Photo view: Climate rally at the Legislature
I went to a small climate rally at Province House, one of many similar rallies that occur almost daily there, and I took some photos.
Month: November 2019
PSA: Canadian Labour International Film Festival, November 12
It’s that time again. The Canadian Labour International Film Festival comes to the Bus Stop on November 12. The Halifax screening will feature five international short films celebrating workers. Free admission! Free popcorn!
Raymond Sheppard: Mefloquine side effects and the Lionel Desmond case
In his quest to understand the Lionel Desmond case Raymond Sheppard finds out about the PTDS-like side effects of a malaria drug prescribed for Canadian soldiers who went to Afghanistan.
Letter: What if Northern Pulp ignores the Boat Harbour Act?
“So what will happen if the mill just defies the Boat Harbour Act and keeps on operating, using Boat Harbour for its effluent?” Not a whole lot of anything, writes Betsy MacDonald. Which is why we urgently need honesty and clarity from Premier McNeil, she argues.
PSA: Ajamu Baraka in Halifax, Sat., Nov. 16, Gottingen Library, 1-5 PM
The Canadian Peace Congress and Halifax Peace Council are pleased to welcome Ajamu Baraka to K’jipuktuk (Halifax)! He will be speaking on the topic of “Defeating the US / EU / NATO Axis of Domination: A Global De-Colonial Imperative” at the Halifax North Memorial Library, 2285 Gottingen St, between 1-5 PM.
Judy Haiven: The death of Corey Rogers in cell # 5
Judy Haiven spends a say in court, attendiing the case of two police constables accused with negligence in the death of Corey Rogers, a 41 year old man whose crime had been drunkenness in a public place.
Halifax Remembers Peace: K’jipuktuk 2019 – A Remembrance Day ceremony with a difference
This Remembrance Day there will be a ceremony with a difference in Point Pleasant Park. Halifax Remembers Peace: K’jipuktuk 2019 commemorates refugees and other civilian casualties of war. The ceremony also serves as a reminder of the environmental damage caused by wars.
Judy Haiven: Remembrance Day, the punitive holiday
Remembrance Day is a punitive holiday day because many Nova Scotians must forego pay. That week your pay cheque will be 20% lighter than it was for a 5-day week.
Countering white disbelief with historical knowledge: Racism and racial profiling in Nova Scotia
Over and over Black people tell of racism in Nova Scotia, and then there are the stats, but still the message isn’t getting through. Historian Jill Campbell-Miller on the origin of this reluctance to accept that racism is for real, and how a knowledge of history can counteract this disbelief.
“You can’t eat oil, and you can’t eat money” – 12 Nova Scotia municipalities call for offshore drilling inquiry
12 Nova Scotia municipalities (and counting) are calling for a moratorium on offshore exploration and drilling until an independent inquiry can define the risks. I went to a press conference to hear about their concerns. Clearly reassurances by the province that all is well aren’t cutting it anymore.