justice

Waiting for child support

Robert DeVet — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:51:09 +0000

Enforcement program abandons single parent families, activist charges

(KJIPUKTUK) HALIFAX - The provincial entity that is supposed to track the deadbeat parent and enforce payment isn't doing its job, says Gwen Williams, a single parent who was in the system for over 17 years.

Not in my backyard

_stephanietaylor — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:15:20 +0000

Residents call for justice against 'environmental racism.'

(K'JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX - What comes to mind when Jonathan Beadle thinks of environmental justice are not visions of pristine lakes and lush green trees, but rather the death of his cousin. <

Elizabeth Fry Workers Say Strike is Case of "Lead by Example"

bsichel — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:52:10 +0000

Advocates for women say they need to stand up for their own rights

Halifax - Despite the beautiful sunny day on the Halifax waterfront, Heather McKenzie says she’d much rather be at work than walking the picket line.

Elizabeth Fry Society Workers Ready, But Reluctant, to Strike

bsichel — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:47:15 +0000

Service providers for women have been in negotiations for months

HALIFAX - Four employees at the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia say they're ready for a strike.

Thirst for Justice

maxwellc — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:50:13 +0000

Subhead:

The Right to Water, Maternal Health, and the G8

Sat Apr 24

city:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Venue:

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Address:

1723 Hollis Street, Halifax

Cost:

Free

organizer contact:

(877) 772-7811 www.canadians.org

Map link:

http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?cid=12962494157318089490&q=Art+Gallery+of+Nova+Scotia&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=m1bHS8DLDZ_4ygTf9KCeBA&sig2=VntQPtUNmQw_CvLJcPRx9w

Link:

http://www.canadians.org/g20

April 24, 7:00pm
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Windsor Foundation Lecture Theatre,
1723 Hollis Street, Halifax
(use Bedford Row entrance)

speakers:
Barbara Clow, Executive Director,
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Carleen Pickard, Director of Organizing,
Council of Canadians

Echoes of the Marshall Inquiry

david parker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:50:24 +0000

Profile of the Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network

This audio podcast originally appeared on news.ckdu.ca and on CKDU 88.1fm radio in Halifax.

HALIFAX - Donald Marshall, Jr., was a Mi'kmaw man wrongfully convicted of the murder of Sandy Seale in 1971 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He spent 11 years in prison for murder, then was acquitted of all charges in 1983. However, grave oversights occurred during the initial Sydney Police investigation, the trial, the RCMP review, the appeal process, the 1982 re-investigation, the Reference process and at the Attorney General Department.

The Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution, a landmark report issued in 1989, found that the criminal justice system “failed Donald Marshall, Jr. at every turn”, and this was due, in part, to the “fact that Donald Marshall, Jr., is a Native”.

The report concluded with a series of recommendations to ensure that all levels of the criminal justice system, including police, attorneys, judicial bodies, and government, no longer fail to meet the minimum standards of justice for Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotians.

Twenty years later, the CKDU News Collective explores the work of the Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network (MLSN), an organization formed to meet many of the policy recommendations as set out by the Marshall Inquiry. The following is an interview with Barry Bernard, Communications Officer, and Donna Gauvin, Case Worker, of MLSN.

The music was recorded at the Burnside Correctional Facility during an annual Cultural celebration for inmates organized by MLSN.