Frank Magazine’s weasel-worded apology
On Frank Magazine’s phony apology, and a handy link to the petition.
Broad coalition of African Nova Scotian organizations wants police street checks stopped now
Recently more than 25 African Nova Scotian organizations in a joint statement asked that the practice of police street checks be stopped immediately. The NS Human Rights Commission meanwhile has claimed African Nova Scotian support for the analysis it is conducting. When asked who these supporters are the Commission essentially tells me that it is none of my business.
Op-ed: CBC’s Springhill advertorial
The CBC visited the prison in Springhill, NS and checked its journalistic instincts at the gate.
Weekend video: What if justice was something we felt – Ardath Whynacht
This weekend we feature a short 2014 talk by artist and scholar Ardath Whynacht, on the trauma that very early on puts so many on a trajectory to crime and prison, and why building ever more prisons and escalating punishment is not the answer.
News brief: As of October 1 Nova Scotia has lowest minimum wage in the country
On October 1st Nova Scotia became the province with the lowest minimum wage in Canada. That milestone event caused Christine Saulnier of the Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives (CCPA) to pull out the calculator and draw some shocking conclusions. Read the Coles version here, or better yet, check out Christine’s entire article on the CCPA website.
African Nova Scotian coalition doesn’t want UN report collecting dust on a shelf
A United Nations report critical of Nova Scotia for not acting on longstanding grievances within the African Nova Scotian community has strengthened the resolve of a newly formed coalition of about 20 community groups to keep these issues in the public spotlight, says spokesperson Robert Ffrench. We talk about the importance of the report, reparations, and how many of the issues raised in the report have been documented over and over.
Weekend Video(s) — Ursula Johnson, multidisciplinary Mi′kmaq artist
This weekend we feature the wonderful Mi’kmaq multidisciplinary artist Ursula Johnson in no less than three short videos. Johnson was recently shortlisted as the Atlantic nominee for the Sobey Art Award, which is a pretty big deal. For us any excuse to feature these three short intriguing videos will do. Check it out!
Changing the definition of welfare cheats — My Week on Welfare screening in Dartmouth North.
A screening of My Week on Welfare, the no holds barred view into the lives of people caught up in Nova Scotia’s welfare system, will be held October 4 at the Dartmouth North Community Centre. We talk to Tim Blades, who helped organize the event, about why these kinds of meetings are so important and liberating for people on social assistance. Oh, and the screening is sponsored by the Nova Scotia Advocate.
Senator Kim Pate on teen‘s solitary confinement and return to the Waterville Youth Facility
An interview with Senator Kim Pate’s about the predicament of the young Nova Scotia man kept in solitary confinement for a year and the reluctance of staff at the Waterville Youth Facility to have him returned.
Wanted: Writers and generous souls
Just a reminder, we’re always interested in talking to new (and old) writers, both experienced reporter-types and first voice people who want to talk about their lived experiences.