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PSA: More Powerful Together: Book Launch and Panel Discussion

November 19, 2020

Fernwood Publishing in partnership with The ENRICH Project presents the launch of More Powerful Together: Conversations With Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders. This event will feature a keynote by the author, Dr. Jen Gobby, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Alex Khasnabish. The panel discussion will focus on issues of Migrant Justice, Climate/Environmental Justice, Indigenous Sovereignty and Land Back, the Movement for Black Lives, and ways to build stronger links between these different movements and struggles.

News release: Workers shouldn’t be left out in the cold as the second wave of COVID 19 comes ashore

November 18, 2020

Press release: Nova Scotia Federation of Labour President Danny Cavanagh is calling on the McNeil Liberals to amend Nova Scotia’s Labour Standards Code to include at least ten paid sick days.

Press release: Black Point Beach Preservation Group pleased with ruling granting review of James Beach rock wall placement

November 17, 2020

Press release: A group of Pictou Country residents and cottage owners is heartened by a judicial decision granting them approval to proceed with legal action against the Department of Lands and Forestry in a dispute over the placement of an armour rock wall.

PSA: Mark this November 17 Equity Watch webinar in your calendars

November 16, 2020

PSA: Sick workplaces make sick workers. Another excellent Equity Watch webinar.

News release: By Any Other Name: a 15 Day Spotlight on Solitary Confinement

November 15, 2020

News release: On Monday, November 16th a coalition of groups invested in prisoner justice are launching a 15-day spotlight on the ongoing practice of solitary confinement in Canada.

PSA: Windsor Causeway Action – Monday, November 16, 10 AM at the Treaty Truckhouse 2

November 14, 2020

Water Protectors have been calling for an immediate halt in construction of the twinning Windsor Causeway and have been camped out at the Treaty Truckhouse 2 since late spring. While negotiations have been stagnant, it is reported that the RCMP are planning on breaking up the Treaty Truckhouse 2 encampment on Monday November 16th.

Media Advisory: Friends of Schmidtville complains to Mayor and Council regarding bullying tactics over tree removal proposal

November 9, 2020 1 Comment

Media release: Since we criticized the tree-cutting proposal, we have been subjected to bullying behaviour by representatives of HRM.

Media release: Serrece Winter’s mistreatment by Nova Scotia’s criminal justice system

November 9, 2020 1 Comment

Media release: We are angered and deeply saddened by the news of Serrece Winter’s mistreatment by Nova Scotia’s criminal justice system.

PSA: Rent Control Now rally set for tomorrow

November 6, 2020 1 Comment

PSA: ACORN is holding a rally tomorrow (SaturdaY) at 2pm on the Grand Parade outside of City Hall to demand the Province enact Rent Control.

Press release: Solidarity Kjipuktuk/Halifax holds demonstration: Mi’kmaq livelihood, not Clearwater billions

November 5, 2020 1 Comment

Press release: Activist group Solidarity Kjipuktuk/Halifax will hold a demonstration to call attention to how Clearwater Seafood’s megafishery operation threatens Mi’kmaw livelihood fishing. Protestors will gather Thursday, November 5 from 7:30am to 9am at the Clearwater Seafood retail location on the Bedford Highway.