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SUMMARY:Disability Day of Mourning 2021 - Virtual Vigil - March 1\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:On March 1st\, 2021\, Autistics United Canada will be holding a virtual vigil for the ninth annual Disability Day of Mourning. \n\n\n\nThe International Disability Day of Mourning commemorates people with disabilities murdered by family members and caregivers. We honour and celebrates the lives of our disabled ancestors who met unjust deaths at the hands of their caretakers. \n\n\n\nThe vigil will include several speeches from the disabled community\, a reading of victims’ names\, and a moment of silence. \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nDate: Monday\, March 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\nTime: 11 am Pacific Time / 12 pm Mountain Time / 1 pm Central Time / 2 pm Eastern Time / 3 pm Atlantic Time \n\n\n\nThe event will be held via videoconferencing with Zoom. You will receive an invitation link by email within 24 hours of the event. \n\n\n\nWe are looking into livestreaming options in case we receive more registrations than we can accommodate on Zoom. \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nAccessibility: \n\n\n\n1. We have confirmed CART (live captioning) for the event. \n\n\n\n2. We have two ASL interpreters confirmed for the event. \n\n\n\n3. We are looking into live stream options for the event. \n\n\n\n4. We are working on getting emotional support volunteers that can provide one-on-one support in the Zoom breakout rooms. \n\n\n\nPlease let us know your accessibility requests by February 24\, 2021\, so we can best accommodate you. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions or accessibility requests\, feel free to let us know in this form\, email us at info@autisticsunitedca.org or message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AutisticsUnitedCA/! \n\n\n\n***Please RSVP by February 24\, 2021 thank you!*** \n\n\n\n—– \n\n\n\nTo learn more about Disability Day of Mourning: disability-memorial.org \n\n\n\n(Note: This website discusses graphic murders of disabled people) \n\n\n\nTo donate to support hosting this vigil and other activities by and for autistic people: autisticsunitedca.org/donate.html \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nVisit our Facebook event page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/235701151423535 \n\n\n\n*Required
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/disability-day-of-mourning-2021-virtual-vigil-march-1-2021/
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SUMMARY:Community Services Standing Committee: Overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous People In the Justice System
DESCRIPTION:Standing CommitteesCommunity ServicesMeeting summary:  \n\n\n\nVia Video Conference Witness/Agenda:Overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous People In the Justice System Department of Justice Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova ScotiaEmma Halpern – Executive Director African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent CoalitionVanessa Fells – CoordinatorMeeting topics: Topic: Department of Justice on Overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous People In the Justice System
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/community-services-standing-committee-overrepresentation-of-black-and-indigenous-people-in-the-justice-system/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210302T180000
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SUMMARY:Grappling with the Colonial Archive: An Introduction to Canadian Slavery
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, March 2 at 6 p.m. on Facebook Live for a lecture that introduces the topic of Canadian slavery with Dr. Charmaine Nelson\, the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Transatlantic Black Diasporic art and Community Engagement. Dr. Nelson has founded the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery here at NSCAD and this lecture will highlight the importance of the work she has been doing and will continue to do with us. For more information\, visit this link: https://nscad.ca/grappling-with-the-colonial-archive/ 
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/grappling-with-the-colonial-archive-an-introduction-to-canadian-slavery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210302T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
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SUMMARY:Nature Talks: A Natural History of the Mainland Moose
DESCRIPTION:Tune into our next Nature Talk\, when we’ll be joined by our President and retired biologist Bob Bancroft for an overview of the mainland moose: past\, present\, and… future?\n\nyoutube.com\n\n 
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/nature-talks-a-natural-history-of-the-mainland-moose/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210303T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210303T170000
