By Judy Haiven, associate professor in the Management Dept. at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University and member of Solidarity Halifax. This piece was originally published on the Halifax Media Co-op. The tragic suicide by a worker with 38 years’ seniority at Halifax Shipyard on Wednesday, sparked a walk out of more than 300 … [Read More]
Larry Haiven with the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives, Professor of Management at Saint Mary’s University, and Solidarity Halifax member, talks to CBC Information Morning about proposals to privatize Employment Insurance and the defense of social services. >>LISTEN HERE Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.
*Stay tuned for detail updates* Monday, December 2: INFORMATION PROTEST “Mother Earth ‘Mondays’” – protest at Irving on Quinpool (6515), 8am-9am. Facebook event. Saturday, November 30: FUNDRAISER Elsipogtog benefit concert. First Location: Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Center, 6-8:00pm: Cultural Showcase, Vendors & Silent Auction! Second Location: The Marquee Ballroom (19&Up) 8pm-2am: Fashion Show, Stand-Up Comedy, Solo Singers … [Read More]
**Don’t miss it!! A Powerhouse of Aboriginal Talent from across the East & West Coast!!!** **Just $30 bucks to see Candy Palmater, a Cultural Showcase, Fashion Show, Comedy Stand-Up, 2 Solo Singers & 4 Live Bands** *Concerts stacked with performers so it includes 2 parts, 2 venues, just 2 mins from each other* *Although … [Read More]
The Halifax Media Coop reports on From the Body Politic to the Bathhouse Raids: An Afternoon with Gerald Hannon presented on November 3, 2013 by Solidarity Halifax and the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project. Click the link below to view the article. Toronto gay activist continues fight for equality
“the bronze goes to newcomers Solidarity Halifax, devoting itself to smashing the capitalist state” Big thank you to all our supporters! We are humbled to be perceived as being among the best in this city, and heartened that so many others share our hopes for a better world. Congrats also to other winners: the Ecology … [Read More]
By Kyle Buott, President, Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council and member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published in the Halifax Media Coop. For the next four years the struggle for justice will be in the streets, not the halls of the provincial legislature. The NDP government For the past four years, there have been disagreements among … [Read More]
Presented by NSRAP and Solidarity Halifax. Join Rebecca Rose of NSRAP and Evan Coole of Solidarity Halifax as they lead an intimate afternoon conversion with Gerald Hannon. 2:30-4:30pm, Sunday, November 3 Company House, 2202 Gottingen St Admission is free with a suggested donation to the Scott Jones Foundation “I got hooked, I guess on … [Read More]
Hosted by The Radical Imagination. On October 6th, Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis spoke at an event titled “The Politics and Possibilities for the Commons: Radical Horizons in the Age of Austerity” in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Halifax Common. It was one of many events organized by Friends of Halifax Common to … [Read More]
Public ownership of Nova Scotia power is the only option to fight a greedy corporation.