BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Nova Scotia Advocate - ECPv6.9.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nsadvocate.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Nova Scotia Advocate REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Glace_Bay BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20210314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20211107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210404T190340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T195003Z UID:20254-1617908400-1617913800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces Release DESCRIPTION:Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/512351456803863 \n\n\n\nJoin authors and community partners as they discuss the findings of the soon to be released\, The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces.This report is being released in partnership with The New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice\, the Human Development Council\, the Social Justice Cooperative of Newfoundland and Labrador\, the MacKillop Centre for Social Justice\, PEI Coalition for Poverty Eradication and the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Well-Being. \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpcempqDMvHNV8_IyTUxy_LCDaXqfZmpfW URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/the-cost-of-poverty-in-the-atlantic-provinces-release/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210404T185329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T185330Z UID:20249-1617903900-1617908400@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Memorial for Eishia Hudson DESCRIPTION:Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/189201386141175 \n\n\n\nPlease join us at the Halifax Police Headquarters\, at 1795 Gottingen St\, in remembering Eishia Hudson\, a 16 year old Indigenous girl\, who was murdered by Winnipeg police one year ago. We are joining her family and community in demands to the government for a public inquiry of the Winnipeg police and their responsibility in her murder. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/memorial-for-eishia-hudson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210407T134012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T134014Z UID:20302-1617883200-1617886800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Equity Watch rally to tell Nova Scotia Human Rights commission\, do your job! DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, April 8\, Noon to 1 pm \n\n\n\nWhere: Park Lane Mall\, 5657 Spring Garden Rd (MASKED AND SOCIAL-DISTANCED!) \n\n\n\nThree and a half years ago\, Christine Shupe of Halifax left her job at Beaver Enviro because of what she claims was sexual harassment by the boss. \n\n\n\nShe filed her complaint at the NS Human Rights Commission\, but the Commission dragged its feet – as usual — in pursuing the case.  Finally the case moved forward after Shupe contacted the NS Ombudsman’s office. \n\n\n\nThe Commission sent her case to a public Board of Inquiry. But last month the Board dismissed her complaint because the company had not been named correctly.  Though Beaver Enviro is the name on the building\, the company’s registered name is 2557617 Nova Scotia. In fact\, the problem with the name was identified just 3 months after Shupe approached the Commission. \n\n\n\nBecause of this technical mistake\, Shupe’s case of sex discrimination was tossed. The Commission is not allowed by law to alter its original complaint\, and because the harassment incidents had taken place more than 12 months before\, the Commission could not file a new complaint. \n\n\n\nSays Equity Watch spokesperson Judy Haiven\, “That would not have happened\, for example\, in New Brunswick whose Human Rights Act allows: ‘18(2) The Commission may extend the time for the filing of a complaint if\, in the opinion of the Commission\, the circumstances warrant it.’ \n\n\n\n“Equity Watch is not happy to hear of yet another case of the NS Human Rights Commission dragging its feet\, and losing the chance to pursue violators. This shows that Nova Scotia’s human rights regime is way past due for an overhaul.” \n\n\n\nEquity Watch’s report “Justice Impeded: A Critique of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Regime” details case after case of the NS Human Rights Commission not doing its job – and dismissing cases on a technicality\, or through sloppiness or ignoring timelines.   \n\n\n\nEquity Watch is asking the NS Human Rights Commission and the Nova Scotia government to simply do their job. That is the least they owe Nova Scotians.  URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/equity-watch-rally-to-tell-nova-scotia-human-rights-commission-do-your-job/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210404T185143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T185144Z UID:20247-1617883200-1617886800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Bringing Down Barriers: 2SLGBTQ+ In Prison DESCRIPTION:Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/973407346730903 \n\n\n\nAdvance registration required. Register at the Zoom link provided in this event posting. April 2021 is the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month\, a time to honour the voices and experiences of victims and survivors\, and to bring awareness to issues relating to sexualized violence. Everyone has a role to play in ending sexual assault\, harassment\, and abuse. This year\, Avalon has partnered with other community organizations working to support survivors of sexualized violence\, to bring people together for conversation\, learning and strategizing on bringing down barriers to service access. \n\n\n\n“2SLGBTQ+ In Prison” is