Africville File 11

Africville File 11

 

Recent Submissions

  • Author unknown (Publisher unknown, 1995-06-10)
    A flyer, created by The Coalition to Fight City Racism, aims to raise support for Eddy and Victor Carvery in their ongoing protest at Seaview Park.

  • Author unknown (Unknown, 1995-06-13)
    This document consists of a photocopy of pages 3 and 4 from a five-page fax sent by Dennise Allen to Yvonne Atwell on June 13, 1995, titled “Africville.” The faxed document pages are numbered 1 and 2. They contain a ...

  • O'Neill, Brian (Halifax, NS : Chronicle Herald, 1995-05-10)
    Utilizing a political exchange which occurred on March 10, 1995, between Zelda Lucas and MP Mary Clancy at Clancy’s Gottingen Street constituent office, writer O’Neill highlights ‘the profound chasm’ between the diverse ...

  • Dalhousie Legal Aid / Africville Community File (Dalhousie Legal Aid, 1995-05-31)
    The document, dated May 31, 1995, bears the marginalia title “Introduction to Africville Presentation to the Canadian Labour Congress, Ottawa, Ont.” It appears to be a set of speech notes aimed at introducing the ongoing ...

  • Unknown author (Unknown, 1995-05-31)
    This document is a French version of the document posted above also titled 'Africville'. It contains a historical overview of Africville spanning 150 years up to June 1995 and provides details of the ongoing protest at ...

  • Halifax Metro Welfare Rights (Halifax Metro Welfare Rights, 1995-05-11)
    When Halifax City Ordinance 188 passed committee reading in March 1995, it became apparent that part of the ordinance would allow the city to stop the ongoing protest at Seaview Park. In reaction to this effort by the city ...

  • Author unknown (Unknown, 1995-03-03)
    This document is a partial extracted copy of a fax (pages 2/12 to 5/12) from an unidentified sender to an unidentified receiver, dated March 17, 1995. It primarily discusses a Notice of Motion moved by Alderman Blumenthal ...

  • Author unknown (Unknown, 1995-05-11)
    Public flyer announcing the upcoming 'Rally Against Racism' set to occur on 11 May 1995 at 8 p.m. at the Grand Parade entrance to City Hall.

  • Unknown author (Halifax, NS : The Daily News, 1995-06-17)
    Brief update on the ongoing protest encampment at Seaview Park.

  • Snider, Michael (Halifax, NS : North End News, 1995-03-31)
    This article explores the ongoing negotiations between City Council and the Africville Genealogical Society, focusing in part on the broader social issue of racism in Halifax.

  • Snider, Michael (Halifax, NS : North End News, 1995-03-31)
    This article asserts that the Africville Genealogy Society supports City Ordinance 188 because it addresses the Society's concerns and interests. Society spokesperson Irvine Carvery highlights the mutual support among him ...

  • Author unkown (Author unknown, 1995)
    This untitled document invites readers to join the Coalition To Fight City Racism. The Coalition aims to secure financial support for the Victor Carvery Defence Fund and encourages participation in its upcoming activities, ...

  • R.S. Mapp, President - CUPW Nova (R.S. Mapp, President - CUPW Nova, 1995-03-30)
    This follow-up letter, dated March 30, 1995, from R.S. Mapp, President of CUPW Nova, to M.E. Donovan, Senior Solicitor for the City of Halifax, outlines Mapp’s understanding of their telephone conversation on March 28, ...

  • MacKeen, Cameron (Halifax, NS : The Mail Star, 1995-05-17)
    This article examines a Protection of Property Act letter sent by Mayor Fitzgerald to Victor and Eddy Carvery, and includes subsequent commentary from all three parties involved.

  • Smith, Amy (Halifax, NS : The Mail Star, 1995-05-23)
    In a follow-up to an earlier Protection of Property Act letter sent by Mayor Fitzgerald to Victor and Eddy Carvery, this article details the relocation of the Carvery brothers from inside Seaview Park to the 'land designated ...

  • MacDonald, Gordon ; Erskine, Bruce (Halifax, NS : The Mail Star, 1994-05-18)
    This article updates the ongoing political and protest narratives surrounding Victor and Eddy Carvery’s relocation of their campers from Seaview Park to the site promised by the city for the construction of a new Seaview ...

  • Saunders, Charles (Halifax, NS : The Daily News, 1995-04)
    Saunders’ editorial examines the application of City Ordinance 188 against Victor and Eddy Carvery, questioning its future viability in court should the Carverys ever have cause to challenge its use. Of equally speculative ...

  • Pedersen, Andy (Halifax, NS : The Daily News, 1995-04-28)
    This article covers the publication of Charles Saunders’ story, “A Visit to Africville, Summer 1959,” in This Country Canada magazine. It elucidates the research that went into writing the story and briefly discusses ...

  • Saunders, Charles (Halifax, NS : The Daily News, 1995-04-23)
    Saunders’ editorial revisits the formation, flourishing, and eventual demise under duress of Seneca Village, a former Black settlement in what is now New York’s Central Park. Parallels are drawn with Africville, which ...

  • Lightstone, Michael (Halifax, NS : The Daily News, 1995-03-22)
    This article reports on the March 21, 1995, demonstration at Grand Parade, organized by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Concerns about ...

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