The Media Co-op

We're starting a Media Co-op because existing media coverage is often flawed, incomplete, or motivated by the wrong things.

If you're here, we're guessing it's for similar reasons.

So tell us, what kind of coverage do you want to see from the Halifax Media Co-op? Is there a particular place you'd like to hear more about? An ongoing issue that you'd like to be truly informed on? An initiative that should reach a bigger audience?

Post your thoughts below.

It is telling that the violent death of Tracey, a homeless woman in Vancouver, who burned to death after attempting to keep warm after constructing a small fire in a downtown street corner, has resulted in national headlines while the freezing death of another unidentified homeless man in Montreal the very next night has resulted in only a passing mention in Montreal newspapers.

The Media Co-op is coming to Halifax!

For the month of February, we'll be holding events in neighbourhoods across the city, soliciting suggestions and input and recruiting members.

The goal: to establish a reader-funded news organization in Halifax that can provide high quality, investigative coverage. What is covered will be driven by the co-op members, through topic-based working groups.

On Monday November 3rd, Halifax Coalition Against Poverty (HCAP) members and supporters occupied the Halifax office of Nova Scotia Department of Community Services (DCS) for deciding not to fund Pendleton Place, a “harm reduction” shelter located in the basement of St. Patrick’s Church in Halifax. The closure was a move that one local housing activist, Paul O'Hara, described as a “life and death” decision gone the wrong way, and many more have made clear there will be a high risk of serious injury or death on the streets of Halifax this winter as a consequence.