:26 PM by sjan sjan
  • Second group of migrant farmworkers unionize Migrant farmworkers at a second Abbotsford farm have unionized. In September, the first group of migrant farmworkers to do so were terminated and repatriated the morning after they applied for ...
    Posted Oct 22, 2008 12:21 AM by sjan sjan
  • BC Supreme Court finds that bylaws restricting temporary shelters are unconstitutional In Victoria (City) v. Adams the BC Supreme Court found that bylaws restricting the right of homeless people to erect temporary shelters violated s. 7 of the Charter of Rights ...
    Posted Oct 21, 2008 11:54 PM by sjan sjan
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Projects

SJAN volunteers are currently assisting BCPIAC in their affidavit drive following October's federal election.

BCPIAC Elections Act Challenge

Couldn't (or didn't) vote because of new ID requirements

People who were discouraged from voting because they knew they didn't have the right ID.

Be a part of the challenge to the rules.

We will be holding drop-in affidavit swearing sessions at the following places & times:

Oct 16: 10-4 UBC Student Union Building (rm. 42U)
Oct 18: 11-4 Carnegie Centre (401 Main) 3rd Floor
Oct 20: 10-4 UBC SUB rm. 42U
Oct 21: 5-10 Britannia Community Centre (Commercial Dr. & Napier)
Oct 22: 10-4 First United Church (Gore & E Hastings)
Oct 23: 12-4 West End Community Centre (Denman & Nelson)
Oct 26: 11-4 Carnegie Centre 3rd Floor
Oct 28: 5-10 Britannia Community Centre
Oct 31: 1-5 Barclay Manor (Barclay & Nicola)

If you can't make any of the above and were turned away at the polls, let us know.

Email: bcpiac@bcpiac.com

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