This September 2nd marks #Kjipuktuk’s 6th annual #Anarchist #Bookfair!

The #Halifax Anarchist Bookfair is a place for anarchists and those curious about anarchism. Join us to reflect on wins and struggles both #local and #worldwide, and to dream and to collaborate with like-minded others on building a better #world together.

https://mtlcounterinfo.org/6th-annual-halifax-bookfair/

I joined a #JanesWalk today with Milena Khazanavicius, who is blind & uses a guide dog. We took it in turns to walk with a blindfold on - a sobering experience. The streets of #HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk are hostile for anyone with accessibility needs. We need to do better. There's another walk on Sunday May 7 - I'd highly recommend: https://www.janeswalkhalifax.com/schedule

#ZeroVisionHFX
#Accessibility

"Free parking is the real tragedy of the commons. In a tangible way, we have given up free communal spaces in exchange for free individual spaces. The pattern of making this trade over and over again is what is killing this planet, and even though our politicians talk a big game, they never put their money where their mouth is".

#MattStickland of #TheCoastHFX describing the bizarre doublespeak of @hfxgov.

Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/confused-council-passes-hrm-budget-with-climate-tax-and-carbon-subsidies-30690709

#ZeroVisionHFX
#Kjipuktuk
#HalifaxNS

@philmoscovitch Halifax Council: "Climate Emergency!"

Also Halifax Council: "Come park for free!" and "sorry cyclists, your minimum grid isn't finished yet".

This is #ZeroVisionHFX

Link to story: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/halifax-councillors-back-down-on-saturday-parking-in-last-minute-budget-change/

(please subscribe to this wonderful local news org!)

#ClimateEmergency
#NoFreeParking
#HalifaxNS
#Kjipuktuk

It's now 6 months since we went #CarFree as a family & I wouldn't have it any other way. Benefits = more activity, more money & more support for local businesses. Plus #HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk has an excellent #CarShare program. Sadly, we still pay for other people’s car use because driving is so heavily subsidized. It’s why we should all be demanding alternatives to car use – it is cheaper & better for everyone.
#ClimateAction #CarCult

It's sad to see the wonderful @BikeMayorHfx, Jillian Banfeld stepping down from her role after 3 years. She's been a strong voice for equity and inclusion through #cycling in #HalifaxNS. Big thanks JB for your advocacy! Read more in this article from #CBCNS. Also links to her interview when she started! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-bike-mayor-reflects-on-end-3-year-term-1.6797378?cmp=rss&utm_source=newsletter.thecoast.ca&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=transportation-standing-committee-plants-a-seed-of-optimism via #TheCoastHFX

#Kjipuktuk
#BikeHFX
#BikeMayor

The #DalCrossroads student-led interdisciplinary health research conference kicks off today in #HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk. Students from across #Canada will share their health research over the next 2 days. I'll be there!

https://dalcrossroads.com/schedule/

#DalHPI #DalhousieU #DalCrossroads2023

@dragons Yes, a little hope! Credit where it's due - council is trying and it shows!

#MunicipalPolitics #Kjipuktuk #HalifaxNS #LocalJournalism #TwitCoast

I love the way that local journalists in #HalifaxNS cover municipal affairs with honesty and education. This is another great piece by Matt Stickland:

Here's what happened at HRM council's March 7 meeting | City | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST

https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/heres-what-happened-at-hrm-councils-march-7-meeting/Content?oid=30390848

#MunicipalPolitics #Kjipuktuk #HalifaxNS #LocalJournalism #TwitCoast

I loved yesterday's #HalifaxExaminer Morning File by Suzanne Rent, with a story on #ImposterSyndrome and laughing women eating salads.

