Woman charged in racist incident on Halifax Transit bus sentenced
An ugly racist incident on a Halifax Transit bus that happened well over a year ago finally reached a conclusion of sorts, today at the courthouse on Spring Garden Road in Halifax.
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Judy Haiven: Reign of terror at HRM – Why we need an independent audit
Judy Haiven looks back on the racist reign of terror at Halifax Transit. How could this reign of terror go on for 14 plus years? How could a Black man become unemployed and then die due to the stress of living with the anger and threats directed at him by racist co-workers? How could a white man and his Black wife receive such soul-destroying treatment for the mere crime of loving each other? When will anyone step up to explain what happened and how it won’t happen again?
Unions, management and councillors must be held accountable on workplace racism, says lawyer
“What bothers me the most in all of this is that city lawyers advanced this argument that the racist slurs directed at Y.Z. were protected under free speech provisions.” We talk with Equity Watch spokesperson and lawyer Connor Smithers-Mapp about how unions, councillors and management continue to evade the issues of racism, homophobia and misogyny at the City’s workplaces.
Media release: Equity Watch calls for independent forensic human resources audit of Halifax Regional Municipality in light of record human rights award in harassment case
News release: In light of a record award by a Human Rights tribunal to a Halifax Transit worker, Equity Watch, a Nova Scotia human rights advocacy group, is renewing its call for an independent forensic human resources audit of Halifax Regional Municipality.
City ill-prepared to deal with racist attacks on Halifax Transit users, group says
City bureaucrats have no idea how many Halifax Transit users are subjected to racist attacks. People who call 311 to report a racist incident may well end up dealing with an argumentative operator who raises doubts about the veracity of the caller. Just two things that came to light during a panel discussion on the increase of racist attacks on Halifax Transit users.
PSA: Equity Watch invites you to ’The Struggle for Racism-Free Transit in Halifax’ Monday, March 11, 6:30 pm, Central Library
PSA: Come and hear how the campaign for racism-free Transit is progressing and how some other cities are dealing with the same issues.
Woman charged in racist incident on Halifax bus makes brief court appearance
Reporter Rebecca Hussman attended this morning’s court appearance of Stephanie Rogers, who allegedly made racist threats on and off a Halifax Transit bus last October.
Group wants to make Halifax Transit and other public spaces racism–free
A newly formed group wants police and Halifax Transit to take verbal and physical incidents of racist violence on buses and in public spaces everywhere much more seriously. The problem isn’t new, but lately it’s been getting worse.
Anti–Black racism in Nova Scotia is white people’s problem
It may not look that way, but poor Nova Scotia is just so very very racist.
News brief: Racism and bullying at City Hall persist, advocates say
Raymond Sheppard, representing African Nova Scotian City workers, and members of Equity Watch held a joint press conference to argue that in terms of bullying and racism there is no political will among senior management to truly address the issues, and that it is time for an independent third party, like the City’s Auditor General, to hold an inquiry.