Activism
A selection of pictures from the Feb 1 Day of Action.
By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • February 2, 2012
On Feb. 1, students from across Halifax took to the streets to demand better access to post-secondary education. Here are some of the highlights, …
Highlights from the 2012 Student Day of Action in Halifax.
By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • February 2, 2012
News Editor, Kat Pyne, and Assistant News Editor, Torey Ellis, were out for the February 1 Day of Action. Around one thousand students gathered …
Academic amnesty once again up to teachers
By Alesia Hebb, Contributor • January 30, 2012
Students across Canada will hit the streets Feb. 1 for the second annual Student Day of Action. The protest counters rising tuition fees, education …
Occupy leads environmental protest
By Alana Westwood, Contributor • January 20, 2012
Halifax’s Parade Square was once again occupied on Jan. 14. The protest against the expansion of hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia drew concerned citizens …
Valentina Latorre talks education and politics at Saint Mary's University
By Rob Sangster-Poole, Asst. Online Editor/Food Columnist • January 19, 2012
This Wednesday, in the build-up to its national day of action on Feb. 1, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) brought a special speaker …
By Michaela Cavanagh, Arts Contributor • December 27, 2011
Legal community investigates grounds for Occupy NS eviction
Following the eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia protestors on Nov. 11 from Victoria Park, the Halifax legal …
By Adam Faber, Staff Contributor • December 23, 2011
Applications open until Friday, Dec. 23
The Dalhousie Student Union is looking to ring in the new year with a new student advocate for Halifax …
By Andrew Mills, Contributor • December 22, 2011
Standing in silent protest, six young activists defied Environmental Minister Peter Kent’s speech at the UN Climate talks in Durban, South Africa Dec. 7.
“We …
By Kendra Hoskin, News Contributor • December 7, 2011
Student stayed in New York
Aaron Beale thought the Occupy Wall Street movement was a phenomenon worth seeing. So when he heard about a bus …
By Angela Gzowski, Photo Editor • November 28, 2011
In early November, three Gazette reporters travelled to Zuccotti Park in New York with a bus full of Halifax-based students. Full coverage can be found here. …