Pivot Legal Society

What we do Pivot works in partnership with communities affected by poverty and social exclusion to identify priorities and develop solutions to complex human rights issues. Our work is focused in four policy areas: police accountability, health and drug policy, homelessness, and sex workers’ rights. We combine strategic litigation with high-impact public education and advocacy campaigns to maximize our effectiveness. Our deep collaboration with marginalized people and grassroots movements, combined with our unique approach to social change, makes Pivot the only human rights organization of its kind in Canada. Pivot Legal Society is not a legal clinic or legal aid organization. Our mandate is to use the law strategically to achieve widespread social change. We work with low-income communities to develop legal strategies to address systemic problems affecting marginalized individuals. We do not provide any drop-in legal services or offer legal advice over the phone or by email.