When Taq Kaur Bhandal moved back to Halifax near the beginning of the pandemic, she craved a space for women of colour that fostered community, nourishment and open conversation. After spending time with barely any human interaction during isolation, she was excited about finding a group open to the idea of creating solidarities and discussing […]
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902 Man Up finds healing within
You don’t need to be a man to “man up,” but a community touched by violence is encouraging males to step up to the plate and become “responsible men” in their neighbourhoods. 902 Man Up was created by Marcus James and Peter Campbell last May. The community-based organization was formed in response to an outbreak […]
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Phoenix marks 30 years of helping youth across HRM
The idea actually started in 1984, with a meeting to discuss the problem of homeless youth, but the Phoenix organization considers its founding as happening three years later. Those early years were a gestation period, time for a small group of committed people to coalesce around a concern and put a plan into action, rallying […]
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UNITY Charity’s breakdance launch at the Library tonight
Tonight at the Halifax Central Library (6pm, free), UNITY Charity will announce its new partners in bringing Halifax youth weekly breakdancing and beatboxing sessions, with the Charity’s founder Michael Prosserman aka “Bboy Piecez.” The national community organization has made its way to our city via Branden “Haste” Taylor and Matthew “Testament” Jones, leaders of the breakdancing sessions […]
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Word watcher
CommUNITY spoken word kicks off their 2012/2013 series with a new venue and some quality spoken word (Wednesday, November 7, 6:30pm, admission by donation, Sonic Temple, 1674 Hollis Street). Featuring Native Son (Marvin Trimm)—whose material takes an objective view of social and political issues and looks through the framework of history to engage his audience. […]