Date: Wednesday, May 2nd, 7:00pm
Title: Six Poets in Search of a New Literary Movement
Location: McNally Robinson Booksellers (in the atrium), 1120 Grant Avenue
FREE event

A unique event combining theatre and poetry:
new and selected work from the New Festival Theory group of poets
of Ron Romanowski’s Big Book of Canadian Poetry as performed by the author with Nurit Drory, John H. Baillie, Cheryl Kives, Liliana Romanowski and Stan Rossowski

May 2 Poetry Event at McNally Robinson

Date: May 1st. Meet at 5:30, March at 6:00pm

Title: May Day March

Location: Assemble at City Hall

FREE event, Host Organization: Winnipeg Labour Council (942-0522)

The annual May Day March is organized by the Winnipeg Labour Council in recognition of International Working Class Day. This year’s march comes as the drive for austerity takes its toll on social programs, workers livelihoods and pensions. Come and be part of May Day. Join together to say: “We Are Entitled to Prosperity Not Austerity”.

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Date: May 1st, 2:00 pm

Title: An afternoon with Noam

Location: A-Zone Co-op, 91 Albert Street

Host Organizations: Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse, Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre & CKUW 95.9 FM

Get your May Day started right, with Legendary activist, professor, writer & all round outstanding citizen or the world Noam Chomsky. Via the interweb & video Noam will inspire Winnipeg activists with this May Day lecture.

Date: April 29th, 2:00 pm

Title: TO LIFE! A celebration of Ukrainian and Jewish songs and dances

Location: Ukrainian Labour Temple, Pritchard and McGregor

$15 Tickets can be purchased at 595 Pritchard (call first 589-4397)

Host Organization: Association of United Ukrainian Canadians

This concert is a celebration of common heritage of two groups who immigrated from the ‘Old Country’ (Eastern Europe) to the ‘New World’ (Canada). It features the Festival Ukrainian Folk Choir, the North End Jewish Folk Choir, Prystuk Dancers and others.

Date: April 28th, 10:00 am

Title: National Day of Mourning- MFL Candlelight Service

Location: Room 2C, Union Centre, 275 Broadway

FREE event, Host Organization: Manitoba Federation of Labour

A candlelight service to remember those who have lost their lives earning a living, and those who have become disabled from work.

Date: April 27th, 11:45 am

Title: National Day of Mourning- SAFE Workers of Tomorrow Annual Leaders’ Walk

Location: Depart from Union Centre entrance, 275 Broadway

FREE event, Host Organization: SAFE Workers

A youth-led march to honour the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. This year’s march will head to the site of the Museum for Human Rights at the Forks.