The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. How does COVID-19 impact vulnerable populations differently and why is a human rights response to the pandemic necessary? Those were questions explored during a Dalhousie University ‘Open Dialogue Live’ panel discussion on Thursday afternoon. The panelists included Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada’s secretary general, and […]
How To Be Human
The first time I go into a prison, Ardath Whynacht invites me for a poetry workshop with the women in Nova Institution. Afterwards, driving back from Truro, she tells me that one of the woman whose poetry I really loved was convicted of a notorious crime. She doesn’t know if I realized it or not, wants […]
Sausagefest: Morning File, Thursday, June 30, 2016
Today’s guest writer for Morning File is Lewis Rendell. Lewis is a queer, mixed indigenous woman, occasional writer and Tim Bousquet’s (often unsolicited) consultant on millennial culture. You can find her on Twitter at @AtomBombshell. News Views Noticed Government On campus In the harbour Footnotes News 1. Prismatic Festival announces all-female lineup As Ashley Corbett reports […]