‘I’m sorry’: Nova Scotia premier reverses some budget cuts, stands firm on others – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s premier has apologized for some of the province’s budget cuts after some “soul-searching” and announced his…
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The only way to make change is to make the leaders uncomfortable. Nova Scotians are attempting to do just that.
Rally was organized by NS Arts Coalition and Theatre Nova Scotia and attended by Mi’kmaq land defenders, artists, people with disabilities, members of environmental stewardship and student groups, and others.
Oh byes I am pissed. Here's what I wrote to my MLA, the blameless Claudia Chender, and here's where I will be next Tuesday and Wednesday instead of working on my next novel.
Rally images stolen from Ecology Action Centre & Page 1 Theatre. Some email wording stolen from nsarts.ca.
Remainder of email's alt-text (will put rest in reply): Cuts to youth-focused arts programming and education will negatively impact our literacy. Especially after the disruptions of Covid, our students don't need to have enrichment opportunities taken away.
In the '90s, I worked for the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Amongst my many jobs was running the Writers' In The Schools program. WITS involves a small investment (only $65,000, which I notice has not been increased since I ran this program 30 years ago) and puts local authors into their classrooms to support a love of reading and allow students to see themselves in the books they are reading.
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