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Pivot policy change, stigma reduction and advocacy project PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. To gather province-wide data on how local laws, enforcement tactics, judicial behaviour conditions and conditions of confinement criminalize and increase the

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Pivot policy change, stigma reduction and advocacy project

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PROJECT OBJECTIVES

  • 1. To gather province-wide data on how local laws, enforcement tactics,

judicial behaviour conditions and conditions

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confinement criminalize and increase the risk to life, health and safety of people who are homeless, use drugs and/or engage in sex work. Particularly how these laws, tactics and conditions may increase the risk of contracting HIV/Hepatitis C.

  • 2. To explore legal and campaign avenues for law reform, increase

awareness of the issues and harms, and provide in-community legal rights education.

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PROJECT METHODS & SCOPE

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PIVOT Community groups Community members RESEARCH TO INFORM POLICY & PRACTICE

Legal, social science research, outreach, record gathering Local events, info gathering, gov’t meetings Qualitative data & issue identification

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Academic literature/gov’t reports/law review Jurisdictional comparisons Assess current laws/ understandings Asses public awareness/opinion What’s working/not elsewhere FOI records Community Forums Policy Meetings What policies are in place/how are decisions made Results, harms, demographics Where is gov’t on the issues Background Ground level

DATA SOURCES

Media

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Anti-camping, Panhandling, Vending, Loiter, Sit/lie Red-zoning, Police/court imposed conditions Anti-harm reduction, Paraphernalia, sex work, street nuisance Police/bylaw search and seizure re shelter, HR equipment Police street presence, street sweeps re camping, sex work Zoning re housing/shelter, ‘adult’ businesses, harm reduction Police attendance at

  • verdose calls

& policy re public intoxication Local jail, provincial institution health care, conditions, release practices

List of Issues

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ID issues, lit review , community research, Legal analysis

Knowledge translation & Resource Development

Public education,

  • utreach,

advocacy

PROJECT TIMELINE

Phase 1: October 2016 – June 2017 Phase 2: July 2017 – November 2017 Phase 3: December 2017 – September 2018

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QUESTIONS FEEDBACK CONCERNS