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Judy Haiven: CFL Stadium Redux – don’t say no one knew
Judy Haiven on the football stadium that just won’t quit. “Can anybody honestly say that in the wake of the world changing due to Covid, thousands of jobs disappearing possibly forever, and poverty nipping at the heels of many in Halifax that no better use of $20 million could be found?”
Gary Burrill: Democracy must not be cancelled during COVID-19
Gary Burrill: “The cancellation of the fall session of the House means that a whole series of legislative proposals, including those we in the NDP have ready to bring forward — from paid sick leave, to permanent rent control, to the establishment of a cross-sector, multi-Party Economic Recovery Task Force in Nova Scotia — will not at this time see the legislative light of day.”
The Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network: “This is not really a joyful time”
We all know Christmas can be a very hard time. At the Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network (MLSN), a community organization which works to ensure fair and equitable service for Indigenous people in the criminal justice system, this hardship is witnessed every day.
Letter: Sugar coating fighter jets contract for Nova Scotia
“Bomb carrying jet makers are clinking their glasses as they hope to bring the fighter jet ‘deal’ to IMP in Enfield, Nova Scotia,” writes Kathrin Winkler. But such fighter jets, armed to kill, are part of the arms dealing pandemic that we can no longer ignore.
Press release: Murder is not a game
News release: Wellness Within, an Organization for Health and Justice, calls for cancellation of Jack the Ripper “game” in Halifax.
Raymond Sheppard: Families matter, it’s in you to forgive
Raymond Sheppard with a meditation on family and the need to forgive. “Covid-19 may be keeping us apart but it does not stop us from sealing the cracks in love.”
Media release: Response to NS RCMP December 4 press release related to the Nova Scotia mass shooting
Press release: It has been almost 8 months since the NS Mass shooting and now NS RCMP sends out this press release which includes a charge against the common-law partner of the gunman. In our opinion the NS RCMP December 4, 2020 press release is like a smoke bomb causing chaos and confusion, a rise in misogyny and victim-blaming.
PSA: The Media MESS(age): A roundtable discussion on how the media often contributes to oppression and anti-Black racism
PSA: Join African Nova Scotian community members for a roundtable discussion about the role of media in contributing to oppression and anti-Black racism.
Press release: Shooting death of a one-year old child during a police intervention in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Wellness Within, an Organization for Health and Justice, responds to the shooting death of a one year old child during a police intervention in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario