Chris Benjamin

Earth Day Attack

This story first appeared in The Coast on April 16, 2009: Earth Day started with good intentions, but now, it takes our eye off the ball. By Chris Benjamin Earth Day is next Wednesday. Check your local listings to find out how you can celebrate the bountiful beauty of Mother Earth, the sacredness of all […]

Mi’kmaw Adaptation

This story first appeared in The Coast on June 25, 2009: Psst, hey, climate change deniers: Halifax Harbour is rising, and you don’t need a PhD in carbon core analytics to prove it. A simple observatory pillar in the harbour does the trick—and that’s how city staff measures water levels. And if you don’t trust […]

The detestable solution: Prison reform in Ghana

This story first appeared in Briarpatch Magazine on May 1, 2009: Under colonial rule, Ghana’s multiple traditional systems of justice were replaced by a single, expensive, incarceration-based penal system. Now, 52 years independent and among the poorest 15 per cent of nations, Ghana is at the mercy of foreign countries for financial support in maintaining […]

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