New qualifications for Employment Counsellor positions called unfair to marginalized communities
Updated July 5th to reflect government response. KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Highly qualified people with deep roots in marginalized communities are…
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Ecology Action Centre challenges staff and volunteers to reflect on legacy of residential schools
The EAC believes we should pay close attention to the work and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It is starting a monthly reading group to facilitate that effort.
It’s not working for us. An interview with David Ladouceur, union and indigenous rights activist
David Ladouceur, tireless union and indigenous rights activist, talks about his ongoing fight to make the workplace and the union more inclusive of indigenous people.
This fall Gabriel Enxuga wants to represent Dartmouth Centre
Gabriel Enxuga is a candidate for city council who puts poverty , free transit, decent and affordable housing front and centre. Nothing wishy washy about his platform.
Weekend Video: Two great poems by Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas trying to get Halifax councillors to recognize their sense of entitlement and white supremacy. It’s an uphill battle.
Boat Harbour victim impact statement: a story of deception and broken promises
A victim impact statement by the Pictou Landing First Nation after Northern Pulp pleaded guilty to leaking effluent into the East River in 2014 makes for interesting reading. Government sure lied a lot, and it broke a lot of promises in the last 60 years.
Weekend Video: Delmore “Buddy”Daye
Just a very nice tribute by Melinda Daye to her father, the legendary Elmore “Buddy” Daye.
The true cost of Muskrat Falls – methylmercury and environmental racism
Nova Scotia stands to benefit from the Muskrat Falls power generating project through the Maritime Link. It’s time to have our voice heard on the severe damage the project threatens to inflict on the Inuit who live there.
Organizer of Sobeys protest: It’s not skin-deep, it’s a bone-deep issue
An interview with Rev. Lennett Anderson, organizer of the Sobeys anti-racism rally in Tantallon: “Race is not a card I play, it’s the life I live.”
Protesters to Sobeys: Stop causing stress to falsely accused victim of racial profiling
Sobeys is appealing a racial profiling decision by the Human Rights Commission. Protesters gathered at the Tantallon Sobeys to show their displeasure. “We are asking Sobeys not to drag an innocent woman into this process all over again, re-victimizing the victim.”