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VIPIRG Policing and Poverty Press Releases

Please see below for media advisories and press releases regarding the policing of poverty in Victoria February 14  VIPIRG launches campaign to end the policing of poverty: a safer city for all is possible if city resources are used to reduce poverty, not punish the poor  

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Policing and Poverty Media Stories

CFAX interview with Seb Bonet (Feb. 16 2012) Street People Targeted by Police (Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, Feb 16, 2012) Police Tactics Making Victoria Unsafe for Homeless People (Gordon O’Connor, Georgia Straight, Feb 2, 2012) Policing Away Poverty Doesn’t Work (Simon Nattrass, Monday Magazine, Feb 1, 2012)

Policing and Poverty Media

Please see below for press releases and media coverage of VIPIRG’s campaign to stop the policing of poverty and the social profiling of street-involved people   Media stories Press releases  

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4th Annual Indigenous Women’s Memorial March

According to the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s 2010 report, there are over 600 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. Of these deaths, nearly half of the murder cases remain unsolved. Rates of violence against Indigenous women are highest in British Columbia with 28% of the cases of missing and murdered women occurring here.

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Indigenous Food Sovereignty

This initiative is a current and on-going work of a member of the Lekwungen community whom is inviting Indigenous people and allies to work together in reinstating the Kwetlal food system.

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Volunteer Street Interview Recorder wanted

Are you interested in making a hands-on contribution to a local research project on policing, criminal justice and poverty? The Vancouver Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) is looking for Volunteer Street Interview Recorders …