OmiSoore Dryden

• 1st Black member of Nova Scotia Health board of directors was ‘stunned’ by dismissal

  'While we’re all responsible for addressing systemic racism ... something is lost if you do not have any kind of expertise in these conversations,' says OmiSoore Dryden.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2021
  
• El Jones proposes committee to address defunding police to Halifax police board

  El Jones was appointed to present to the board a proposal on creating a committee that would 'recommend a definition of defunding the police.'

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
  
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• Queer & Trans Black, Indigenous, People of Color ensure their voices heard during Halifax Pride

  Halifax Pride along with Pride festivals across North America are acknowledging their contributions to the marginalization of the QTBIPOC community.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2020
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• Canadian officials urged to collect race-based health data during COVID-19

  Is the coronavirus disproportionately affecting Black Canadians? Experts believe so but Nova Scotia and Canada don't collect race-based data.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2020