the first of these conversations.2SLGBTQ+ people (Two Spirit\, Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer/Questioning\, plus (+) other ways individuals express their gender and sexuality outside heteronormativity and the gender binary) experience high levels of policing and criminalization\, arrest and incarceration. Once inside prison\, 2SLGBTQ+ people are subjected to violence by both prison staff and other prisoners. \n\n\n\nIn Nova Scotia\, very little is known about the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ within the Nova Scotia criminal justice system\, which is why Coverdale launched a research project exploring just that. The key findings will be discussed and presented\, as well as recommendations on how our communities can advocate for justice and transformation within our justice system. Project participant\, advocate and survivor Sara Tessier will share her first-hand knowledge of violence inside prison and shed light on the ways in which sexualized violence permeates carceral settings. \n\n\n\nAsh Avery (she/her) is a queer feminist writer\, advocate and mother. She has been working with and for criminalized and incarcerated women and gender diverse folks in Nova Scotia since 2015. She is the Executive Director of Coverdale Courtwork Society\, a Halifax based non-profit organization that provides supports and services to women and gender diverse people involved in the criminal justice system. For the past two years she has been researching the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in the criminal justice system\, with the guidance of Dr. Rachel Zellers and El Jones. Her work to support the exodus of provincial prisoners from jail during the COVID-19 pandemic won the Michael McDonald access to justice award. Recently\, Ash founded “Caitlan’s Place” –a 6 bed bail house for women and gender diverse individuals in Halifax. \n\n\n\nSara A. Tessier (she/her) is a social justice advocate with lived experience who has spent the last 5 years working with and on behalf of some of the most marginalized\, victimized\, criminalized\, and institutionalized men\, women and youth in Canada. She has worked on the JEC Housing project with John Howard\, Elizabeth Fry Mainland Nova Scotia\, and Coverdale Courtwork Society in supporting people exiting provincial jail during the Covid-19 pandemic. She is an advisor for African Nova Scotian Affairs Mobilizing Partnership Program\, a committee member for YWCA’s Trafficking & Exploitation Services System LGBTQ+ cultural group and sits on the CAEFS Lived Experience Committee. She is currently a Peer Mentor with Coverdale Courtwork Society and also works with the G.A.T.E team with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia. \n\n\n\nThe Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is a feminist organization working to eliminate sexual assault/abuse\, and to change the current socio-political culture that fosters sexism\, social injustice and other forms of oppression. \n\n\n\nOnline: us02web.zoom.us URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/bringing-down-barriers-2slgbtq-in-prison/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210407T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210404T184625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T184703Z UID:20245-1617822000-1617827400@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Teacher Unions and Social Justice: Book Discussion with Editor Michael Charney DESCRIPTION:Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/184871366476527 \n\n\n\nEducators for Social Justice Nova Scotia recently coordinated a bulk order of the book “Teacher Unions and Social Justice: Organizing for the Schools and Communities Our Students Deserve.” \n\n\n\nOne of the book’s editors\, Michael Charney\, was active in the Social Justice Caucus in his union for around 20 years and is excited to meet with educators and others passionate about Teacher Unions and Social Justice to discuss some of the ideas covered in the book. \n\n\n\nWe will meet with Michael online through Zoom on Wednesday April 7th from 7 – 8pm AST. \n\n\n\nPlease pre-register by clicking on the event link.Discussion will centre around the contents of the brief introduction to the book and avid readers are encouraged to choose one or more from any of the 60 articles that piques their interest and bring their thoughts on it to the group! We particularly recommend something from sections 2 or 4. \n\n\n\n(This event is also open to anyone\, even if you do not have the book!) \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-uqrTMrG9AfOQabGyk72hMzcliEmL30 URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/teacher-unions-and-social-justice-book-discussion-with-editor-michael-charney/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210406T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210406T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210406T135347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T135442Z UID:20285-1617735600-1617742800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Want to know your rights as a migrant worker in Nova Scotia? DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation in English / Patois on Youtube Live. Hosted by the Migrant Worker Rights Working Group. Message us on WhatsApp at 902-329-9595 if you have any questions during the presentation or for more info! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere is the link to the Youtube event. