Updates

The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI) is proud to announce its Second Annual Justice Symposium, taking place on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Halifax. This year’s theme, “Violence in the Black Community,” with a dual focus on gender-based violence and gun violence, brings a critical focus to the complex and intersecting forms of violence disproportionately affecting Black Nova Scotian communities.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Interim Executive Director oversees the organization according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors. They are an ambassador of the goals and vision of ANSJI, promoting the rights of African Nova Scotians as a distinct people and other people of African Ancestry.

Opposition leaders say it's disgraceful that the Nova Scotia government is refusing to release the recommendations of a report it received on environmental racism. Justice Minister Becky Druhan is also refusing to say if she's even read those recommendations.

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ANSJI's list of Frequently Asked Questions

A resource list of additional legal and community services in Nova Scotia, Canada.

A working list of Black Therapists and Black Mental Health Organizations in Nova Scotia, Canada.

...several of the recommendations ... could risk leaving critical actions undefined, potentially slowing the momentum for meaningful reform.

One of two panel discussions that took place was on the topic of Understanding African Nova Scotians as a Distinct People.

Panel discussion on the Fair Treatment of African Nova Scotians and People of African Descent in Criminal Prosecutions (FTANS) policy.