Danny Schur will be on CBC Radio 1 Wednesday morning at 6:45 to talk about his MayWorks event. On May 23 in commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike Danny will present this condensed version of his award-winning musical Strike! in the very location of “Bloody Saturday”.

Tune in CBC Radio One on Sunday April 26 at approximately 11 a.m. to hear Maria Dunn in conversation with Michael Enright on “The Sunday Edition”.

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today’s economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself. Richly illustrated with motion graphics and charts, this is a superb introduction designed to help ordinary citizens understand, and react to, the unraveling economic crisis.

Join Mayworks, The Millenium Library and Canadian Dimension magazine for a film screening and roundtable discussion with some local economists. Roundtable includes: Radhika Desai (UofM, Political Studies), Henry Heller (UofM, History), Cy Gonick (Canadian Dimension Publisher)

Millenium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium
7 p.m.

For more information: email:info@canadiandimension.com

MayWorks is pleased to be one of the sponsors of Kerry Pither’s Winnipeg appearance in support of her book Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror

The reading and book signing will take place on May 13. Please go to the complete listing for this event by selecting the date on the calendar.

Join us for a dramatic reading from Kerry Pither’s Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror

Terry MacLeod, host of “Information Morning” on CBC Radio One 89.3 and Ibrahim (Obby) Khan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman #60 will join author Kerry Pither in this reading and discussion about her critically acclaimed book.

Dark Days tells the story of a Canadian national security investigation gone wrong through the eyes of four of its targets: Ahmad El Maati, Abdullah Almalki, Maher Arar and Muayyed Nureddin. All were accused of terrorist links, but no evidence was ever produced. All were detained overseas and subjected to brutal torture. All were interrogated with questions from Canadian agencies. All were eventually released and returned to Canada to demand answers. All want to ensure this never happens again.

“Sober, well written and horrific. Grit your teeth and read. These are your rights too.”
— Bestselling author, John le Carré

“Brilliant.”
— Robert Fisk, The Independent

The reading will be followed by a discussion with the audience and book signing.

Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg

Admission is free

For more information see www.kerrypither.ca or contact the Canadian Federation of Students Manitoba at (204) 783-0787email: organiser@cfsmb.ca