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Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia

A zine-making workshop on labour rights and work in the creative industries with Marie LeBlanc Flanagan | 4:00PM - 6:00PM In this zine-making workshop aimed at all skill levels, Weird Canada and Drone Day founder Marie Flanagan will guide participants through making a collaborative zine as we explore our own perspectives on labour rights and … Continued

Free

Art Fair + Yard Sale

Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Art prints, CDs, Vinyl, Printed Matter, Furniture, Books, Tickets to Halifax Fringe Fest, Merch and more! Masks are required. More details to come!

2024 Call For Submissions!

Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax is an interdisciplinary arts festival celebrating the connection between the labour movement and art, art making as labour, as well art exploring racial justice, environmental justice, and other aspects of social justice movements. The festival kicks off on or near May 1st, International Workers Day, a celebration of workers and bold declaration that … Continued

The Halifax Workers’ Action Centre’s 2nd Annual Open Mic Night

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

Join us for a night of fun, music, and solidarity at the Halifax Workers' Action Centre's Open Mic Night Fundraiser! >> Get tickets HERE - This in-person event will take place on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS B3K 3B5. Enjoy labour-minded performances by local artists, prizes, and a silent auction … Continued

$25 – $50

Canadian Labour International Film Festival

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax Festival of Working People in the Arts is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 15th annual festival. The screening takes place November 10, 7:30 PM, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op. This year, we will be screening Bergie (South … Continued

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NEW DATE: Possibilities of Dialogue

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

NEW DATE! - December 13th Inspired by the parallels between making a dance and having a conversation, Possibilities of Dialogue is an abstraction of a collaborative creative process; with moments of listening, curiosity, disagreement and spontaneity unfolding through movement and text. The work is a participatory, experimental dance performance rooted in lineages of western contemporary … Continued

$15

ISRAELISM film screening

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

**Postponed due to weather - NEW Date & Time** **Thursday, February 8th - 6:30PM** Presented by Independent Jewish Voices, Atlantic Canadian Palestinian Society, Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax and the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op. FILM WEBSITE: https://www.israelismfilm.com/ When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp … Continued

$10

Bread & Roses: Can You See Us?

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

English & French bilingual performance | Performance bilingue anglais-français >>Register Here for FREE Childcare ASL interpretation will be available “Bread and Roses: Can you see us?” is an original performance created by visual artist and labour organizer Tricia Robinson Illustration (she/her) and poet and social justice activist Laura Doyle Péan (they/them). This collaborative performance tackles … Continued

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Portrait of the Artist as an Essential Worker

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

NEW: ASL interpretation will be available Work by Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genosko In collaboration, Mosher and Genosko use printmaking and textile processes to illustrate their experiences as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are both professional artists who were employed in ‘casual’ day jobs in sectors that were labeled essential and became full-time … Continued

Free
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Working Class Heritage Tour: By Choice Or By Force

Peace and Friendship Park 1170 Hollis St, Halifax, Nova Scotia

3rd edition tour with a new itinerary! The 2024 Working Class Heritage Tour will focus on the story of immigrants and migrants to Halifax, both those who came by choice, force or a lack of other options. It will shed light on how these people shaped the physical landscape of the city, the lives of … Continued

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