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SUMMARY:The Profits of Slavery and the Wealth of Universities: A Transatlantic Conversation
DESCRIPTION:More info\, and to register: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/events/2021/profits-of-slavery.aspx \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Afua Cooper for a presentation on the Lord Dalhousie Scholarly Panel on Slavery and Race\, followed by conversation with Danni Ebanks-Ingram and Dr. Asha Rogers. Dr. Michell Chresfield will chair. \n\n\n\nThe Report on Lord Dalhousie’s History on Slavery and Race\, headed by historian and artist Dr. Afua Cooper\, was submitted in 2019 at Dalhousie University in Halifax\, Canada. The panel looked into Lord Dalhousie’s views on race and put forward recommendations for how campus might be accountable for past and present connections to anti-Black racism. The University of Birmingham’s Centre for the Study of North America is delighted that Dr. Afua Cooper has accepted our invitation to tell us about the work of the panel she chaired\, and engage in dialogue about that panel’s report and its resonance for universities and wider communities on both sides of the Atlantic. Chaired by Dr. Michell Chresfield\, this event will begin with a presentation by Dr. Cooper on the Report\, followed by dialogue between Dr. Cooper\, Dr. Asha Rogers\, and Danni Ebanks-Ingram. The event will then open the conversation to the audience.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/the-profits-of-slavery-and-the-wealth-of-universities-a-transatlantic-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Black Lives Matter! Racial Justice Activists on Women\, Gender & Feminism
DESCRIPTION:Register on Eventbrite\n\n\nSave The Date! \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a discussion on Black Lives Matter! Racial Justice Activists on Women\, Gender & Feminism. \n\n\n\nThursday\, March 4th\, 2020 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. AST \n\n\n\nVirtual Panel presented by the Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. \n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\nEl Jones \n\n\n\nSpecial Guest Speakers: \n\n\n\nAngela Bowden \n\n\n\nDamini Awoyiga \n\n\n\nLynn Jones \n\n\n\nOmiSoore Dryden \n\n\n\n*Link for the event will be sent the morning of*
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/black-lives-matter-racial-justice-activists-on-women-gender-feminism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210304T130000
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SUMMARY:22nd Annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture: A pier for the pierless
DESCRIPTION:To register: https://www.cbu.ca/newsroom/events/22nd-annual-j-b-mclachlan-memorial-lecture/ \n\n\n\nOn Thursday\, March 4\, 2021\, Cape Breton University will host the 22nd Annual J.B. MacLachlan Memorial Lecture titled “A Pier for the Pierless: Caribbean Immigration to Atlantic Canada\, 1900-1930” with Dr. Claudine Bonner. The virtual event will take place from 12:00pm – 1:00pm via Zoom.​​ \n\n\n\nDr. Claudine Bonner is a scholar of African Canadian history and education\, and a member of the Sociology Department and Women’s and Gender Studies program at Acadia University. She is also a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Vanderbilt University in Nashville\, Tennessee. Her talk will examine Canadian immigration policy between 1900 and 1930 and will explore the ways in which Maritime ports served as barriers to the entry of mostly Caribbean people into Canada.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/22nd-annual-j-b-mclachlan-memorial-lecture-a-pier-for-the-pierless/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210304T130000
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SUMMARY:Coastal Adaptation in Nova Scotia: Overblown or Under Water?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the MacEachen Institute and the Marine Environmental Observation\, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith over 13\,000 km of coastline and more than 70% of the population living within 20 km of the coast\, Nova Scotia’s population\, infrastructure\, cultural heritage\, and economy are highly vulnerable to sea-level rise\, flooding\, hurricanes\, and storm surges. This extreme weather is becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.How should the province adapt to this new reality and how should communities increase their resiliency to withstand these disasters? What are some ecological\, financial\, governance\, and disaster resilience perspectives? \n\n\n\nTo register\, click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_KinqH4CmSneqGHHouhVh2w \n\n\n\nFor more information on the event\, please visit: https://www.dal.ca/…/events/Climate-Adaptation-Panel.html
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/coastal-adaptation-in-nova-scotia-overblown-or-under-water/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210305T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
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SUMMARY:Black Lives Matter and Environmental Racism: A Social Work Ethics Perspective