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/want-to-know-your-rights-as-a-migrant-worker-in-nova-scotia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210406T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210404T184107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T184110Z UID:20243-1617732000-1617737400@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:ACORN Nova Scotia: Halifax-Mainland Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/3811926698889585 \n\n\n\nJoin us for our Halifax-Mainland chapter meeting! \n\n\n\nWe’re getting organized for the next steps in our rent control and landlord licensing campaigns\, as well as the minimum wage and raising assistance rates! \n\n\n\nJoin at https://bit.ly/NSACORNQuestions? Email halifax@acorncanada.org URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/acorn-nova-scotia-halifax-mainland-chapter-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210403T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210403T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T224923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T224924Z UID:20125-1617447600-1617451200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Dartmouth ACORN Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Dartmouth chapter meeting! We’re getting organized for the next steps in our rent control and landlord licensing campaigns\, as well as the minimum wage and raising assistance rates! \n\n\n\nJoin at https://bit.ly/NSACORN \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email halifax@acorncanada.org URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/dartmouth-acorn-chapter-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210402T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210402T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T224713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T224741Z UID:20123-1617381000-1617386400@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:BIPOC Youth Cafe — Poetry Night with Deirdre Lee DESCRIPTION:Facebook event; https://www.facebook.com/events/170343048255178/ \n\n\n\nBIPOCSS youth cafe is a drop in for Black\, Indigenous\, People of Colour & Queer/2SLGBTQ+ youth 14 and up on the South Shore every Friday at The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books in Mahone Bay! \n\n\n\nThis Friday\, March 26 we have a special guest Deirdre Lee joining us to share some of her poetry\, talk about poeming & writing poems of our own. Space is limited to 15 and Deirdre’s performance will be filmed so please let us know if you will be coming at bipocss@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nDeirdre Lee is a poet\, performer & maker of art\, medicines & magic. \n\n\n\nHer work is intertwined with her complicated & sometimes confusing reality as a racialized\, neurodivergent woman\, & explores her perspectives on identity & healing. \n\n\n\nDeirdre has performed her poetry across Turtle Island\, including numerous appearances at both the Verses Festival of Words & the Canadian Festival Of Spoken Word. She was the co-creator of the 2018 Nocturne Beacon project “Mi’kma’ki Nights” & a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. Deirdre has appeared at Word On the Street as well as performing with Zuppa Theatre. Her most recent poem can be found in the Indigenous Sovereignty issue of Canadian Art Magazine. \n\n\n\nWhen she is not writing or performing\, Deirdre beads\, sings to her cats & bakes the best granola you’ve never had. \n\n\n\nDeirdre lives in Kjipuktuk\, Mi’kma’ki\, the traditional & unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq & the home of Black arrivants for over three centuries. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/bipoc-youth-cafe-poetry-night-with-deirdre-lee/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210329T230946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T231711Z UID:20148-1617285600-1617289200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:EMERGENCY RALLY in front of HPD Headquarters DESCRIPTION:KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Many African Nova Scotians continue to have their rights violated by those said to “Serve and Protect” \n\n\n\nRecently a video surfaced showing a HPD Police Officer apparently threatening to shot an unarmed African Nova Scotian male with hands held high above his head. This apparent abuse of power seems to have become commonplace with a number of HPD Police Officer without any meaning discipline or deterrence.    \n\n\n\nYet\, Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella apologized on Nov 29\, 2019\, to the African Nova Scotian community for illegal street checks based on racism and yet there has been no meaningful action or retraining taken to change the negative mindset of that seems to be prevalent among a number of officers. \n\n\n\nMany African Nova Scotians have been and continue to be traumatized by the racism and hate they continue to endure on a daily basis.  \n\n\n\nPolice like all citizens must be held accountable for their actions\, and should not be putting community members at risk in any way shape or form. \n\n\n\nMany African Nova Scotians do not even make it to first base in the complaint process and “asking Colonel Sanders to feel or have compassion for chickens “ does not seem to be working. \n\n\n\nBased on the most recent display of excessive force and outward gross disrespect\, a number of African Nova Scotians will hold an EMERGENCY RALLY in front of HPD Headquarters on Gottingen Street in Halifax this Thursday April 01\, 2021\, at 2pm. