Jesse Laufer, Vice President External of the King’s Student Union and a member of Solidarity Halifax, delievered this speech at the February 12th ACORN rally for tenants rights that took place outside Halifax City Hall. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop: “Good morning everyone. Thank you for inviting us to this event. As students, … [Read More]
On January 30, 2014, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a moderated panel discussion on the interrelation of capital, history and ecology. An event in the ESS Lecture Series Schedule (Dalhousie College of Sustainability) Panelists: – Dave Bedford, Political Science, UNB – Andrew Biro, CRC in Political Ecology, Acadia University – James Hutt, Activist, Solidarity Halifax, … [Read More]
Divest Dalhousie puts pressure on Dalhousie Board of Governors to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Many activist of Divest Dal, a working group of the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group, are also members of Solidarity Halifax. Get out of fossil fuel, students tell Dalhousie – The Chronicle Herald ‘Putting their money where their … [Read More]
By Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel, originally published at no need to raise your hand. Imagine paying doctors based on whether their patients live or die, or paying social workers based on how many down-and-out clients they coach into becoming successful. These are ridiculous suggestions. Yet the same logic underlies the idea put forth in … [Read More]
Organizations and activists in the Halifax region are mobilizing to fight attacks against our public postal services. Flyers and organizing kits are being developped. Lists of contacts for community actions are being compiled. Get informed about the issues and find out how you can help by visiting: supportpostalworkers.wordpress.com Halifax events: Why Postal Banking in … [Read More]
By Judy Haiven and Sid Shniad. Headlines in the news trumpet the fact that the Prime Minister has taken a group of 208 (!) supporters to Israel, many at Canadian taxpayers’ expense. Reading through the list is an eye-opener. It includes 21 Jewish rabbis and more than 56 representatives from various Zionist lobbying groups and … [Read More]
By Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel, originally published at no need to raise your hand. Have you heard of Teach For Canada? It’s a new project spearheaded by Nova Scotian Kyle Hill, a Rhodes scholar and business consultant; and Vancouver-born Adam Goldenberg, former speechwriter for Michael Ignatieff and fellow at Yale law school. Hill and Goldenberg want to … [Read More]
By Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published on rabble.ca This is no ordinary conservative attack. This is a devastating attack on the most militant union in the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has long been a leader in the labour … [Read More]
Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council talks to Rick Howe about Canada Post cuts on 95.7 FM. Kyle is a member of Solidarity Halifax. >>Listen to the interview here [place marker at 29:11] Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.
In 2011, a Solidarity Halifax working group had formed to support postal workers during the Canada Post lock out. Materials are still available – and sadly relevant – here: Download and spread the posters widely!