Nova Scotia Advocate, Author at Nova Scotia Advocate

News Release: Day of Peace – August 6, 2020

July 30, 2020

Halifax Regional Municipality has declared August 6, 2020, as a Day of Peace to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the only use of nuclear bombs on people at the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 6 and 9, 1945. Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace (NSVOW) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada (IPPNWC) are celebrating this declaration with a ceremony at the Grand Parade in Halifax, starting at 11:00, which culminates with a moment of silence and bell ringing at noon 75 times.

Media release: Premier prioritizes secrecy ahead of public interest in Northwood review process

July 30, 2020

Media release; Due to the secretive nature of the Northwood review, NSGEU President Jason MacLean has decided to not take part in the in the process.

PSA: NS Feminists Fighting Femicide statement on the inquiry into the mass shooting

July 30, 2020 4 Comments

Press release: As feminists we insist there will be a gaping hole in the inquiry on future prevention unless components of a feminist analysis are included in the mandate of the inquiry.

News release: Overnight vigil to call for New Glasgow police accountability

July 26, 2020

A PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF “ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN” – Black Lives Matter Is scheduled to take place Sunday July 26, 2020 @ 830 pm

Op-ed: #22ReasonsWhy we are calling for an inquiry

July 26, 2020

#22reasonswhy

Media Advisory: General strike for public inquiry

July 25, 2020

On Monday, July 27th at noon, we are calling for a Canada-wide 22 minute-strike. We are asking people to join the strike in person or online. During the strike, people are asked to stop what they are doing and demand that our leaders call for a fully public, comprehensive inquiry of one of the largest mass murder in Canadian history.

Open letter to Nova Scotia’s Liberal MPs: There is no feminist analysis in the mass shooting review

July 25, 2020

Open letter: Ten Liberal Members of Parliament were elected in this province of Nova Scotia, all signed this statement alleging there is a “feminists analysis” in the review process for the NS mass shooting. There is no evidence to back your statement.

Letter from Burnside prison in support of the OCDC hunger strikers

July 24, 2020

People imprisoned at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) are conducting a hunger strike after the jail failed to honour the agreement that brought a previous hunger strike to an end on June 4. This is a letter in support of their efforts by the people engaged in the 2018 Burnside prison strike.

Nova Scotia Feminists Fighting Femicide Statement on the Mass Shooting: We demand an end to male violence against women and girls!

July 24, 2020

Statement by Nova Scotia Feminists Fighting Femicide: “As feminists we are infuriated with this “father knows best” patronizing process of proceeding with a review versus an inquiry.”