Hillary Bain Lindsay

All Charges Dropped for HMC Journalist Miles Howe

Hillary — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:04:49 +0000

Chill remains for on-the-ground journalists

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - On February 27, the day before he was scheduled to appear in court in Moncton, Halifax Media Co-op journalis

Loretta's Disappearance Part of a Horrific Pattern

Hillary — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:03:11 +0000

Missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - On February 13, The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) delivered over 23,000 signatures to the House of Commons in support of NWAC’s call for a National Public Inquiry into the more than 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

Fishing for Justice

Miles Howe — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:29:26 +0000

EAC risks financial security in court challenge against GM salmon

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - The Ecology Action Centre, a Halifax-based NGO, has only been to court twice in its forty-three year history.

The Shrinking Borders Around Citizenship

Hillary — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:04:03 +0000

Haligonians rally to keep Deepan Budlakoti home

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) –Deepan Budlakoti was born in Ottawa in 1989 and has lived in Canada his entire life. He had no reason to believe he was not a citizen until 2010 when he was told he was not.

Now, the Canadian government wants to deport him.

Accenting Race

Hillary — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:22:25 +0000

Dalhousie's Accent Modification Clinic draws criticism

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – El Jones was grabbing a coffee on Spring Garden Road when an advertisement for Dalhousie's new Accent Modification Clinic caught her eye. The ad [pictured right] features people of colour in the foreground and a white woman faded out into the background.

A Reminder for the Crown

Hillary — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:40:51 +0000

Halifax Coalition joins National Day of Action in solidarity with Elsipogtog shale gas protesters

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - As anti-fracking protesters faced off with police on Highway 11 in New Brunswick today, allies gathered outside the residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, calling on the Crown's representative to step in.

A Show of Unity and Solidarity

Hillary — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:10:57 +0000

Elsipogtog benefit concert to raise funds and spirits

Organizers of the an Elsipogtog Benefit Concert on November 30th in Halifax hope the event will raise over $10,000* to support those who are defending the land and water from fracking in New Brunswick. But the benefit concert is about a lot more than money, says organizer Shelley Young, 'It's about bringing everyone toge

Highway Solidarity

Editor — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:44:58 +0000

Support for the fight against shale gas

MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – "This is not just a native issue," says Liseanne Ross, who was handing out pamphlets on Highway 102 outside Truro, Nova Scotia today. "Every person should be involved. It affects us all."

Your Neighbourhood Multinational

Hillary — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:21:18 +0000

Local producers pay a price to distribute through big box stores

TATAMAGOUCHE - Organic grain farmer Drew Jeffery had already bought the seeds for his fields when he learned that Sobeys would no longer be carrying Speerville Flour Mill products.

“It got me very worried,” says Jeffery, who farms 700 acres on PEI and normally sells half of what he grows to Speerville.

Who Will Be Seen?

Hillary — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:34:35 +0000

Harper meets the Parsons, ignores countless others

On the one hand, Cheryl Maloney is glad the Prime Minister met with Rehtaeh Parsons parents this week. The meeting was a result of public outcry following Parsons' suicide, after she said she had been gang raped and then relentlessly bullied.

Just Us and Them?

Hillary — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:09:52 +0000

Baristas at Just Us! Café attempt to unionize, lose their jobs

Elijah Williams was caught off guard last week when he and fellow Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op employee Shay Enxuga were told they were no longer a “good fit” for the Café where they had been baristas since January 2012 and July 2011, respectively.

From Idealism to Imperialism

Hillary — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:29:47 +0000

Challenging the role of Canada's development NGOs

"Few institutions epitomize Canada's foundational myth of international benevolence like the non-governmentmental organization (NGO) devoted to development abroad." So opens Paved with Good Intentions, a book that uncovers the darker side of this country's "development industry."

Racism, Privilege and Power

Hillary — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:13:24 +0000

Rocky Jones on Nova Scotia's Black history, and present day struggles

To listen to the full lecture, click above.

Art After Capitalism

Hillary — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:37:58 +0000

Notes from the Inner City Artists' Commune

HALIFAX — Capitalism has a way of limiting one's sense of what's possible, says artist Emily Davidson.

In Idle No More Education is Key

Hillary — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:34:00 +0000

Unlearning the history books, teaching each other

HALIFAX — "We all deserve to know the truth about our history," says Michael Stevens, speaking to a crowd of about 250 First Nations people and their allies, gathered at the foot of Citadel Hill for Monday's Idle No More rally.