Haligonians Demand Right to Housing at Juno Awards
On March 24, a
demonstration on the topic of a lack of safe and
affordable housing took place outside the Light House Art
Centre
in
Halifax, the venue of this year's Juno music awards.
People experiencing homelessness stated that they were
evicted
to
"clean up" Halifax ahead of
the ceremony. According to the CBC, there are more than
1,200
homeless
people in the city, with four designated "tenting
locations,"
all of
which are over capacity. The other encampments, termed
"illegal," have
been shut down and destroyed by police.
All of this against the backdrop of a glamorous awards ceremony shows the stark contrast between the interests of the citizens and residents on the one hand, and the ruling class in power on the other. Enough is enough! The right to housing belongs to people by virtue of their being human and must be guaranteed!
The demonstrators held firm alongside those demonstrating at the same location in support of the cause of the heroic Palestinian people, with organizers making links between the two causes, both of which stand as a single humanity in their fight for the rights of all.
This article was published
in
Volume 54 Number 4 - April 2024
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