Join the Manitoba-Cuba Solidarity Committee for an evening celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. The evening will feature a panel discussion examining Cuba’s achievements and the challenges it is facing. Also featured will be Cuban poetry from the five decades.

1L04 Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg

7:00 p.m.

For further information, call Diane at 783-9380. Admission by contribution; proceeds will go to support the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba this July.

Hear the Maria Dunn interview on CJOB from Saturday, April 18 at www.cjob.com
Go to the “audio vault” and enter April 18, 6:45 a.m.

The video ballad “GWG: Piece by Piece” is a 60-minute musical multimedia piece depicting the experiences of immigrant women who worked in Edmonton’s GWG clothing factory over its 93 year history.

The plant, founded in 1911 and closed in 2004, was a microcosm of the immigration patterns in the city. Traditionally, it was a female-dominated workplace; in the post WWII period, many immigrant women worked at GWG because it did not require a strong knowledge of English.

The story will ring true with those in Winnipeg which also was once home to a GWG plant.

Some stories of pioneer women are available, but very little has been produced by or about women who worked in factories such as the GWG garment manufacturing plant.

With songs written by songwriter Maria Dunn, audiovisual materials filmed and edited by Don Bouzek of Edmonton’s Ground Zero Productions and research interviews and archival materials provided by historian Catherine C. Cole, the performance will feature video footage of women who worked at GWG interwoven with songs inspired by their stories.

Maria Dunn will be joined by Shannon Johnson on violin and Sharmila Mathur on sitar.

The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne
Doors: 1:30 p.m. | Show: 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 available at the Workers Organizing Resource Centre, 280 Smith St., 947-2220; the Park Theatre 478-7275 and the Mondragon Bookstore, 91 Albert.

An International Poster Exhibition to raise awareness about violence against women and children November 3 to 6 at the Union Centre, 275 Broadway. November 3, 12:30 to 8 p.m.
November 4, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
November 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
November 6, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is Free. Opening ceremony November 3 at 12:30 p.m. Evening events November 4 and 5 at 6 p.m.

Afshin Matlabi
Terrorism, Democracy, Leisure
January 23 – February 28, 2008

His current work is a multidisciplinary project on leisure. Through painting and drawings, digital imaging, print media, animation, photography, and performances, he creates an environment where the world of leisure meets terrorism and disasters.

Emory Douglas
All Power to the People
January 23 – February 28, 2008

” The community (was) the museum for our artwork. Some people saw art for the first time when they saw my posters. Some joined the party, some got inspired to make art too.”
-Emory Douglas, Minister of Culture, Black Panther Party

All Power to the People! features Black Panther Party posters and newspaper graphics produced in the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition highlights the artistry of Emory Douglas, and documents the Panthers’ involvement with a broad array of causes, including opposition to the Viet Nam War and solidarity with the United Farm Workers movement. With documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), All Power to the People! also illustrates efforts of the United States government to destroy the Panthers as part of wide-spread efforts to stifle oppositional political movements. The social programs of the Panthers and the powerful images of armed party members had a strong impact on the public consciousness of the time, and their efforts to combat the oppression of racism and poverty still resonate today.

For further information, please contact aceartinc. at (204) 944-9763

MayWorks 2008 was the most ambitious of MayWorks in several years with 34 events and a total  attendance of approximately 1900.  Planning for MayWorks 2009 is already underway. Next year, of course, is the 9oth Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike – so it will be a special year with unique artistic presentations and special activities to mark this important anniversary.

MayWorks draws its inspiration from art and culture that reflect the struggles of working people and one of the significant events in Canadian history in terms of that struggle was the Winnipeg General Strike.  Watch this site for announcements about MayWorks 2009 events.

We also want to draw your attention to the new calendar on which we will publicize events of interest to the community.