Precarious Work & Fighting Back!

Two excellent blog posts by Sol Hal members reflecting on the employment precarity and on how to fight back against social injustices: Four ways we can fight back, by David Bush – rabble.ca Freelance No More: Thoughts from a Young Worker on Labour Day, by Kaley Kennedy – go it alone (together)  

Nova Scotia Power rate increase hearings

        The hearings on power rate increases at the Utility and Review Board are coming up – and so is the next step in the Power to the People Campaign! All citizens have to 10 minutes to speak at the hearing on September 18th, and we’re organizing as many as we can … [Read More]

Public provincial transit – why not?

Solidarity Halifax member, John Hutton, makes the case for publicly run inter-community transit: The Chronicle Herald: – http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/125654-don-t-miss-the-bus-on-transit-opportunity Halifax Media Coop: – http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/blog/bsichel/12003 – http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/dont-miss-bus-transit-opportunity/12026 Canadian Centre For Policy Alternative Nova Scotia Alternative Budget: – http://www.policyalternatives.ca/nsab2012

Investigative series on resistance to Emera in the Grand Bahamas

Follow Miles Howe’s reports for the Halifax Media Coop as he investigates Emera’s practices in the Grand Bahamas and the growing unpopularity for the private service provider. Emera Busted in the Bahamas “You Don’t Treat People Like Animals, Especially When You Come Into a Foreign Country” Hurricane Emera Lights Out Treasure Island

Meeting: Power to the People Campaign

        A meeting will be held tonight to discuss further direction and actions for the Power to the People Campaign. Join us in our efforts toward democratic, public ownership of our power utilities. Tuesday July 24, 5 pm Just Us Spring Garden Rd. All welcome!

National Day of Action Against Cuts to Aboriginal Youth Programs

  July 12th National Day of Action Halifax: July 12th 7:30 pm Rally at Grand Parade Square 8:00 pm march through Halifax with candles and flashlights to the Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre. We want cultural programs for Aboriginal kids in our city! Recently, Friendship Centres across the country were alerted that the federal government would … [Read More]

Why Strike Support Isn't Enough

Lessons in solidarity organizing on the one-year anniversary of the postal strike Article written by Solidarity Halifax members David Bush and Kaley Kennedy for Briarpatch Magazine. http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/why-strike-support-isnt-enough