Over the last year, Masuma Khan has led thousands of students into the streets to protest high tuition fees, spoke at the local Women’s March on Washington and organized a public vigil after the deadly Quebec City mosque shooting. The 22-year-old is also vice-president academic and external for the Dalhousie Student Union, works with the […]
Activism
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10 local activist organizations making a difference
Yelling into the void on Twitter about what’s wrong in the world is easy. That’s why we all do it. But there are plenty of people in Halifax who are walking the walk—whether it be advocating for the environment, mobilizing for social change or working to provide services to marginalized groups. These groups are examples […]
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Advice for young radicals
Are you an aspiring political activist going to university or college in Halifax? Congratulations on starting down a path that will ruin your life! I spent more years than I wish to publicly admit volunteering and working as a political organizer on university campuses; as an elected student activist, a union shop steward and students’ union […]
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Solidarity Halifax is exposing Canada 150
The idea that Canada began 150 years ago is just one side of the narrative. Solidarity Halifax is standing with the Indigenous community in challenging that narrative through its Expose 150 event. “I think it’s really important for people to recognize the full historical context of the celebration,” says Chelsea Fougere, convener of Solidarity Halifax’s […]
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Street checks and balances
Do you trust the police? The Board of Police Commissioners would like to know. “You have to be open,” says BPC chair and deputy mayor Steve Craig. “You have to hear what’s being said and take that all in, whether you like what’s being said or not.” The Halifax police department’s civilian overseers are quietly […]
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Marching forward after the Women’s March
Dawn Ferris says it was “overwhelmingly wonderful” to see all the people who packed Grand Parade Square for the Halifax contingent of the Women’s March on Washington. According to Women’s March Canada, 2,500 people turned out to protest the new administration of the United States. Although Donald Trump has been the name on many minds, […]
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Halifax women protest in solidarity with Washington
[Image-1]When Dawn Ferris first heard the results of the US election, she was devastated. “There’s equal concern here, north of the border,” says the Halifax activist. “If you’re not a white, wealthy, fully able-bodied male under the Trump reign—you’re gonna be negatively impacted over the next four years.” People who share Ferris’ unease are taking […]
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Questions linger over Halifax police’s street check data
Nzingha Millar says recent statistics released by Halifax Regional Police makes her question the progress made when it comes to racial profiling the community. “This is anti-black racism specifically–not just non-white people being checked.” Millar is currently a student in the one-year journalism program at King’s. She’s one of four panelists scheduled to participate in […]
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Time to get angry
[Image-1] Halifax has a lot of great things going for it. It also has more than its fair share of bullshit. Feeling pissed off about the state of the world? You’re not alone. Student activism is usually derided by internet commenters as sound and fury signifying little real-world experience or effective change. Fuck those assholes. […]
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Before the parade
[Image-1] It was spring of 1972 when Anne Fulton stumbled upon a poster that read It’s Time for Gay Liberation. That rallying cry appealed to the budding lesbian activist—Fulton was 20 then, maybe 21—and she went to the meeting the poster advertised. This gathering would turn out to be vital, for both Fulton and, more […]
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Tel Aviv tourism concerns are misplaced, says Atlantic Jewish Council board member
The promotion of Tel Aviv tourism at Halifax Pride continues to raise debate, but a member of the Atlantic Jewish Council says the Queer Arabs of Halifax and other concerned groups are misinformed about his organization’s presence at Pride. Last week, the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action (NSRAP) project launched this petition, declaring solidarity with Queer […]
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Fight the power at Cybersecurity for Activists
[IMage-1] This Saturday’s free Cybersecurity for Activists workshop at the Halifax Central Library will show how to fight the power while staying protected online. “In the wake of the Snowden revelations lots of people are feeling this to be a matter of concern,” says Max Haiven, co-director of the Radical Imagination Project and one of […]