DESCRIPTION:A thought-provoking webinar with Senator Wanda Thomas-Bernard\, RSW\, PhD. The Pictou County Social Workers Group and the NSCSW invite our communities to join us for a free event to celebrate both Black Heritage Month in February and Social Work Month in March. \n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/141338345797
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/black-lives-matter-and-environmental-racism-a-social-work-ethics-perspective/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210305T120000
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SUMMARY:Rally to Support Wynn Park Workers
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1841592222675857/ \n\n\n\nDefend Wynn Park Villa Worker Fired for Saying the Word ‘Union’Join CUPE NS and defenders of workers’ freedom of speech and right to organize!Please join us for an “in-car driving rally on the public road outside Wynn Park Villa on Windsor Way in Truro. Show your support for Tevin Crawford and Wynn Park Workers. Help to return Tevin to the job he loves!Watch the rally online\, to be live streamed at https://upload.facebook.com/CUPENovaScotia/timeline. \n\n\n\nThis event will follow all Nova Scotia COVID safety guidelines.Please read the following carefully:- We are asking that no one in a restricted area of the province attend this rally– Please review Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 related guidelines– No honking\, follow all road traffic laws– Please remain in your car and wear a mask if you exit your vehicle– Make a circular loop of Windsor Way\, right onto Winchester Place\, left onto Wellington Ct.\, left onto Lower Truro Road\, and again left onto Windsor Way– Make room and yield for all emergency vehicles– Follow instructions of rally stewards directing traffic and ensuring safety \n\n\n\nCome out and support Wynn Park Villa Workers’ Right to make a free choice about whether they want to join a union!
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/rally-to-support-wynn-park-workers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210305T160000
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/112308470788226/ \n\n\n\nHarm reduction aims to minimize the risks of substance consumption with respect to users and commitment to teachings of care and safe practices.Come learn about substance use safety and how to build communities of support that you can rely upon! \n\n\n\nMeeting link is https://meet.google.com/ixf-nhri-uzo(this link will also be posted in our instagram bio on Friday)
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/harm-reduction-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210306T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210306T130000
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CREATED:20210226T125339Z
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SUMMARY:Nova Scotia for the People: ACORN Policy Forum
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/191633726051367/ \n\n\n\nJoin ACORN and Allied groups from across Nova Scotia to discuss the changes we need to see from our new government!Questions? Want to have your organization involved? \n\n\n\nContact halifax@acorncanada.org
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/nova-scotia-for-the-people-acorn-policy-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T103000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210226T125659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T125700Z
UID:19604-1615192200-1615199400@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:NSFL International Women's Day Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3843323782400709/ \n\n\n\n“Rise Up\, Resilient Women!” \n\n\n\nJoin our virtual event\, featuring guest speaker – author Karen Dean. \n\n\n\nWe will also be acknowledging this year’s NSFL Sister of the Year recipient.Our event is free\, but we ask that you consider making a donation to a women’s shelter in your community. \n\n\n\nSo\, grab a coffee\, log in\, and be a part of our 2021 International Women’s Day celebration! 
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/nsfl-international-womens-day-virtual-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T100000
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SUMMARY:Join the NSFL on International Women’s Day for a virtual celebration
DESCRIPTION:“Rise Up\, Resilient Women!” The Nova Scotia Federation of Labours Women’s committee is holding a live virtual event on Monday March 8th at 8:30am below are the details. \n\n\n\nJoin this event online: us02web.zoom.us \n\n\n\nMonday at 8:30 AM UTC-04 – 10:30 AM UTC-04  Duration: 2 hr \n\n\n\nPublic event open to anyone featuring guest speaker – author Karen Dean. \n\n\n\nWe will also be acknowledging this year’s NSFL Sister of the Year recipient. \n\n\n\nOur event is free\, but we ask that you consider making a donation to a women’s shelter in your community. \n\n\n\nSo\, grab a coffee\, log in\, and be a part of our 2021 International Women’s Day celebration! 
