- Craig Clark
- 16 Jul 2021
Dundas Street to be renamed in some Ontario cities
Toronto city council voted 17-7 to remove and rename Dundas Street and other public amenities bearing that name. The street is named after Henry Dundas who played a key role in delaying the end of the...
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- Caleb Smolenaars
- 09 Aug 2020
Burlington’s newest public artwork pays tribute to Black Lives Matter
A mural has been installed on the sidewalk outside Burlington City Hall in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Painted by a local artist who wishes to remain anonymous, the mural was community...
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- Craig Clark
- 24 Jul 2020
City of Hamilton immediately removed ‘Defund the Police’ paint outside City Hall
Activists gathered on a strip of Main Street outside Hamilton City Hall and painted “Defund the Police” in large yellow letters on Thursday. Hours later, the paint was immediately removed ...
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- Craig Clark
- 18 Jun 2020
Two city councillors voice their support to defund the Hamilton police
Ward 1 councillor Maureen Wilson and Ward 3 councillor Nrinder Nann made a public statement where they showed support for defunding local police. The statement was posted as a video of the two council...
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- Craig Clark
- 17 Jun 2020
McMaster student union votes to remove former police chief as head of security
McMaster University’s Student Union (MSU) voted for a motion late Sunday night to remove former Hamilton police chief Glenn De Caire as the school’s current head of parking and security se...
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- Craig Clark
- 12 Jun 2020
Hamilton police are exploring cutting some of their budget
Hampton’s police board discussed what slashing 20 per cent of their budget would look like during a virtual meeting on Thursday. Police services decided to implement an exploration into the bu...
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- Robert Cekan
- 05 Jun 2020
Show notes for Episode 011 | June 5, 2020
Urbanicity chats with Black Lives Matter Hamilton who organized the George Floyd rally earlier in the week. We discuss the event, racism in North America, and BLM drops an announcement to their...
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- Caleb Smolenaars
- 04 Jun 2020
Thousands take to the streets of Burlington in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Calls for justice echoed through the streets of downtown Burlington as over 2,000 people gathered in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. On Thursday evening (June 4th), people gathered fo...
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- Robert Cekan
- 03 Jun 2020
Here is a list of Black owned businesses in Hamilton
A great way to show your support of the Black community here in Hamilton is to conduct commerce with Black owned businesses. Two terrific resources emerged on Instagram during #blackouttuesday in an e...
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- Andru Valpy
- 02 Jun 2020
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE | Hamiltonians gather at Gore Park in solidarity for George Floyd
“No justice, no peace!” — A rallying cry heard far too many times, and one that is seemingly falling deaf on the ears of some law enforcement and government officials, both in the United Stat...
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