In 2019, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre published the report entitled “RED WOMEN RISING: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside” and written by Carol Muree Martin (Nisga’a – Gitanyow) and Harsha Walia. This report is the first comprehensive project with Indigenous women survivors in the DTES figuring at the very centre of community research, rather than as a secondary statistic.
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Legal and judicial reform
Recommendation 152: End the criminalization of homelessness by eliminating bylaw infractions and criminal charges for sleeping or tenting in public spaces, and end the displacement of tent cities.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Legal and judicial reform
Recommendation 153: End transit fare evasion ticketing.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
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Recommendation 154: Repeal the mandatory imposition of the victim fine surcharge and give judges the discretion to waive the fine for those unable to pay it.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Legal and judicial reform
Recommendation 155: Reform the drug treatment court process so as to not require a guilty plea to access the program.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
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Recommendation 156: Increase the ways in which failures to appear and other violations can be quashed early in the judicial process and take proactive steps to clear bench warrants for Indigenous women.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Legal and judicial reform
Recommendation 157: Legislation should require Gladue factors to be used as mitigating factors only, unless the victim is an Indigenous woman in which case her wishes should take precedence over an offender.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
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Recommendation 158: All levels of government must commit to using non-incarceration measures especially for poverty-related minor offenses. Governments must also provide sufficient and stable funding to Indigenous communities and organizations to provide alternatives to incarceration including community-based rehabilitation, diversion, community courts, and restorative justice methods geared towards Indigenous women.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
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Recommendation 161: Gladue is a legal requirement. All levels of government have an obligation to ensure that all Indigenous women in the DTES have timely, appropriate, and high-quality access to Gladue reports when involved in the criminal justice system.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Access to justice
Recommendation 162: Expand the number and scope of courts like B.C.’s First Nations Court that emphasize healing plans over punishment.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
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Recommendation 163: Expand funding for community-based and court-based victim services.-
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