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/oin-the-nsfl-on-international-womens-day-for-a-virtual-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210302T131937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T014212Z
UID:19649-1615204800-1615208400@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Faculty Author Talk with Dr. Rohini Bannerjee
DESCRIPTION:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1446198275723169/ \n\n\n\nWhat does it mean to live in a society obsessed with thinness? How can we\, collectively and individually\, reconsider our obsession with women’s bodies? \n\n\n\nThese are the questions explored in “Big: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies”\, and the subject of our next #FacultyAuthorSeries event. Join us on #InternationalWomensDay for a lively discussion of this collection\, including the short story\, “Barbara Streisand orBust!” by Dr. Rohini Bannerjee.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/faculty-author-talk-with-dr-rohini-bannerjee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210308T124411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T124412Z
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SUMMARY:Hell in a Hand Basket to Heaven on Earth: Music by Atlantic / Canadian Women Composers
DESCRIPTION:FAcebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1422744901396221/ \n\n\n\nFree  · Facebook Live \n\n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of the ACWC/AFCC’s 40th anniversary and International Women’s Day\, there will be a live-streamed concert from Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, on March 8th\, 2021\, at 1pm AST. \n\n\n\nIt will be coming to you from The Music Room and will feature Jennifer King\, performing piano works by Monica Pearce\, Holly Winter\, Alice Ping Yee Ho\, Amy Brandon\, Emily Doolittle\, and Jean Coulthard. \n\n\n\nhttps://jenniferkingpiano.com/ \n\n\n\nLink to PDF Program: https://bit.ly/38iIlNT \n\n\n\n—-Program: \n\n\n\nMonica Pearce: ‘silks’ \n\n\n\nHolly Winter: ‘Idle Hands’ \n\n\n\nAlice Ping Yee Ho: ‘Garage’ \n\n\n\nAmy Brandon: ‘Frost Moon’ \n\n\n\nEmily Doolittle: ‘Gliese 581c’ \n\n\n\nJean Coulthard: ‘Image Astrale’
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/hell-in-a-hand-basket-to-heaven-on-earth-music-by-atlantic-canadian-women-composers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210308T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210302T132251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T132337Z
UID:19651-1615230000-1615235400@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Feminist Reset: Centring Collective Care in a Post-Covid Future
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/472817213742327 \n\n\n\nJoin us for a night of conversation for International Women’s Day\, with El Jones\, Nora Loreto\, and Julianne Acker-Verney. \n\n\n\nJoin the conversation to discuss what our future post-Covid-19 could look like. The pandemic has had a tremendous impact on those who were already made vulnerable by social and economic systems that expects them to fill in gaps left in our society and institutions. What has also been brought to the fore is the power of social movements to push for change\, like the Black Lives Matter movement\, or the feminist movement. How do we work together to ensure that our future post-Covid-19 is one that centres collective care of each other and the planet\, and one that justly supports those needing\, providing and receiving care? \n\n\n\nHosted by CCPA-NS\, Wellness Within and Fernwood Publishing.Sponsored by Adsum for Women & Children; The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women\, Gender and Social Justice; Canadian Research Institute for Advancement of Women; Canadian Union of Public Employees Nova Scotia; Fernwood Publishing; and the Local Council of Women Halifax. \n\n\n\nRegister in advance to get the Zoom link: https://feministreset.eventbrite.ca \n\n\n\n*We will be posting a link of the recording to Facebook.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/feminist-reset-centring-collective-care-in-a-post-covid-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210309T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210309T103000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210226T130113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T130114Z
UID:19606-1615282200-1615285800@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:The ACORN People's Platform: Rally
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/728176964567183/ \n\n\n\nOn March 9th\, the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature is sitting for the first time since the start of the pandemic – the People of this Province are demanding better from our elected representatives! \n\n\n\nJoin us to rally and confront our elected representatives as we demand a better Nova Scotia for the People:– Permanent Rent Control– Affordable Housing– Higher Minimum Wage– Raising Income Assistance and Disability– MORE \n\n\n\nQuestions? Want to get involved? Contact halifax@acorncanada.org
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/the-acorn-peoples-platform-rally/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210309T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210309T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210219T133103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T133329Z
