Giving shells back to the sea, a poem by Chad Norman
A beautiful poem about loss by Chad Norman, one of the NS Advocate’s favourite poets.
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City ill-prepared to deal with racist attacks on Halifax Transit users, group says
City bureaucrats have no idea how many Halifax Transit users are subjected to racist attacks. People who call 311 to report a racist incident may well end up dealing with an argumentative operator who raises doubts about the veracity of the caller. Just two things that came to light during a panel discussion on the increase of racist attacks on Halifax Transit users.
Op-ed: Is the chair of the NS human rights board ‘un-woke’ or just unaware?
Joint media release by People First Canada and People First Nova Scotia tackles the decision in the recent Human Rights tribunal on warehousing of people with intellectual disabilities. “To completely dismiss the idea that people with disabilities are discriminated against in most every system in our society is not someone being ‘un-woke’ – this is someone who is completely unaware and obviously not paying attention.”
Raymond Sheppard: In Nova Scotia justice is not served when hate crimes happen
Raymond Sheppard and others continue to press for a hate crime charge in the Nhlanhla Dlamini attack. They also want the court to consider the impact of such hate crimes on the broader African Nova Scotian community. It’s time for an inquiry into the mistreatment of African Nova Scotians by the criminal justice system, they say.
Eleven premature deaths in Nova Scotia prisons and jails in just eight years
At least eleven men and women have died prematurely in Nova Scotia prisons and jails since July 2011. We talk with prison activist Martha Paynter to understand these shocking numbers.
Alton Gas water protectors: “We have not been consulted one bit”
Mi’kmaq grandmothers gave notice to Alton Gas and the various levels of government that the energy giant is not welcome on unceded Mi’kmaq territory.
Letter: Why is the Mining Association asking for $20 million?
“The Provincial government’s open for business policy and commitment to reduce mining regulations appears to not be enough to satisfy MANS appetite to promote unfettered mining in Nova Scotia.” writes Paul Jenkinson of Sustainable Northern Nova Scotia (SuNNS).
Kendall Worth: Many people tell me about cuts to their income assistance lately
Kendall Worth raises the alarm about an unusually high number of income assistance clients who have seen their shelter allowances cut.
CBC engages in whitewashing Nova Scotia’s legacy of slavery
“Why did someone steal this portrait from a rural Nova Scotia church?” asks a CBC headline. It’s a story about James Moody, a Loyalist who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1876 and settled near Digby. There’s more to the story however, but you won’t find it in the CBC article.
John Collins on Northern Pulp and why a federal assessment is paramount
Local fisherman John Collins explains why a federal assessment of Northern Pulp’s proposed pipe into the Strait is both mandated in law and the right thing to do.