BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre
208 - 1090 West Pender Street Coast Salish Territories Vancouver, BC, Canada

BC Budget: Working for Who? Welcome investments in housing and child care but poorest British Columbians left far behind - via BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

"Some of the biggest challenges for women to leave abusive relationships include access to safe & affordable housing, childcare, legal aid, income assistance, and employment services. These practical needs form part of what women require in the quest for equity." Thoughts from BWSS Battered Women's Support Services on Budget Day in BC.

We are looking for a Senior Public Interest Lawyer who is passionate about systemic legal change.

As you will have heard, the BC government has announced that the minimum wage will increase to $15/hrbut not until 2021! Here’s BC Poverty Reduction Coalition's response, highlighting the even more urgent need for strong action in the rest of the poverty reduction plan.

"Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside" is a short film that documents the 20 year history of the annual women's memorial march for missing and murdered women in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories. Join us at 12 PM today for the Annual Women's Memorial March. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/395467634210594/