Snap solidarity rally for Wet’suwet’en
Come stand with the Wet’suwet’en Nation in its protection of the land and water, and its defiance of colonial rule!
Racism
Community meeting explores the case for reparations to African Nova Scotians
Last night I attended an excellent panel discussion on the case for reparations to Black communities in Nova Scotia. It’s hard to write about these kinds of things, here is just some of what I heard.
Petition: Justice for Santina Rao
Sign the petition demanding that charges against Santina be dropped, police be investigated and charged, and Walmart compensate Santina.
PSA: Reparations – Exploring a basis for a claim
PSA: This Wednesday -Feb 5th: Reparations:Exploring a basis for a claim. North Branch Library, Halifax.
Also, Friday, February 29: ”From Enslavement to Reparation” All day workshop
Defaced Mi’kmaq billboard should raise an alarm
The defacement of the well known Mi’kmaq billboard at the NS-NB border is not an isolated incident. Pockets of Nova Scotia’s social media are abuzz with anti-Indigenous sentiments and the likes of Rebel Media are fanning the flames.
Flash mob descends on Halifax Shopping Centre in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en people
Reporter Elizabeth Goodridge attended a flash mob and round dance in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en people at the Halifax Shopping Centre.
Raymond Sheppard: African Nova Scotians must be respected within the healthcare system
Raymond Sheppard meets with IWK officials after he and his grandson were kept waiting at the ER. “I felt and still feel, or should I say I know, that I was passed over because I am African Nova Scotian,” he writes.
News brief: Nova Scotia racism of the in your face variety
Meet the confederate lawn tractor guy, a man who thinks it’s hilarious to ride around Greenwood Heights, a Timberlea subdivision, on top of a riding lawn mower featuring the confederate flag. He posts videos of this on his YouTube channel, and he has a Facebook page. People feel intimidated and are afraid to speak out.
Haligonians remember victims of horrific Quebec City mosque attack
On this bitterly cold afternoon some 20 people gathered at the Grand Parade to remember the horrific attack three years ago on a Quebec City mosque and the six men who were murdered, Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42, Abdelkrim Hassane, 41, Khaled Belkacemi, 60, Aboubaker Thabti, 44, Azzeddine Soufiane, 57, and Ibrahima Barry, 39.
Town of Shelburne Council declines Ellen Page’s offer to pay for new well for African Nova Scotian community
After a wait of many months Town of Shelburne councillors told local clean water activists that an offer by filmmaker and actor Ellen Page to pay for the drilling of a well to benefit a Black community within Town limits is not viable.