Fwd: [November 10] Out of Sight: Policing Poverty in Victoria, Coast & Straits Salish Territories

[Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition]

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From: Tamara Herman <vipirgr...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Subject: [November 10] Out of Sight: Policing Poverty in Victoria, Coast & Straits Salish Territories
To: Tamara <rese...@vipirg.ca>

Hi interviewers, recorders, advisory committee members and other volunteers!

Find below an invitation to the launch for the policing, poverty & criminal justice publication. I hope you can all make it! The final version of the report will be sent out a few days before.

Warm regards,

Tamara

[please distribute widely]

The Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group invites you to:

Out of Sight

Policing Poverty in Victoria, Coast & Straits Salish Territories

Community Forum & Research Publication Launch 

A publication launch, panel and discussion featuring community members, street interviewers, researchers & students

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Victoria Public Library Meeting Room, 735 Broughton Street

6:30 - 8:30

Everyone welcome - Wheelchair accessible - Light supper 

How do policing and the criminal justice system touch the lives of people who are street-involved? Are there reports of racial and social profiling in Victoria? How is public space policed? What role do policing and the courts play in addressing poverty? What needs to change? And how can we do something about? Come bring your questions and ideas to an evening discussion with street interviewers, organizers and researchers from the "Out of Sigh: Policing Poverty in Victoria" project. 

About the research project

"Out of Sight: Policing Poverty" is a community research project that takes a close look at how policing and the criminal justice system intersect with the lives of street-involved people in Victoria, Coast and Straits Salish Territories. Through over 100 peer interviews, the project opens a space for the experiences and perspectives of street-involved people to take center-stage in our communities’ efforts to build a better understanding of policing, criminal justice and poverty.

Bus tickets available for those who need them - Please contact us in advance if you have childcare needs (rese...@vipirg.ca or 250-472-4386-250-472-5170)

For more information: www.vipirg.ca

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Tamara Herman
Research Coordinator
Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG)

Phone: (250) 472-4386
Email: rese...@vipirg.ca
Web: www.vipirg.ca
Office: UVic student union building room B122
Mail: PO Box 3035 Stn CSC, Victoria, BC, Lekwungen & WSANEC Territories, V8W 3P3

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Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
418-620 View Street, Victoria, BC
Coast Salish Territories, V8W 1J6
Tel. (250) 382-3012  Fax (250) 380-7311
http://vihrc.org


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