Social Activist Burnley “Rocky” Jones: An Evening of Reflection with Lynn Jones

Social activist and Nova Scotia native Lynn Jones will reflect on her brother Rocky Jones and growing up in Nova Scotia. Lynn Jones is a community and labour activist who grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia. From the time she was a child, she struggled against racism and segregation. She protested against the Vietnam and Nigerian Biafra War in university, and advocated for better access to post-secondary education for Black and Aboriginal students. Jones became a strong labour activist with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and then became the first woman of colour to be elected Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress. In 2016 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree from Acadia University.