UID:19438-1615307400-1615312800@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Equity Watch webinar March 9: Gag orders kill human rights. How we can stop or limit non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
DESCRIPTION:To register for this webinar\, go to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m-gBKpYGSoe1MtY6ncJc_w
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/equity-watch-webinar-march-9-gag-orders-kill-human-rights-how-we-can-stop-or-limit-non-disclosure-agreements-ndas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210310T203000
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SUMMARY:Pathways to Justice Documentary and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:FAcebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/186328819579031/ \n\n\n\nRegister via email and a Zoom link will follow for the event: survivors4change.empowerment@gmail.com \n\n\n\nThis is a free event however donations are welcome\, head over to www.efrymns.ca to donate ! \n\n\n\nJoin us for the screening of the documentary followed by Q&A and discussion. Pathways to Justice is the name of a 3-year project conducted by Be the Peace Institute and the Nova Scotia Association of Black Social Workers to understand both how female-identified people subjected to gender-based violence find justice\, and also how systemic dynamics tend to thwart that pursuit. \n\n\n\nIn honour of International Women’s Day and this years theme being “Choice to Challenge”\, this documentary speaks volumes to the systemic changes needed to achieve better outcomes and more dignified and less traumatizing legal process for survivors. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Be the Peace Institute\, Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia and Survivors for Change & EmpowermentFor more information please contact: Carrie Low (survivors4change.empowerment@gmail.com)
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/pathways-to-justice-documentary-and-qa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210302T132635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T134348Z
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SUMMARY:Black Women and the Justice System
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/505639074172159/ \n\n\n\nAs always – Zoom link will be emailed to you!This Law Hour’s speaker is El Jones who will be speaking about Black women in the justice system. \n\n\n\nEl Jones is a spoken word poet\, an educator\, journalist\, and community activist living in African Nova Scotia. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of Halifax. In 2016\, El was a recipient of the Burnley “Rocky” Jones human rights award for her community work and work in prison justice. She is a co-founder of the Black Power Hour\, a live radio show with incarcerated people on CKDU that creates space for people inside to share their creative work and discuss contemporary social and political issues. El was appointed the Nancy’s Chair of Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University for the 2017-2019 term. She is a winner of two Atlantic Journalism gold awards in 2018 and 2019. Her book of spoken word poetry\, Live from the Afrikan Resistance! was published by Roseway Press in 2014. \n\n\n\nWe will be donating to Coverdale\, which is an organization that supports women and gender diverse people who are involved or at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system: https://www.coverdale.ca/
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/black-women-and-the-justice-system/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T140000
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UID:19731-1615467600-1615471200@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Race and Party Platforms in the Coming Nova Scotia Elections
DESCRIPTION:Race has always been a defining\, and silenced aspect of Nova Scotia politics. Race intersects with gender\, class\, sovereignty\, development\, gentrification\, and so much more.  \n\n\n\nJoin us while we discuss what all provincial parties need to address in their next policy platforms to be taken seriously on the politics of race. \n\n\n\nTo register for this online Zoom event: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_eifm5AY_Qm-Ea7uhhFZ5pQ \n\n\n\nFor more information on the event\, please visit: https://www.dal.ca/…/events/Racial-politics-panel.html
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/race-and-party-platforms-in-the-coming-nova-scotia-elections/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210308T125607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T125608Z
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SUMMARY:Commemorate Canada Conference\, Truro\, NS
DESCRIPTION:FAcebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2108513319447961/ \n\n\n\nGet your free ticket and join us on Zoom in commemorating 2SLGBTQ+ history in Truro on March 11th from 3:00-4:30 PM AST. 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 Daniel MacKay. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to learning with you on March 11th from 3:00-4:30 PM 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. \n\n\n\nTickets here
