A panel discussion and public meeting about the fight to keep the public sector public, with workers from CUPW and Winnipeg libraries and the city waste and water department.

Hosted by the Industrial Workers of the World (Winnipeg) and the Winnipeg New Socialist Group

Carol Shields auditorium 2nd Floor, Millenium Library
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Free

The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong, directed by Paula Kelly, follows the political career of a lesser known yet extremely important figure in Canadian history, Helen Armstrong.

Helen was one of the organizers of the historic 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, which saw 35,000 workers on the picket line for six weeks, until it ended in the confrontation, Bloody Saturday. Armstrong’s continued actions as a union organizer helped persuade the government of Manitoba to institute the Minimum Wage Act and give liveable wages to women.

History has largely ignored her groundbreaking women’s movement activities which helped change labour legislation in favour of female workers. Armstrong, a working class mother, was well known in Winnipeg in the early 1900s where she was described as a radical agitator and often ended up in jail for her endeavours.

“Outraged and outrageous” was one way to describe the woman who was notorious for her fight for equality for women in the work place. Her in-destructible optimism carried her through very difficult times.

The film will be introduced by Paula Kelly before the screening.

The WFG’S Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street
Show 7:00 PM
(Regular Admission)

With Brian Richardson

A special performance of one of the most powerfull speeches during the trial of one of the strike leaders of 1919

Mondragon Bookstore and Coffee House, 91 Albert Street
7:30 P.M

Tickets $5.00 available at Mondragon or Workers Oganizing Resource Center

An Evening of Labour Songs: Joe Jencks and Anne Feeney in Concert
Join us for an inspirational and fun evening of labour music provided by two of North America‘s most accomplished working class singers.

Winnipeg Art Gallery Auditorium
300 Memorial Blvd.

7:30 P.M.

Tickets $20 in advance at Organic Planet, Sled Dog Music, Sonus Musica, Folk Festival Music Store, Walnut Street Music – cash only

Join our tour guides on a chartered bus as they share details about the life of Mike Sokolowski, the Ukrainian immigrant killed during the culmination of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike – “Bloody Saturday” June 15th, as well an many other sites of interest that have direct connections to that tumultuous time. The tour begins at the Union Center and makes its way to the Vulcan Iron Works where it all began. You will also have a chance to see and feel Hell’s Alley where many of the marchers were beaten on that fateful day. You will also bear witness to a memorial graveside service for Mike Sokolowski at Brookside Cemetery before returning to the Union Center.

Union Centre
275 Broadway Ave.
12:00 Noon

Tickets are available at the Workers Organizing Resource Center, Mezzanine
280 Smith Street 947-2220 or at Mondragon, 91 Albert Street 946-5241