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Raymond Sheppard raymondsheppard@eastlink.ca URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/emergency-rally-in-front-of-hpd-headquarters/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T224414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T224416Z UID:20121-1617282000-1617285600@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:PHONE ZAP: Demand a $15 Minimum Wage DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/533914104245396/ \n\n\n\nOn April 1st the minimum wage across Atlantic Canada is going up – but minimum wage has yet to hit $15/hour!In New Brunswick – the minimum wage is only going up by FIVE CENTS. In Atlantic Canada\, wages are the lowest in the country despite the cost of living skyrocketing in recent years.April 1st – join us to phone in to our elected officials and demand a $15 minimum wage!Questions? Email us at halifax@acorncanada.org  URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/phone-zap-demand-a-15-minimum-wage/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T224113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T224114Z UID:20117-1617269400-1617274800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Demonstration of solidarity: Save Little Harbour/Owls Head from becoming golf courses DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/756946498284233/ \n\n\n\nOn the morning of April 1\, 2021\, we will gather at “The Law Courts”\,1815 Upper Water St. in support of the applicants who are trying to save Owls Head Provincial Park. \n\n\n\nLawyer Jamie Simpson is representing Bob Bancroft & Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association\, as they challenge two separate secret decisions by (then Minister of Lands and Forestry) Iain Rankin: The decision to secretly delist Owls Head Provincial Park on March 13\, 2019 and the decision to entertain a Letter of Offer with a developer on December 16\, 2019. \n\n\n\nThe government claims that Owls Head Provincial Park was never protected. But for the last 45 years\, numerous government policies and documents have identified it as a park. As Justice Coady wrote in his decision allowing this lawsuit to go forward\, “The public had every reason to assume Owl’s Head was a Provincial Park and\, therefore\, attracted protections not available on Crown lands.” (Bancroft v. Nova Scotia (Land and Forestry) 2020 NSSC 214)In solidarity with the applicants’ judicial review\, we will have a small gathering of supporters outside the courthouse on the morning of April 1\, 2021. The court case starts at 9:30 AM. \n\n\n\nThe outdoor gathering will be socially distanced and supporters will need to wear masks. \n\n\n\nStop the Sale. \n\n\n\nSave Owls Head Provincial Park.Social distancing guidelines:You need to follow social distancing guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. This means limiting your contact with other people and keeping a physical distance of 2 metres (6 feet) away from others. \n\n\n\nTo protect yourself and others you need to: \n\n\n\nStay 2 metres (6 feet) away from other people as much as possible\, unless you’re in your close social group keep your close social group consistent\, as much as possible make informed choices about who and how to interact with each other (consider age\, occupation and health conditions) make sure you follow social distancing guidelines for gathering limits\, businesses\, organizations and workplaces.The Youth Rally\, Rally at North Mountain and the last rally at “The Law Courts” were a success. Stay within your own group\, stay within 6 feet away from each group and wear a mask. We have done this three times with much success. \n\n\n\nWe will keep an eye on any changes to the social distancing guidelines and if we need to cancel we will at the time.For anyone who can’t attend\, you can email or snail mail support letters to Lawyer Jamie Simpson\, Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association and Bob Bancroft. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/demonstration-of-solidarity-save-little-harbour-owls-head-from-becoming-golf-courses/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210401T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210326T151700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T155355Z UID:20076-1617269400-1617274800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Rally: Save Owls Head DESCRIPTION:Demonstration of SolidarityThursday\, April 1 at 9:30 AMOutside the Law Courts in Halifax (1815 Upper Water Street)Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/756946498284233 \n\n\n\nPlease join us on Thursday in support of Owls Head Provincial Park.Concerned citizens are invited to gather outside the Law Courts insolidarity with applicants Bob Bancroft & Eastern Shore Forest WatchAssociation\, as they challenge the secret delisting & Letter of Offer incourt. This judicial review is not about golf; it’s about transparency\,procedural fairness\, and public consultation. \n\n\n\nIn Nova Scotia\, nearly half of our 206 provincial parks are awaitingdesignation\, the same way that Owls Head Provincial Park was before itwas secretly delisted. This sets a dangerous precedent that couldfurther jeopardize our protected areas network. \n\n\n\nPlease come to show your support for our parks and protected areas ifyou can. If you’re not comfortable due to Covid-19\, you can show yoursupport by contacting Premier Rankin (PREMIER@novascotia.ca) and your MLA(https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/contact). \n\n\n\nMore information is available on our website:https://saveowlshead.org/demonstration-of-solidarity-thursday-april-1/ URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/rally-save-owls-head/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210326T150050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T150051Z UID:20067-1617211800-1617220800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Our Students Only - Panel Discussion to Commemorate Social Work History Month DESCRIPTION:EVERYONE IS WELCOME. REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE TO ATTEND \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite\n\n\nDIRECT LINK TO EVENT: \n\n\n\nhttps://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/10e30e42a0cf4cf68f2928ae693887ad URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/our-students-only-panel-discussion-to-commemorate-social-work-history-month/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210329T232145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T232147Z UID:20151-1617199200-1617202800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Stop unfair eviction DESCRIPTION:Our neighbour Randy is being evicted by CAPREIT – the largest landlord in the country – on arrears because of COVID-19! Through no fault of his own\, Randy didn’t qualify for CERB and couldn’t work throughout the pandemic. \n\n\n\nDespite being able to work again AND agreeing to a repayment plan\, CAPREIT is going back on their word and wants Randy out!We won’t stand for COVID evictions! We’re demanding CAPREIT meet with tenants\, reduce Randy’s rental arrears\, and sign on to a repayment plan and STOP RANDY’S EVICTION! \n\n\n\nHelp us put pressure on CAPREIT!! Join us Wednesday\, March 31st at 2pm outside Harbour View’s management office at 2334 Longard Plaza. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email us: halifax@acorncanada.org URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/stop-unfair-eviction/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210331T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210314T223401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T223402Z UID:19860-1617183000-1617184800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:International Transgender Day of Visibility DESCRIPTION:(as of Feb 21\, Yarmouth Pride has requested Town Council to raise the trans flag.)This simple act will send a clear message that the transgender people in Yarmouth County are valued and respected. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, the event is produced by the Yarmouth Pride Collective\, yarmouthpride.ca URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/international-transgender-day-of-visibility/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210326T150713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T150714Z UID:20070-1617127200-1617130800@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Opioid crisis\, access to safe supply and criminalization DESCRIPTION:Zoom webinar link \n\n\n\nNo pre-registration required – all are welcome. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/opioid-crisis-access-to-safe-supply-and-criminalization/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T223514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T223706Z UID:20115-1617114600-1617118200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Commemorate Canada Conference - Halifax\, NS DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/869223707207775/ \n\n\n\nGet your free ticket and join us on Zoom in commemorating 2SLGBTQ+ history in Halifax on March 30th from 2:30-4:00PM AST. \n\n\n\nThe Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity will be hosting a virtual history conference for youth to learn about their local and provincial history. There will be a short workshop section hosted by the CCGSD with virtual take-home resources. Joining us as the keynote speaker is Dr. Lisa Robertson. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to learning with you on March 30th from 2:30-4:00PM AST. A secure link will be sent out the day of the conference\, along with some information about our funder Commemorate Canada\, and a survey that is required to be submitted upon the completion of the conference. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/commemorate-canada-conference-halifax-ns/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T223135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T223136Z UID:20113-1617105600-1617109200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Stand in Solidarity for Jacob Fillmore DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/483232389702597/ \n\n\n\nJacob Fillmore has been on his hunger strike for nearly 3 weeks. He is calling for a moratorium on clearcutting. Jacob was supposed to meet with Chuck Porter\, Minister of Lands and Forestry\, but it hasn’t happened! There are many news stories surrounding Jacob’s activism.Every Tuesday there have been rallies at Province House 12pm in Halifax. If you are unable to get to Halifax then please consider coming out to Wolfville! \n\n\n\n12pmTuesday\, March 30Clock Park on Main St.\, Wolfville \n\n\n\nCheck out the Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia page too!  Thanks for the support and please share even if you can’t attend! URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/stand-in-solidarity-for-jacob-fillmore/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210328T222911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T222913Z UID:20111-1617105600-1617109200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Rural people in support of a moratorium on clearcutting DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/482707069761377 \n\n\n\nMARKET SQUARE\, Annapolis Royal\, Ns \n\n\n\nThis is a gathering of rural people in support of Jacob Fillmore’s call for a moratorium on clear-cutting (Even-aged harvests) on Crown Land in Nova Scotia. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/rural-people-in-support-of-a-moratorium-on-clearcutting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210330T235900 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210329T225357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T225430Z UID:20143-1617091200-1617148740@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Phone line blitz in response to the conduct of HRP DESCRIPTION:After the past year of taking the streets\, alongside HRP and RCMP who claim to comprehend the issue at hand\, asserting and demanding Black Lives Matter the video certainly doesn’t align with those values. On Tuesday Blitz the two lines below and file your complaints. