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  • Canadian Labour International Film Festival

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

    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, Canada

    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, Canada

    **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, Canada

    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, Canada

    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

  • Working Class Heritage Tour: By Choice Or By Force

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

    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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  • Hip Hop: The Next Gen

    The Seahorse Tavern 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Calling all rap lovers old school and new! Next Gen is about renewing Hip Hop's legacy by respecting the past and making space for the future. Can legacies evolve? Are legacies shared? Can you bop to boom bap and trap back to back? Join us on May 4th at the Seahorse to find out. Presented … Continued

    $10

  • Resting Space

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

    A Workshop by Becoming Old Growth What is your relationship with rest? Our personal experiences with burnout led us to global rest movements and the anti-capitalist rest manifesto of “Nap Bishop” Tricia Hersey. What changes when we recognize exhaustion as a collective issue rather than a personal one? In this three-hour workshop, we invite participants … Continued

    Free

  • Crafters Resistance

    Every One Every Day 2169 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    *Time Change!* May 8th, 5:30pm to 8:00pm Think of the Worst Theatre Presents: Learn crafting history and the importance of quilting in community resistance. Help develop three quilts which all represent buildings in Halifax that could be housing. To be presented together at the end of the workshops over a great community meal. Community Quilting … Continued

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  • Reel Justice / Animating Justice

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

    Returning for the first time since 2019, Mayworks is excited to present the Reel Justice program of short films. Showcasing shorts from across Atlantic Canada and the country at large, this year's program highlights those who push to create space for themselves in places that often feel hostile or unwelcoming. Total runtime: 74 minutes >>Register … Continued

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