Occupy Nova Scotia hasn’t gone away. The group has two events planned for this weekend. First is rally for the group itself, Saturday, 3pm at Grand Parade. Second is a rally Sunday, at 1pm, at Cornwallis Baptist Church, where the group and non-profits in the area will by rallying against the city’s decision to give […]
Occupy Nova Scotia
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Former cop Dalrymple scared of lone Occupier
City councilor Barry Dalrymple took it upon himself to snuff out a Fall River community discussion group’s choice to invite a speaker from Occupy Nova Scotia to discuss the meaning behind the global movement. Dalrymple, who represents Fall River, sent an email saying he doesn’t object to most of their chosen speakers, but this one […]
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Occupy 2.0
Reeling from what increasingly appears to have been a well-coordinated, nationwide crackdown upon Occupy encampments, the imminent question now facing Occupy Nova Scotia is, “What now?” The notion of maintaining a communal space remains of paramount importance, and some have devoted themselves to finding an alternate living arrangement. Despite an open invitation from Eddie Carvery […]
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Occupy Open Heart Forgery
Celebrate the November issue of Open Heart Forgery by a) downloading it off ohforgery.com and enjoying the works of 21 local writers—the most OHF has had in a single issue—including Janet Brush, Katy Curwin, Arlene Diepenbrock, Harry Garrison, Serena Gauthier, Rowena Hopkins and others, and b) by attending Occupy Nova Scotia: Open Mic of Socially […]
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Occupy Nova Scotia takes to Grand Parade
Occupy Nova Scotia kicked off its occupation of Grand Parade today, joining hundreds of like-minded occupations around the globe. “This is a new dawn, a new beginning and a new way of doing things,” explained Billy Lewis, a Mi’kmaq elder who opened the event. “Our way of doing things is going to be very confusing […]
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Occupy Nova Scotia gears up
“Enough is enough,” says Ryan McKenna. “You can only get pushed around and lied to for so long before you have stand up and say ‘enough.’” McKenna is participating in Occupy Nova Scotia, a local offshoot of what is now the global Occupy Wall Street movement. Inspired by the Arab Spring as exemplified in Egypt’s […]