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/phone-line-blitz-in-response-to-the-conduct-of-hrp/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210327T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210327T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210321T200805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T200806Z UID:19985-1616850000-1616857200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:NS Health Coalition Virtual AGM DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3689466431111949/ \n\n\n\nSave the date! \n\n\n\nOur annual general meeting will take place on Saturday\, March 27th online. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/ns-health-coalition-virtual-agm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210325T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210325T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210321T200533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T200534Z UID:19983-1616695200-1616700600@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Nova Scotia ACORN\, Halifax-Peninsula Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/160187962590830/ \n\n\n\nJoin us for our Halifax-Peninsula chapter meeting!We’re getting organized for the next steps in our rent control and landlord licensing campaigns\, as well as the minimum wage and raising assistance rates! \n\n\n\nJoin at https://bit.ly/NSACORN \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email halifax@acorncanada.org URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/nova-scotia-acorn-halifax-peninsula-chapter-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210324T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210324T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210314T135529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T154837Z UID:19854-1616610600-1616616000@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Free webinar: Nova Scotians need paid sick days now! DESCRIPTION:FAcebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/446796046438405/ \n\n\n\nLow-paid and precarious workers have always known they need fair access to paid sick leave. Nobody should have to choose between making ends meet and protecting the health of other workers and community members.This webinar will feature a discussion between a health provider focused on the connections between paid sick days and health\, a worker reflecting on how a lack of access to paid sick leave has impacted their own life\, and an activist with the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/free-webinar-nova-scotians-need-paid-sick-days-now/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210314T135258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T135315Z UID:19852-1616524200-1616529600@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Fight for $15 and Fairness Organizing Meeting DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/572113530436066/ \n\n\n\nJoin in the next organizing meeting of the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign. We’ll be planning our next actions in the fight for a higher minimum wage\, paid sick leave\, and stronger rights for all workers.Zoom details:Topic: Fight for $15 and Fairness meeting \n\n\n\nTime: Mar 23\, 2021 06:30 PM \n\n\n\nHalifaxJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/91612254666…Meeting ID: 916 1225 4666Passcode: 659034One tap mobile+12042727920\,\,91612254666#\,\,\,\,*659034# Canada+14388097799\,\,91612254666#\,\,\,\,*659034# CanadaDial by your location+1 204 272 7920 Canada+1 438 809 7799 Canada+1 587 328 1099 Canada+1 647 374 4685 Canada+1 647 558 0588 Canada+1 778 907 2071 Canada+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)Meeting ID: 916 1225 4666Passcode: 659034Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adCI1lyboe URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/fight-for-15-and-fairness-organizing-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210320T135401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210320T151820Z UID:19954-1616500800-1616504400@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Moratorium Now! Stop Clear-Cutting Crown Land in Unceded Mi’kma’ki DESCRIPTION:Forest protector Jacob Fillmore has been camped outdoors in front of City Hall and Province House for 12 weeks now\, urging a temporary moratorium on clear-cutting on crown land in unceded Mi’kmak’i. He has recently escalated his tactics and is now refusing food until this moratorium is put in place\, citing the plight of the critically endangered Mainland Moose.We need to support Jacob in his hunger strike and ensure that the province prioritizes addressing his concerns\, especially as the province has dragged its feet on implementing recommended forest management reforms for years. Iain Rankin has repeatedly pledged a more aggressive timeline in implementing the Lahey Report*\, which prescribed these reforms\, but current clear-cutting practices run counter to the report’s recommendations. \n\n\n\nAmong other things\, the Lahey report recommended that the DLF immediately prioritize the designation and protection of core habitat for at risk species on crown land. Despite accepting this recommendation the government has yet to implement it. Now the forests are in worse shape than they were two years ago. We can’t continue to stall and log.There could be fewer than 