Halifax’s board of police commissioners voted Monday to appoint El Jones to propose a committee to define defunding the police, and Jones hopes to turn that into an opportunity for more public input at the board. It’s the culmination of months of debate at the board over how to approach the issue of defunding the […]
Cheerios and lard
Morning File, Wednesday, July 22, 2020
News 1. Northern pulp: an endless flow of largesse (and effluent) Joan Baxter has the second in her two-part series Corporate Shell Game on Northern Pulp, the web of companies it belongs to, and what its filing for creditor protection in BC means for money owed to the people of Nova Scotia. In this installment, […]
Halifax councillor seeking ‘broad review’ exploring ‘alternatives to policing’
At its next meeting, Halifax regional council will debate a proposal for a review of policing in the city with an eye to having civilians handling mental health calls, traffic enforcement and more. Coun. Waye Mason gave notice of motion at the end of Tuesday’s council meeting that he’ll make a motion at the next […]
Policing the Radical Imagination
Since January 2015 I’ve had the great privilege of organizing the Radical Imagination Film and Discussion Series at the Central Branch Library in downtown Halifax. This series emerged out of the Radical Imagination Project, a social movement research project that began in 2010 with the goal of working with social movements to stimulate and circulate […]