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/commemorate-canada-conference-truro-ns/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210314T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210314T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210308T125820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T125822Z
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SUMMARY:An Exploration of Being Genderfluid with Garry Dart
DESCRIPTION:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1669302053251184/ \n\n\n\nTalk on the experience of being a genderfluid individual from keynote speaker Garry Dart.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/an-exploration-of-being-genderfluid-with-garry-dart-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210316T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210316T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210315T120543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T120545Z
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SUMMARY:As hunger strike enters 9th day\, people rally for a moratorium on clearcutting
DESCRIPTION:As hunger strike enters 9th day\, people rally for amoratorium on clearcutting \n\n\n\nWHAT: Rally for a temporary moratorium on clear cutting\, in support ofhunger strikeWHEN: Tuesday\, March 16\, 12noonWHERE: Province House\, 1726 Hollis Street\, Kjipuktuk/HalifaxWHY: Critical Habitats for Endangered Species are being destroyed whilenecessary reforms are delayed \n\n\n\nAs Jacob Fillmore enters his 9th day of hunger strike on the steps ofProvince House\, people are rallying to support his demand of animmediate temporary moratorium on clearcutting on crown lands in NovaScotia. This moratorium would stop the destruction of critical habitatuntil reforms intended to protect these areas could be fullyimplemented.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/as-hunger-strike-enters-9th-day-people-rally-for-a-moratorium-on-clearcutting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210316T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210314T134253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T134254Z
UID:19844-1615906800-1615910400@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Commemorate Canada Conference\, Amherst\, NS
DESCRIPTION:Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/497208841661068 \n\n\n\nGet your free ticket and join us on Zoom in commemorating 2SLGBTQ+ history in Amherst on March 16th from 3:00-4:30 PM AST. 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.  \n\n\n\nJoining us as the keynote speaker is Rebecca Rose.We look forward to learning with you on March 15th from 3:00-4:30 PM 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. \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/commemorate-canada-conference-amherst-ns/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210317T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210314T134510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T134511Z
UID:19846-1615975200-1615978800@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming Our Roots
DESCRIPTION:LEARN WITH US! \n\n\n\nChenise and James are Mi’kmaw and live in the North End. Their Reclaiming Our Roots program engages youth in activities rooted in Mi’kmaw values such as harvesting\, fishing and plant medicines. Join this interactive session inspired by their work. \n\n\n\nHalifax North Memorial Public Library
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/reclaiming-our-roots/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210317T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210314T210247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T210256Z
UID:19856-1616007600-1616011200@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Oppression in the Shadows: The Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia and the Department of Indian Affairs\, 1760-1950
DESCRIPTION:Click here for the original announcement and zoom link:  https://www.rnshs.ca/?cat=27 \n\n\n\nGrace McNuttMA\, Atlantic Canadian Studies\, Saint Mary’s University \n\n\n\nAbstract: Oppression in the Shadows is a comprehensive political history that traces the history of Nova Scotia’s Department of Indian Affairs\, from its earliest British colonial origins to the Centralization Policies of the 1940s. Revealed by this research is importance of region to the experience of the Mi’kmaq.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/oppression-in-the-shadows-the-mikmaq-of-nova-scotia-and-the-department-of-indian-affairs-1760-1950/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210318T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210318T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210314T134837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T134838Z
