By Solidarity Halifax member Jackie Barkley, originally published in the Halifax Media Co-op Last week the CBC ran a 2-part series on racism and gentrification in North End Halifax. First of all, thanks to the CBC for naming the R word in the north end of Halifax – and I don’t mean renewal. The recent […Read more]
On October 30th tenants of Hasan Yildiz’s rooming housing were evacuated by HRM by-law. Conditions in the rooming house were unlivable, with dangerous electrical wiring, frequent flooding, a narrow staircase, bedbugs, and overcrowding. Yildiz at one point even rented out a dirt floor cellar with no ventilation and only a kerosene heater. This is what […Read more]
Larry Haiven on CBC Radio’s Information Morning critiqued the recent CFIB study purporting to show Halifax “lacks entrepreneurial spirit.” Larry is professor in the faculty of management at Saint Mary’s University and a member of Solidarity Halifax. LISTEN HERE > CBC Information Morning Nova Scotia Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily […Read more]
By Ben Sichel. Originally published at no need to raise your hand Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. A few weeks ago, Halifax journalist Tim Bousquet wrote a brief piece about the history of slavery in Nova Scotia. Bousquet […Read more]
The Coast interviews Emily Davidson of Friends of the Khyber and member of Solidarity Halifax to ask why The Khyber is worth preserving. With four million dollars needed in repairs, the future of the storied Khyber building is in doubt. City staff says sell it off and be done with it. The Friends of the […Read more]