http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/10723/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/violent-death-quest-resident-part-double-tragedy-s/30729 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Advocates call for immediate closure of large institutions </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_5674.jpg" alt="" title="The violent death of a resident of Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville is causing advocates to ask for an immediate closure of large institutions. Charlie Lemon, past president of People First Nova Scotia, and Cindy Carruthers, a coordinator with the organization, spoke at a press conference held outside of the Quest facilities. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - The violent death of a resident at the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville has parents, activists and self advocates worried and saddened.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/violent-death-quest-resident-part-double-tragedy-s/30729" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/violent-death-quest-resident-part-double-tragedy-s/30729#comments Robert Devet Santé Logement APNS department of community services Intellectual disabilities Nichele Benn People First Quest Tue, 20 May 2014 22:06:47 +0000 Robert DeVet 30729 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