http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/13417/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-documentary-shows-horrors-life-institutions-no/31342 <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/page450/20140803_140901_resized.jpg" alt="" title="" width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5996_resized.jpg" alt="" title="Donnie MacLean, president of the Annapolis chapter of People First, believes ongoing pressure on Community Services is the only way improvements will happen. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - There is a long history in Nova Scotia of locking people up because they appear different.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-documentary-shows-horrors-life-institutions-no/31342" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-documentary-shows-horrors-life-institutions-no/31342#comments Robert Devet Health Housing Brad Rivers Bridgetown department of community services Halifax institutionalization nsacl People First Nova Scota Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:26:17 +0000 Robert DeVet 31342 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/events/31322 <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">Sun Aug 3</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-city"> <div class="field-label">city:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Bridgetown </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-venue"> <div class="field-label">Venue:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Lion&#039;s Hall </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-facebook-link"> <div class="field-label">Link:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> http://advocatingparents.blogspot.ca/2014/07/freedom-bike-tour.html </div> </div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Brad Rivers and Alex Nemet are going to bike across Nova Scotia from Yarmouth to Sydney raising awareness for community living for people with an intellectual disability. </div></div><p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/events/31322" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/events/31322#comments Health Bridgetown Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:25:06 +0000 Robert DeVet 31322 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca