By Judy Haiven, a member of Independent Jewish Voices- Canada. She teaches at Saint Mary’s University and is also a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. A Halifax park was the scene of a symbolic breaking of the Ramadan fast Muslims, Jews, Christians and others wait to break the fast, … [Read More]
By Judy Haiven, a member of Independent Jewish Voices- Canada. She teaches at Saint Mary’s University and is also a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. More than 150 Haligonians stood vigil for peace, and to remember the victims of Israel’s outrageous war on Gaza People at the vigil watch … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Judy Haiven reports on the Halifax protest against the JNF. Judy is a member of Independent Jewish Voices – Canada, and of Canadians Arabs and Jews for a Just Peace. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. Protesters condemn JNF’s land grab K’JIPUKTUK (Halifax) – More than 65 people gathered on Thursday … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Jackie Barkley writes to The Chronicle Herald to voice a call to organize against Harper. Stephen Harper has so far attacked our scientists, our public servants, our veterans, our census data, our voting rights, our church and non-profit community groups, our international aid programs, our trade unions and the CBC. Harper has … [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]
Solidarity Halifax, an organization of committed anti-capitalist activists in Nova Scotia, calls for the cancellation of the National Geographic Channel’s “reality TV show” Border Security. This show is one-sided and designed to increase anti-immigrant sentiment among viewers. Border Security is partly funded publicly by Canadians, as dictated by Prime Minister Harper and Minister Toews. It is abusive and exploitative of … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Judy Haiven comments on the Chavez legacy in the Chronicle Herald. Former prime minister Jean Chretien’s swift reaction to the death of Hugo Chavez was very different from that of our current prime minister and from Washington’s official response. Chretien described him as a good friend, a friend to the Venezuelan people … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax condemns the massively disproportionate Israeli punishment of the people of Gaza. This Palestinian territory, with 1.5 million people, many of whose families have been doubly displaced from their homes in what is now Israel, is fifteen times smaller than Halifax Regional Municipality. Gaza, justifiably called “the largest open air prison in the world,” … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Larry Haiven made this speech at last Saturday’s rally in solidarity with the people of Gaza: My name is Larry Haiven. I’m a member of Independent Jewish Voices – Canada, a national organization with a chapter in Nova Scotia. We are group of Jews in Canada from diverse backgrounds, occupations and affiliations … [Read More]
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012 – 6:30pm Auditorium (HA19) of the Dalhousie Architecture School 5410 Spring Garden Road, Halifax Free and open to the public Presented by The Radical Imagination Project Co-sponsored by: Solidarity Halifax The Halifax Media Co-op It’s been one year since Occupy Wall Street (OWS) dramatically shifted the conversation about wealth, inequality, capitalism … [Read More]