Saturday, 31 August 2024

Month: April 2017

Louise Delisle on the despair caused by environmental racism in the Town of Shelburne

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This morning at the launch of the Environmental Bill of Rights Louise Delisle, a resident of the Black community within the Town of Shelburne, spoke about the damage done by pollution from the town dump placed right in the middle of the community. With her permission we publish that speech here.
“We were not allowed to speak. They would never speak for fear of repercussions, not being able to care for their families if they spoke up because they would lose their job.”

Halifax Science March: saying no to the attack on science

The Halifax Science March this Saturday is part a show of solidarity with embattled scientists in the US, and partly a push back against climate change denial and other anti science attitudes here in Canada. We talked with one of the organizers.

Liette Doucet: Pre-election spending spree frustrating for teachers and students

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Liette Doucet, president of the NSTU, on the current pre-election spending spree by premier McNeil: “After years of watching our schools deteriorate in the name of fiscal restraint, this new found spending largesse is another betrayal of trust. To teachers it also appears as though the government is funding its pre-election campaign at their expense–and their students’ expense.”