100 Mainland Moose left in Nova Scotia\, according to recent surveys conducted for the provincial government\, as reported by the CBC. Last year\, forest protectors were arrested for blocking access to loggers attempting to clearcut land that is known Mainland Moose habitat. A court injunction effectively removed the protectors from their blockade\, and now urgent Provincial government action is needed to protect these critical habitats. Without a moratorium on clear cutting NOW\, most (if not all) old forest growth in this province will be lost before Lahey’s recommendations are implemented. \n\n\n\n_________________________________* See “Lahey Forestry Report: The Good\, the Bad & the Missing” by EAC’s Raymond Plourde https://ecologyaction.ca/forestryreport URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/moratorium-now-stop-clear-cutting-crown-land-in-unceded-mikmaki/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210323T113000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210321T195643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T195810Z UID:19979-1616493600-1616499000@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Examining protective factors for children’s welfare (social work webinar) DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/183616090192557 \n\n\n\nWebinar: Examining protective factors for children’s welfare: the case of Indigenous\, African Nova Scotian\, and Immigrant and Refugee Children in the HRMPresented by NSCSW and CASW for Social Work Month 2021 \n\n\n\nExplore findings from a study that sought to identify support systems and strategies to strengthen the capacity of racialized families and communities\, to prevent the entry or re-entry of children into state care. \n\n\n\n10 a.m. Atlantic time (9 a.m. Eastern) \n\n\n\n#SocialWorkIsEssential \n\n\n\nVisit http://nscsw.org/news-events/social-work-month to learn more about events planned for Social Work Month in March. URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/examining-protective-factors-for-childrens-welfare-social-work-webinar/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210322T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210322T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210304T131703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T131704Z UID:19688-1616436000-1616443200@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:BSAC 2021 Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day Virtual Event DESCRIPTION:Please join us to watch and discuss a documentary film “Journey to Justice”  \n\n\n\nThis documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada’s unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Focusing on the 1930s to the 1950s\, this film documents the struggle of 6 people who refused to accept inequality. Featured here\, among others\, are Viola Desmond\, a woman who insisted on keeping her seat at the Roseland movie theatre in New Glasgow\, Nova Scotia in 1946 rather than moving to the section normally reserved for the city’s Black population\, and Fred Christie\, who took his case to the Supreme Court after being denied service at a Montreal tavern in 1936. These brave pioneers helped secure justice for all Canadians. Their stories deserve to be told.  \n\n\n\nAttached is the poster. Please help to send to your networks\, thanks \n\n\n\nLocation: Microsoft Team  \n\n\n\nModerator: Monique Thomas  \n\n\n\nSpeakers: Dalhousie Law School Students: Wayne Desmond & Elizabeth Taylor  \n\n\n\nEntertainment by: Eriana Willis-Smith  \n\n\n\nLink:   Click here to join the meeting  URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/bsac-2021-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-day-virtual-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210322T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210322T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210314T223016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T223017Z UID:19858-1616425200-1616430600@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Virtual History Conference DESCRIPTION:Virtual History ConferenceJoin us in commemorating 2SLGBTQ+ history in PEI. The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity will be hosting a virtual history conference for youth to learn about their local and provincial history. There will be a short workshop section hosted by the CCGSD with virtual take-home resources. Joining us as the keynote speaker is John R. Sylliboy. \n\n\n\nSponsored by The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity \n\n\n\nRegister here URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/virtual-history-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210320T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210320T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T093736 CREATED:20210314T135055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T135056Z UID:19850-1616263200-1616277600@nsadvocate.org SUMMARY:Out of the Cold Fundraiser Live Stream DESCRIPTION:Online: twitch.tv \n\n\n\nAn electronic live stream fundraiser featuring music and video from folks who work the front lines.Out of the Cold Shelter Halifax provides low barrier\, people-centred support rooted in anti-oppressive and harm reduction practices.OTC believes strongly that shelters are a stop-gap measure to address homelessness and that every one of us has the right to safe\, healthy\, and affordable housing. \n\n\n\nMusic by: Nausikaa\, Bing Bong\, NatBeast\, Crttrs\, Wobble Wallah \n\n\n\nYou can send etransfer donations directly to: donations@outofthecold-hfx.c URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/out-of-the-cold-fundraiser-live-stream/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR