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Jan 21
ANSJI's Quarterly Update Letter, January 2025
Subscribe directly to this letter at the bottom right corner of ANSJI.ca to receive future early e-mail editions straight to your inbox!
![[VIDEO] DeRico Symonds on Community Engagement & Justice Initiatives at ANSJI (8 Parts)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_b6f74d77d79241d393c7956b3219a832~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_b6f74d77d79241d393c7956b3219a832~mv2.webp)
Jan 20
[VIDEO] DeRico Symonds on Community Engagement & Justice Initiatives at ANSJI (8 Parts)
DeRico Symonds, Director of Community Engagement & Justice Initiatives with ANSJI - Interview - 8 Parts & Full


Jan 13
ANSJI Staff Receive Their Doctoral Degrees
Two ANSJI senior staff members now bear the title of Doctor in front of their names after successfully defending their PhD dissertations.
![ANSJI Intervenes at the Supreme Court of Canada [VIDEO]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_18d69974429b40c7b4ecd935bc310dc6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_18d69974429b40c7b4ecd935bc310dc6~mv2.webp)
Jan 13
ANSJI Intervenes at the Supreme Court of Canada [VIDEO]
Brandon Rolle represented ANSJI as an intervener in heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
![[VIDEO] - Shawna Paris-Hoyte responds to the Ruck Report](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_21d32c3ecde24ea6b136daaf591efa5a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_21d32c3ecde24ea6b136daaf591efa5a~mv2.webp)
Nov 7, 2024
[VIDEO] - Shawna Paris-Hoyte responds to the Ruck Report
An independent report has been released, iidentifying where systemic discrimination may exist within the society’s operations.

Oct 29, 2024
ANSJI's Response to the Ruck Report, “Regaining Trust”
...several of the recommendations ... could risk leaving critical actions undefined, potentially slowing the momentum for meaningful reform.
![[VIDEO] Understanding African Nova Scotians as a Distinct People](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_1c167ecb209345228ecde0734f0cd821~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_1c167ecb209345228ecde0734f0cd821~mv2.webp)
Oct 28, 2024
[VIDEO] Understanding African Nova Scotians as a Distinct People
One of two panel discussions that took place was on the topic of Understanding African Nova Scotians as a Distinct People.
![[VIDEO] Fair Treatment of African Nova Scotians Policy (FTANS)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_61149f013eb14e599ca84799595507d7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_61149f013eb14e599ca84799595507d7~mv2.webp)
Oct 28, 2024
[VIDEO] Fair Treatment of African Nova Scotians Policy (FTANS)
Panel discussion on the Fair Treatment of African Nova Scotians and People of African Descent in Criminal Prosecutions (FTANS) policy.

Oct 25, 2024
Racial Equity Survey Report (PDF-link) -- Nova Scotia Barristers' Society (NSBS)
This is not a report to determine whether systemic discrimination exists in Nova Scotia’s legal community. That is our starting point.

Oct 25, 2024
Regaining Trust: The Ruck Report (Oct. 29, 2024, 10am) - NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
Mr. Ruck's final report will be delivered to NSBS on October 29, 2024, at a specially scheduled meeting of Council.

Oct 11, 2024
Invitation: Support Black Public Service Workers
Via the Black Class Action Secretariat (BCAS) : We are all too familiar with the long history of anti-Black racism in Canada,...

Oct 10, 2024
Letter of support for Upper Hammonds Plains
“It is unacceptable and is blatantly discriminatory that this community does not have access to an adequate number of functional fire hyd...
![Black Mental Health in Justice [VIDEO] - 2024 AGM panel discussion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_05fcf059e1bb40fab3262774173c6813~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_05fcf059e1bb40fab3262774173c6813~mv2.webp)
Oct 9, 2024
Black Mental Health in Justice [VIDEO] - 2024 AGM panel discussion
ANSJI held it's 2024 annual general meeting on Sept. 24, 2024, at the Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute (DBDLI) in Halifax.

![Louise Delisle - Know Your Rights [VIDEO]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_55c40b029cde48f987e0cffe96ed5932~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/617cb3_55c40b029cde48f987e0cffe96ed5932~mv2.webp)
Oct 7, 2024
Louise Delisle - Know Your Rights [VIDEO]
ANSJI’s Know Your rights Campaign is is funded by Justice Canada through their departments Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)
![[VIDEO] Robert Wright on the NS Public Prosecution Service](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/617cb3_272fb17254284aa380e1e0995527c931~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/617cb3_272fb17254284aa380e1e0995527c931~mv2.webp)
Sep 27, 2024
[VIDEO] Robert Wright on the NS Public Prosecution Service
Robert Wright discusses the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service.
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