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SUMMARY:The Impact of COVID-19 on Canadians with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:FAcebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/120167443386456/ \n\n\n\nJoin us for the LAST Law Hour of this school year!!Lorin MacDonald is a human rights lawyer\, founder and CEO of HearVue\, a social enterprise dedicated to increasing communication inclusion at in-person and online events via captioning. \n\n\n\nFor decades\, she has demonstrated her leadership\, passion\, and commitment to accessibility and inclusion in her volunteer and professional activities\, all informed by her lived experience as a woman born with profound hearing loss. Recognized as one of Canada’s top voices in accessibility and disability issues\, Lorin’s approach is grounded in evidence-based research and a desire to challenge communities and organizations to be more inclusive. Through education and as an in-demand speaker\, Lorin continually strives to ensure those who are misinformed or unconscious of cross-disability accessibility barriers are equipped with the tools to create inclusive communities for all. In May 2020\, she was featured in a Canadian Press article that was picked up nation-wide discussing the challenges of living with hearing loss during COVID-19. Lorin was nominated for the 2020 Canadian Lawyer Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Human Rights category. She has also been the recipient of numerous awards from her community\, her university\, the province\, and the legal profession. \n\n\n\nOn a personal note\, Dal Law holds a special place in her heart\, as her dearest friends are grads: her friend (Corinne Flemming Murray\, Class of ’73)\, her Constitutional Law professor and mentor (Michael Lynk\, Class of ’81)\, and her law dean (Ian Holloway\, Class of ’85)
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-canadians-with-disabilities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210320T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Glace_Bay:20210320T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122716
CREATED:20210319T155322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T155323Z
UID:19948-1616248800-1616256000@nsadvocate.org
SUMMARY:Politics of Hope: Countering the Roots of Anti-Black Racism: From Atlantic Canada to Canada's Complicity in the Crisis in Haiti
DESCRIPTION:Register on Eventbrite\n\n\nThis event in the Politics of Hope series is co-sponsored by the Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network\, Black Lives Matter\, Fredericton\, the Global Social Justice Project and Unama’ki College\, Cape Breton University. \n\n\n\nOver the past year Covid 19 has more clearly exposed injustices and inequalities that have long existed\, and the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police in the US sparked the expansion of the Black Lives Matter movement. Protests spread around the world\, including in Wabanakik/Atlantic Canada\, where two indigenous people\, Chantel Moore and Rodney Levi were shot and killed by police in June 2020 in separate incidents. Exposing the links between these events\, the ensuing uprisings and long standing and ongoing colonial foreign policy towards Haiti\, guest speakers Georges Gabrielle PAUL\, Jafrikayiti and El Jones will discuss how systemic anti-Black racism affects policies in Atlantic Canada\, and Canadian foreign policy towards Haiti\, and how these policies have impacted people’s lives both historically and in contemporary times. \n\n\n\nFurther Reading:\n\n\n\nIn Haiti protests continue against corruption and repression by the government of Jovenal Moïse\, who has been ruling by decree since January 2020. \n\n\n\nThe state of affairs in Haiti today has a lot to do with a history of colonization\, exploitation and Haitian people’s continued attempts to control their own destiny. In 1804\, after a sustained and ultimately successful rebellion against slavery in France’s most profitable plantation colony of St. Domingue\, independence was declared. The new country was named Haiti after the indigenous name for the island\, Ayti. The first Constitution abolished slavery permanently. Powerful\, slave holding nations wouldn’t recognize Haiti and placed trade embargoes on it. In 1825\, while the whole French Atlantic navy waited offshore\, Haiti agreed to pay 150 million francs to France in compensation for loss of property. The formerly enslaved Haitians who had freed themselves were still seen as property by France\, so Haiti was forced to pay for its own citizens. \n\n\n\nIn 2004 Haiti celebrated the 200th anniversary of its independence. Leading up to these celebrations\, the extremely popular democratically elected President\, Jean Bertrand Aristide\, demanded that France pay back US$ 21 billion\, the then equivalent value of the indemnity that was paid to France plus 5% annual interest. The United States\, France and Canada had been preparing for this anniversary year too. On February 29th\, 2004 Canada assisted the United States and France to overthrow the government of President Jean Bertrand Aristide and Fanmi Lavalas. This coup and continued interference in the governance of Haiti has created so much tragedy in Haiti and is proof of the shallowness of any assertions by France\, the United States or Canada that they are nations that defend human rights. \n\n\n\nRecently a letter published in Canadian Dimension and Le Devoir and signed by David Suzuki\, Naomi Klein\, El Jones\, Stephen Lewis and over 500 others was sent to the Canadian government demanding it “stop propping up a repressive and corrupt dictatorship in Haiti.” We hope to amplify that message with this event and create a space for dialogue about anti-Black racism and related issues\, and encourage stronger activism.
URL:https://nsadvocate.org/event/politics-of-hope-countering-the-roots-of-anti-black-racism-from-atlantic-canada-to-canadas-complicity-in-the-crisis-in-haiti/
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