Artist challenges perceptions of rats
Fredericton-based artist Janice Wright Cheney pursues discomfort, delighting in creatures usually considered repulsive, including maggots, beetles, and fleas. In her ...
Tag: poverty
The roots of hunger: why food bank use is up in Atlantic Canada
Food Banks Canada released its latest statistics on national food bank usage this week. The data are assembled in a ...
Food bank use in New Brunswick continues to rise
Food Banks Canada has released their annual report, Hunger Counts, and New Brunswick has experienced once again an increase in ...
Disaster relief for Fredericton’s Carleton Street fire victims
In the early hours of Thanksgiving Sunday, a fire destroyed a 26 bedroom rooming house and restaurant in downtown Fredericton. ...
Labour Day reminder: Harper’s EI changes hit immigrants hardest
For more than 130 years, workers have celebrated Labour Day in Canada to recognize the hard fought struggles that women ...
“Being Poor and Eating Well: Try It!”: Common Front for Social Justice releases results of their food price survey
Moncton - At a media conference called, "Being Poor and Eating Well: Try It!" on August 27th in Moncton, the ...
Red square roots: how austerity underpins social crisis and repression in Quebec and beyond
“La grève est étudiante, la lutte est populaire!”, a slogan roughly translating to, “a student strike, a people's struggle,” illustrates ...
Divide and rule in the land of gold
In San Miguel Ixtahaucán, Guatemala, the Marlin gold mine, operated by Goldcorp, has divided indigenous communities through gifts, benefits, and ...
Panhandling in Fredericton: the facts
Panhandling is a subsistence activity of last resort for thousands of homeless and vulnerably housed Canadians in cities from coast ...
Hayes unveils final platform point, calls for inclusive communities
Today, mayoral candidate Matthew Hayes unveiled the last point of his platform, “Inclusive Communities”, as election day approaches. He wants ...