http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/10701/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/calling-cops/32001 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Police interventions at large institutions surging </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4879_0.jpg" alt="" title="Worried parents Brenda Hardiman and Victor Murphy. This Monday Murphy&#039;s daughter, Amanda Murphy, will be sentenced in Antigonish for allegedly pushing and striking an employee of the institution where she lives. The response to a Freedom of Information request suggests that such police interventions are becoming more frequent. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(K&#39;JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX &ndash; Charlie Lemon still experiences flashbacks from the days he was institutionalized in the Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attachment"> <div class="field-label">Fichiers attachés à cette publication:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/stats_for_pdf_amended.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=80657">stats_for_pdf_amended.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/calling-cops/32001" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/calling-cops/32001#comments Robert Devet Santé Logement Police et prisons Amanda Murphy Nichele Benn nsacl People First Nova Scota Quest Transition Roadmap Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:45:34 +0000 Robert DeVet 32001 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/audio/testing-citizenship-criminalizing-intellectual-dis/21849 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Episode 4 of The Tide Podcast </div> </div> </div> <div>On this episode of the Tide:<br />&nbsp;</div> <div><b>Would you pass as a Canadian?</b> </div><p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/audio/testing-citizenship-criminalizing-intellectual-dis/21849" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/audio/testing-citizenship-criminalizing-intellectual-dis/21849#comments Erica Butler Governance Santé Logement Idées Migration Police et prisons Amanda Murphy Canada citizenship electoral reform fair elections act Fair Vote Canada Halifax Intellectual disabilities Nichelle Benn proportional representation The Tide Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:14:26 +0000 Erica Butler 21849 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/speaking-ourselves/21200 <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-video-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media_youtube_flash media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVr187-GAvM&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVr187-GAvM&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Fallback content --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVr187-GAvM"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/pVr187-GAvM/0.jpg" alt="See video" title="See video" width="425" height="350" /></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://kcpf.ca/" rel="nofollow">People First Kings County</a> demonstration on February 2nd to advocate more public investment in public health and community living support services for all people including people with violent behaviour issues.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/speaking-ourselves/21200" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/speaking-ourselves/21200#comments Robert Devet Santé Logement Police et prisons Amanda Murphy Ashley Smith criminalization Intellectual disabilities Nichele Benn Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:01:35 +0000 Robert DeVet 21200 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/rallies-throughout-nova-scotia-call-end-criminaliz/21186 <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) -&nbsp; About 50 people labelled with intellectual disabilities, their family members and allies marched to the Provincial Supreme Court on Spring Garden Road today to protest the potenti</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/rallies-throughout-nova-scotia-call-end-criminaliz/21186" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/rallies-throughout-nova-scotia-call-end-criminaliz/21186#comments Robert Devet Santé Logement Amanda Murphy Ashley Smith criminalization Intellectual disabilities Nichele Benn Transformation Roadmap Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:28:24 +0000 Robert DeVet 21186 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/people-intellectual-disabilities-continue-face-jai/21101 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Large institutions, lack of understanding among root causes </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4800.jpg" alt="" title="The Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville, home of Nichele Benn. &quot;In a large institution what are the chances of staff getting to know anybody?&quot; Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Nichele Benn&#39;s name has been <a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/nichele-benn-makes-short-court-appearance/20830" rel="nofollow">in the news</a> a lot lately.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/people-intellectual-disabilities-continue-face-jai/21101" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/people-intellectual-disabilities-continue-face-jai/21101#comments Robert Devet Santé Logement Amanda Murphy criminalization Halifax Nichele Benn nsacl Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:29:44 +0000 Robert DeVet 21101 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/events/21089 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-label">Titre secondaire:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Halifax, Truro, Yarmouth, Sydney, New Minas, Windsor, Amherst </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date-and-time"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Di Fév 2</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-city"> <div class="field-label">ville:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Halifax, Truro, Yarmouth, Sydney, New Minas, Windsor, Amherst </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-venue"> <div class="field-label">Lieu:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> See poster </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/amanda.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=125473">amanda.jpg</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-facebook-link"> <div class="field-label">Lien:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> http://helpnichele.blogspot.ca/ </div> </div> </div> <p>People First Nova Scotia and Advocating Parents of Nova Scotia are organizing demonstrations in support of Nichele Benn, Richard Rector, Amanda Murphy and others like them.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/events/21089" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/events/21089#comments Santé Police et prisons Amanda Murphy Halifax People First Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:39:14 +0000 Robert DeVet 21089 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca