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4 weeks ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips |El Jones
If you’re an emerging Black writer in Nova Scotia working on a project but aren’t sure how to publish it, or want to talk to writers who have been there and get advice on what comes next, then the Ink Collective is likely for you. With bi-monthly sessions from spring until fall, the program aims to uplift Black writers through workshops that will build community, develop writing techniques and create pathways to publishing opportunities in all forms.
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4 weeks ago | 
thecoast.ca | Lauren Phillips
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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips
Look (safely) to the east this Saturday at sunrise for a sight that captured hearts and minds last April: a partial solar eclipse. Yes, the celestial bodies are at it again. Just as the sun is rising on Saturday, March 29, the moon will pass between the sun and Earth, turning the sun into a tiny glowing crescent shape that will grow into a larger crescent as the moon moves across it.
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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips
Over 5,000 education workers in Nova Scotia have signed a new two-year deal with the province, after nearly a year of bargaining. In a member update Sunday night, the council of eight local union presidents told members they were “proud of what we have achieved” and that getting this deal “showed us what we can do when we work together. “Unity in council and solidarity across all eight locals is what got us this deal,” wrote members.
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1 month ago | 
thecoast.ca | Lauren Phillips
Over 5,000 education workers in Nova Scotia have signed a new two-year deal with the province, after nearly a year of bargaining. In a member update Sunday night, the council of eight local union presidents told members they were “proud of what we have achieved” and that getting this deal “showed us what we can do when we work together. “Unity in council and solidarity across all eight locals is what got us this deal,” wrote members.
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1 month ago | 
thecoast.ca | Lauren Phillips
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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips
There’s really something for everyone in this week’s Public Bills committee meetings–from farmers speaking about protecting water over profits in Nova Scotia, veteran public servants standing against threats to workers’ jobs, teachers warning against threats to academic freedom and ordinary people asking why their access to public information is being limited. Today’s meeting continues last night’s public presentations on Bill 12, also known as An Act Respecting Advanced Education and Research.
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1 month ago | 
thecoast.ca | Lauren Phillips
There’s really something for everyone in this week’s Public Bills committee meetings–from farmers speaking about protecting water over profits in Nova Scotia, veteran public servants standing against threats to workers’ jobs, teachers warning against threats to academic freedom and ordinary people asking why their access to public information is being limited. If you missed Monday’s meeting, watch part 1 here and part 2 here. Then, prepare for another day.
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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips
“Let’s not mince words,” Jonathan Langdon tells The Coast. “Anybody who tells you that the evidence around fracking has changed–that it’s more healthy, that it’s safer–this goes against all the studies up-to-date which show the health risks are the same or more acute than they were 10 years ago when we put this ban in place.” Langdon was part of the groundswell movement leading to the provincial ban on fracking in 2014.
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1 month ago | 
thespec.com | Lauren Phillips
The Dalhousie Student Union is hoping to raise $30,000 to help Palestinian students affected by genocide to continue their studies in Canada. Launched this week, the DSU’s new fundraising campaign is one of the biggest in the union’s history. The goal is to support 15 Palestinian graduate students in getting matched with professors and research opportunities at Dalhousie University and other universities across Canada so they can continue their studies.