#GreatLocalJournalism
#NormalHumanBeing
#Kjipuktuk
#HalifaxNS

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/fake-it-until-you-make-it-do-you-have-imposter-syndrome-or-are-you-just-a-normal-human-being/

Another masterclass in journalistic reporting on #MunicipalPolitics from #TheCoastHFX & Matt Stickland: "If Amazon had come to Halifax and had gotten the proffered tax breaks, then it would have been subsidized by our taxes while also extorting extra tax money out of us through the library budget".

Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-2023-budget-could-make-halifax-better-forever/Content?oid=30246508

#HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk #CivicEngagement

Hi all, here’s a little #Introduction post since I just switched instances to social.coop.

Bonjour! I’m Vincent (they/them). I’m a #Black, #queer and #trans social worker, #PhD student, and activist based in #Kjipuktuk, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq colonially referred to as #Halifax, NS.

You’ll find me kicking around the #fediverse and the rest of the internet:
Web: vincentmousseau.net
BookWyrm: @vmousseau@millefeuilles.cloud
PixelFed: @vmousseau@metapixl.com
WriteFreely: @vmousseau@paper.wf

This is 🔥

My local media outlet #TheCoast is going to sue #HfxGov because they broke the law.

"The Coast will be suing the city because it broke the law, and we all deserve leaders who actually do their jobs. Even if they only do so when legally compelled".

Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-halifax-board-of-police-commissioners-broke-the-law/Content?oid=30186838
https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-halifax-board-of-police-commissioners-broke-the-law/Content?oid=30186838

This is why I support #IndependentJournalism
#AccountabilityMatters
#HalifaxNS
#Kjipuktuk

@wayemason can I add listening to the latest episode of the @TheWarOnCars podcast to your list? It explains an awful lot about the lack of action on the #IntegratedMobilityPlan over the last 5 years in #Kjipuktuk #Halifax. You get it Waye, but many of your colleagues and constituents don’t. There is widespread #CarBrain and #Motonormativity in #ZeroVisionHFX

@mbonsma Same in #Halifax #Kjipuktuk both for buyers and renters. Who could possibly have predicted an unregulated market would lead to such fleecing? 🤔

@Gepre @ternbicycles Haha yes, I get a few odd looks too 👀 but the driver of that giant box actually got out and chatted with me about how they wished it was safer to cycle in #Halifax #Kjipuktuk and how much they liked my bike and wanted an #ebike too. It was a teachable moment 😉

Are #BikeLanes good for business? YES!

Thanks @PhilMoscovitch for sharing new data on the benefits of bike lanes and the curious case of business owners not believing it even in the face of evidence.

Read Phil's piece here: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/selling-sobriety-drinking-fun-and-the-culture-of-alcohol/

Link to the cited article from Wired here: https://www.wired.com/story/the-battle-over-bike-lanes-needs-a-mindset-shift/

#Cycling #Sustainability #ClimateAction
#HalifaxNS
#Kjipuktuk

The #DalCrossroads student-led interdisciplinary health research conference is returning to #HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk in March 2023.

Want to know more? Read on: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/01/25/student_led_crossroads_conference_returns_in_person_in_march.html

Josh works with me and I couldn't be more proud of the team of students making this happen on top of their studies

#AcademicMastodon #PhDLife #DalCrosrroads2023 #AcademicChatter #DalhousieU #DalHPI 👏

Some great news for #HalifaxNS #Kjipuktuk and other cities in Canada. A new project has been awarded millions from Canada’s Climate Action and Awareness Fund (CAAF) to help cities fight emissions. Learn more: https://www.dal.ca/news/2023/01/19/dal-project-awarded-millions-to-help-cities-fight-emissions.html

#DalhousieU
#ClimateChange

@inkstainedmags Also Trucks vs lorries 😉 Where in the UK were you living? That's a hard question for a military child like me to ask - I was born in Lincoln, grew up in the fens, apart from a few years in Cyprus as a tot & then headed up north to Yorkshire at 18 till the mid life crisis that brought us to #Kjipuktuk. Fun fact, I got married in the other #Halifax, the one in Yorkshire!