Habtom’s experience with detention

Home for Christmas

They were children raised in Canada, under care of the state. Now, as adults, they are being denied the most fundamental right: the right to rights. Deemed non-citizens, they are being torn from their families and communities, and deported to countries they don't remember or know.

December 23, 2017 By El Jones 2 Comments

On Wednesday, I went to Las Posadas, a Latin American celebration (traditionally over nine nights) that re-enacts the search for lodgings by Mary and Joseph. A procession goes from house to house, singing a traditional song asking for shelter. The family inside refuses, until finally they let everyone in. Visiting family for me means going to […]

The poster for Fat Juliet, which has black bold lettering on a white background, and a cartoon of a fat young woman with dark hair in a red onepiece bathing suit holding a diary and smiling.

Episode 50 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Two Tideline favourites, Kat McCormack and Stevey Hunter, are the show’s first repeat guests as they swan in to talk Fat Juliet, the Eastern Front Theatre/Shakespeare By The Sea production taking over Alderney Landing until the end of October. Writer/star Stevey and director Kat relay this show’s five-year journey, how they threaded in a Billie Eilish moment, the ins and outs of Shakespeare, and the production’s emerging team. Plus Kat reflects on a year at the helm of Eastern Front! Plus a new song from No, It’s Fine!

Listen to the full episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

Recent episode transcripts here.

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You can reach Tara here.

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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