December 6 The Halifax Solution

On December 6, 1917 - Halifax, Nova Scotia was rocked by the most powerful manmade explosion ever unleashed when a munitions ship caught fire in the harbour. Exploring the alternatives to nuclear war, Lesley Choyce argues that changes in local communities can make a difference, such as not participating in industries that serve the intentions of the arms race. The sun is still shining; the world is as it should be. But something could change all of that forever unless we do something now.

Lesley Choyce was born in New Jersey in 1951 and moved to Canada in 1978. Choyce teaches part-time at Dalhousie University, runs Pottersfield Press and has written 40 adult and young adult books. Choyce also hosts a nationally syndicated TV talk show in Halifax. His recent novel, The Republic of Nothing is currently being developed as a feature length movie. In 1996, Viking/Penguin published Choyce's best-selling Nova Scotia: Shaped By The Sea. Along with the Surf Poets, he has released a poetry/music album titled Long Lost Planet.