It has been 6 months since CBC released statistics about police/street checks* in Halifax. Since that time, many members of the Black community in Halifax have been unequivocal in their demand for an immediate moratorium on street checks. Instead, the police released an interim report in mid June committing to empty actions, such as continued analysis … [Read More]
It has been 6 months since CBC released statistics about police/street checks* in Halifax. Since that time, many members of the Black community in Halifax have been unequivocal in their demand for an immediate moratorium on street checks. Instead, the police released an interim report in mid June committing to empty actions, such as continued analysis … [Read More]
We were outraged to learn that MLA candidates in Dartmouth-Preston had their election signs defaced with racist graffiti. This blatantly racist act must be taken as another wake-up call for white people to fight the deeply embedded racism in our province. Racism in Nova Scotia cannot continue to be tolerated. The Dartmouth-Preston electoral district is … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax is a proud sponsor of the 8th annual Mayworks Halifax Festival! Join us in celebrations of workers, social justice and solidarity! 9 events running April 28 – May 10 Event details and tickets available at www.mayworkshalifax.ca All venues are wheelchair accessible. KAMP SONGSPIEL: AN ORCHESTRAL PREVIEW Musical by Jamie Bradley and Garry Williams … [Read More]
On January 28th, 2017, Solidarity Halifax was invited to offer remarks during a community gathering aimed at encouraging movement building and organizing in the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the USA. The following is adapted from a speech delivered by Solidarity Halifax member Jackie Barkley at the North Memorial Library for this … [Read More]
The organizers of our counter-protest today have rightly named the so-called “March for Freedom” a “thinly-veiled anti-Muslim” rally. M-103 is a motion in Parliament that names Islamophobia as something that needs to be condemned. The backlash against M-103 that emphasizes “all religions” is eerily similar to the slogan “All Lives Matter”. These alternatives attempt to … [Read More]
Please join us in celebration of African Liberation Month for an art exhibit of six local Black Nova Scotian artists. We will journey through these experiences through narrative performances of the local theater group iMOVe, and be reminded of the resilience through instrumentalists, and vocal performers. The event is free and everyone is welcome! Locally … [Read More]
On December 12, 2016, CBC radio aired this commentary by Jackie Barkley. Jakie is a social worker, long-time anti-racist organizer and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Once again the African Nova Scotian community has been struck in the past week with multiple deaths of young men, losses to the families of the victims, and to … [Read More]
Larry Haiven, member of Independent Jewish Voices and of Solidarity Halifax, says the lack of response from Jewish institutions to the Conservatives’ Islamophobic fear mongering is hypocritical. Founded in 2008, Independent Jewish Voices – Canada is a national human rights organization whose mandate is to promote a just resolution to the dispute in Israel and … [Read More]
October 5th, 2015 – unceded Mi’kmaq territory. To say that we are on unceded Mi’kmaq territory is a simple affirmation. Yet, it seems for many to affirm a complex and confusing reality. All of us in K’jipuktuk (Halifax) are standing or sitting, reading, talking, living and going about our daily routines on unceded Mi’kmaq territory. … [Read More]