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Policing the Radical Imagination

July 1, 2019 By Alex Khasnabish 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Alex Khasnabish, alternatives to policing, censorship, deplatforming, free speech issues, Halifax Library, Hilary Skov-Nielsen, racial profiling, Radical Imagination Film and Discussion Series, Trouble 18: ACAB

Waterfront Development refuses to make the lease for Queen’s Marque public: Morning File, Friday, April 7, 2017

April 7, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Prisoners and the Chronicle Herald As I noted earlier this month, Examiner contributor El Jones has often discussed the usurious fees charged to the families of people in prison for phone calls from their loved ones: Last week, Jones noted on Facebook that prisoners in provincial jails are now facing increased phone fees: Calls […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bruce Wark, Chronicle Herald, free speech issues, Kieran Leavitt, Mount Allison graffiti, phone calls in prison, prisoners, Queen’s Marque, Robert Devet, Scott MacKinnon

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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