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[VIDEO] - Shawna Paris-Hoyte responds to the Ruck Report




Via Global News Halifax: An independent report commissioned by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has been released, identifying where systemic discrimination may exist within the society’s operations. Megan King reports. – Oct 29, 2024 (https://globalnews.ca/news/10838538/nova-scotia-barristers-society-report-racism/)



ANSJI Executive Director, Shawna Paris-Hoyte, KC, was interviewed for a news report about the release of the Ruck Report. Due to a technical issue, clips from Paris-Hoyte's initial interview were not included in the news report, however, cell phone video of the initial interview in it's entirety has been included in this video following the official Global News Halifax report.


The African Nova Scotia Justice Institute serves as a justice-focused organization that is proactive and reactive in its response to the pervasive institutional racism experienced by Black people and African Nova Scotians in their interactions with policing, the courts, prisons, and related systems.


Our mandate is to address issues of systemic racism in the justice system that negatively impact Black and African Nova Scotians while ensuring fair, legal, and constitutional treatment of all Black and African Nova Scotians.


To learn more, please visit ANSJI.ca or click here to follow us on all social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/ANSJI

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