Dr. Lynn Jones, Going to the ER while Black
Long time trade union and anti-racism activist Dr. Lynn Jones is upset about the way she was treated by several staff members during a recent visit to the QEII emergency department in Halifax.
Photo view: Remembering all victims of war at Point Pleasant Park
Some fifty people gathered at beautiful Point Pleasant Park this Remembrance Day afternoon for a moving ceremony to honour all victims of war anywhere – civilians, women, children, refugees, hospital workers, animals, and the environment.
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.
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.
“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.
Talks between Town of Shelburne and clean water activists reach impasse
Talks between the Town of Shelburne and a group advocating for clean water access for a Black community within town limits appear to have broken down completely. It’s a sad story. Here’s hoping there’s a way out of the impasse.
Period poverty, why it matters, and what needs to shift
Wherever there is poverty you will find period poverty, the inability to pay for menstrual products. And given Nova Scotia’s very high poverty rates, period poverty is a very much a concern here. I attended part of yesterday’s Period Poverty Summit to learn more.
Keep on marching on: Nova Scotia’s new climate change legislation is seriously flawed
We keep hearing about the tough new emission targets embedded in Bill 213, the Sustainable Development Goals Act, the legislation that is winding its way through Province House. But it is only tough in comparison. It’s also two years late, and there are few signs that this government is ready to walk the walk.
Dr. Malinda Smith keynote lecture Oct. 24 2019 @ SMU: Why diversity, decolonization and intersectional equity matter in Canadian universities
On Oct 24, Dalhousie and SMU are co-presenting this keynote lecture by Dr. Malinda Smith: Why Diversity, Decolonization and Intersectional Equity Matter in Canadian Universities
On the street check ban: We don’t have a couple of bad apples, we have a bad orchard
Street checks are banned in Nova Scotia, and Halifax Police is set to issue an apology. This is a good thing. But unfortunately you can’t ban racism, and Monday’s Board of Police Commissioners showed we have a long way to go.