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]
ACORN members Jonethan Brigley and Scott Domenie write a response to Minister Glavine who made statements earlier this year that put the blame of an overburdened healthcare system on personal lifestyles. Scott Domenie is also a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. See also: STATEMENT: Glavine’s Statements on Welfare: Shameful, … [Read More]
By James Hutt, provincial co-ordinator of Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published in The Chronicle Herald. Marie Brymer is 74 years old and has been waiting for over two years to see a neurosurgeon for an assessment. In January 2012, Marie suffered a fall in her … [Read More]
Leo Glavine’s words in the King’s County Register and his subsequent defense of them display willful ignorance to the causes of poor health in our province. Set against the backdrop of a strike vote taken by nurses at Capital Health to protest the unwillingness of Glavine’s ministry to bargain better nurse-to-patient ratios, the irony is … [Read More]
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By Evan Coole & Shay Enxuga, members of Solidarity Halifax Confronted with the harsh reality of unaffordable housing and homelessness in Halifax, Mayor Mike Savage states the plainly obvious: “[Housing] affects many other folks as well. It’s a whole strata of income levels and demographic groups who are struggling because housing costs have gone up much … [Read More]
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 comment was sent as a letter to the editor and published in the Globe and Mail. After Monday’s by-election wins, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said the NDP “is no longer the … [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]