Social Justice & Community Studies

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https://drugdatadecoded.ca/out-in-the-cold-part-2-shelter-staff-treated-like-criminals-by-politically-motivated-police-2/

Out in the Cold, Part 2: Shelter staff "treated like criminals" by politically motivated police Out of the Cold staff were criminalized while running low-barrier shelters in Halifax, until they were terminated. This hit a crescendo as Halifax police were 'alerted' to union organizing – by the agency getting their contracts. Why and how did police help dismantle Out of the Cold?