Updates

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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DeRico Symonds, Director of Community Engagement & Justice Initiatives with ANSJI - Interview - 8 Parts & Full

Two ANSJI senior staff members now bear the title of Doctor in front of their names after successfully defending their PhD dissertations.

Brandon Rolle represented ANSJI as an intervener in heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. 

An independent report has been released, iidentifying where systemic discrimination may exist within the society’s operations.

...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.

This is not a report to determine whether systemic discrimination exists in Nova Scotia’s legal community. That is our starting point.

Mr. Ruck's final report will be delivered to NSBS on October 29, 2024, at a specially scheduled meeting of Council.

Via the Black Class Action Secretariat (BCAS) : We are all too familiar with the long history of anti-Black racism in Canada,...

“It is unacceptable and is blatantly discriminatory that this community does not have access to an adequate number of functional fire hyd...

ANSJI held it's 2024 annual general meeting on Sept. 24, 2024, at the Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute (DBDLI) in Halifax.

ANSJI’s Know Your rights Campaign is is funded by Justice Canada through their departments Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)

Robert Wright discusses the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service.