On Sunday (August 19), the Examiner published a statement by prisoners at the Burnside jail outlining the conditions in the jail and presenting 10 demands. Jason MacLean, NSGEU President and correctional officer responds here. The protest is in part sparked by the move to the direct supervision model. Both staff and prisoners say that the change […]
“We’re Living It With Them”: NSGEU President and Correctional Officer Jason MacLean responds to the prisoner protest at Burnside
On Sunday, the Halifax Examiner published a statement written by prisoners at the Burnside jail. The prisoners say they are embarking on a non-violent protest in solidarity with their counterparts in U.S. prisons; however, the Burnside prisoners have their own set of demands. To get the perspective of the guards at the jail, El Jones […]
The prisoners at the Burnside jail are engaged in a non-violent protest; here is their statement
Today’s column has been provided to the Halifax Examiner by organizers of the protest in Burnside. We, the prisoners of Burnside, have united to fight for change. We are unified across the population in non-violent, peaceful protest. We are calling for support from the outside in solidarity with us. We believe that it is only […]
Racist graffiti at St. Catherine’s Elementary School
On Friday, racist graffiti was discovered defacing St. Catherine’s Elementary School in Halifax’s West End. Tina Roberts-Jeffers, who has two children attending the school in the fall, saw the graffiti when she met another mother for a playdate in the school’s playground. “When I first saw it I just thought, why? Why here? Why would […]
Prisons, Refugees, Cats
1. Dorchester Penitentiary Martha Paynter was driving through New Brunswick this weekend and texted me that she saw a billboard for the Airbnb in the old Dorchester Jail. Among the attractions listed on the website are that it was the site of the last double hanging in New Brunswick (more on that in a moment), […]
I don’t want to be a role model, I just want to be allowed to be human
I have a memory of being 13 or 14, in my bedroom after school, swearing to myself that I would learn to speak less, be more pleasing, not have so much to say. I have a distinct recollection of the shame I felt at the ways in which I couldn’t conform to what was expected […]
Justin Trudeau smoked weed and went on to become Prime Minister, so why can’t Tyrell find a legit job?
Legalization of cannabis could have been used as an opportunity to help Black people; instead, past cannabis-related convictions will not be pardoned and will be used to deny Black people job opportunities, and Black people will continue to be racially profiled and harassed.
Tyrell [not his real name] is an African Nova Scotian man in his 20s. For obvious reasons Tyrell doesn’t want to be identified for this story, and while he spoke about his life, he did not want to be directly quoted. Some details have been changed to protect his identity. Growing up in housing with […]
“Yes, I am a Negro!”
Gloria Baylis won the first court challenge to employment discrimination based on race in Canada. So why doesn't anyone know about her story?
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed in the United States. In the same year, in Montreal, a woman named Gloria Baylis was taking the Queen Elizabeth Hotel to court in the first case ever in Canada to allege employment discrimination based on race. She won. There are few Canadians who don’t know about […]
Outlines of the stadium proposal emerge
Morning File, Wednesday, July 11, 2018
News 1. Stadium details Yesterday, Bedford councillor Tim Outhit posted details of the stadium proposal on his Facebook page: Next Tuesday Regional Council will be asked to give direction to the CAO to officially enter into investigations and preliminary negotiations with the private group looking to bring a regional CFL team to Halifax. They will […]
Halifax student Brody Stuart-Verner called the Lancaster, Pennsylvania police department to protest the tasing of Sean Williams; soon after, two people from Lancaster called Stuart-Verner back and hurled homophobic slurs at him
On June 28th, Sean Williams was sitting on a curb in Lancaster, Pennsylvania when a police officer fired a stun gun at his back. Williams is Black. On June 29th, Halifax student Brody Stuart-Verner saw the viral video online. “I thought it was sickening and inhumane,” Stuart-Verner says of watching the video. “It was especially […]
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