Jessica Ross

Zine and Heard

jjeross — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:28:00 +0000

Small press books, crafts and music generate thriving event and micro economy

Hundreds of people showed their excitement for Halifax zine culture this weekend, buying, selling and trading their hand-made collections of zines, records, tapes, food, clothing, posters, small press books, comics and other crafts.

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Feminist League for Agitation and Propaganda (FLAP) Protest Anti-Choice Event

jjeross — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:23:11 +0000

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Feminists Protest Anti-choice Coalition

jjeross — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:48:18 +0000

Dressing up and shaking things up at anti-choice fundraiser

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FLAP Educates and Agitates

Hillary — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:08:34 +0000

Halifax feminists engage in global struggle for choice

The G8 development ministers’ meeting will have limited benefits for women, despite its proclaimed focus on maternal and child health, according to Jane Kirby. Kirby is an organizer with the Feminist League for Agitation and Propaganda (FLAP), a new group organizing a feminist resistance to the G8 meeting in Halifax.

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Chickens in the City

Hillary — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:10:33 +0000

Haligonians cluck over the merits of urban hens

Urban chickens were a hot topic this week for a large group of Halifax citizens. About 100 people filled an upstairs meeting room at City Hall on Wednesday, February 10th for the first public information meeting about potential changes to HRM zoning bylaws, changes that would legalize the ownership of a small number of laying hens in the city.

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