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Brotherhood
From: Seven Days in Halifax
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In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Three of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on a session on Halifax Shipyards. He highlights the involvement of panelist Dennis McDermott and issues of unfair wages, unsafe working environments, and corporate greed.
Contributors
Robert Ashe
Robert Ashe is a Halifax native who has worked as a sportswriter, street columnist and crime reporter. For twenty-five years he worked as a communications specialist with the national defense research and development agency. He is the author of five books, including Halifax Champion: Black Power in Gloves, They Called Me Chocolate Rocket, Seven Days in Halifax, Even the Babe Came to Play about a New Brunswick baseball team during the Great Depression, and a collection of columns about life in Saint John entitled, Just Enough Fog to Keep It Cool. He lives with his wife Brenda in Ottawa.
