PSA: When do we get our God-given human rights?
The current complaint system at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission doesn’t seem to be working. Those who have been traumatized by racism, sexism and hate seem to be re-victimized.
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Letter to Minister Kelly Regan: End the practice of birth alerts
Open Letter: Women’s Wellness Within is calling on the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services to follow British Columbia and Manitoba in ending the discriminatory and racist practice of issuing birth alerts for “at risk” mothers and their babies.
Judy Haiven: Joy and love against Halifax police brutality
Yesterday’s Taking Back the Streets with Joy was a celebration of African-Nova Scotian Youth and the Black Community. Judy Haiven reports.
Red Dresses in K’jipuktuk: “A lot of the women didn’t have to die”
The cold weather didn’t stop Indigenous people and their allies from coming to the Public Gardens in downtown Halifax to attend the Red Dresses in K’jipuktuk event on Saturday afternoon. Two plainclothes cops also showed up. Elizabeth Goodridge tells the story.
Brenda Thompson: Built on history – Old cemeteries
Brenda Thompson on Potters Fields and unmarked Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian graves in Halifax and elsewhere.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh apologizes to Dr. Lynn Jones and the African Nova Scotian community for historic slight
27 years ago the federal NDP snubbed Lynn Jones and the African Nova Scotian community, and today leader Jagmeet SIngh came to the North End public library to apologize for that slight on behalf of his party.
PSA: Love against police brutality – Taking back the streets with joy
PSA: Support the youth and their voices. Let our youth know it’s always right to speak up! Sunday March 1, 1 PM, at the Halifax Police station on Gottingen.
PSA: Screening of There’s Something in the Water at the Truro Cineplex in Millbrook
There will be a screening of There’s Something in the Water at the Truro Cineplex in Millbrook. This screening event is being organized by the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq.
Province announces over $1 billion in infrastructure spending, yet the Black community will not benefit economically
By the Objective News Agency investigative team: The government announced over a $1 Billion infrastructure spending spree for 2020-2021. More than double what the Province spent last year. However, the Black community will not benefit economically from this massive spending. Not even a trickle down effect.
Raymond Sheppard: The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission must do better
“The current complaint system at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (NSHRC) doesn’t seem to be working. Those who have been traumatized by racism, sexism and hate are being re-victimized,” writes Raymond Sheppard.