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Mi’kma’ki 2030: Hope and Fire

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

May 23rd to 25th | 8:00pm-9:00pm What are the possibilities for Mi’kma’ki? In this dynamic, multi-disciplinary installation-performance, indigenous and black artists dream, hope and create a different way forward for this land. The artists individually and collectively articulate their visions through a provocative sharing of film, visual art, music, word and dance. Hope and Fire … Continued

$15

Rope Making

Presented by Xiaocheng Li & Leesa Hamilton Textile Artists, Xiaocheng Li and Leesa Hamilton will make rope from discarded shirts.  The Fashion and Textile industry create a lot of waste that takes decades to breakdown. Donate your old shirts that would otherwise end up in landfill. This hands on activity will call on you to … Continued

Free

Reel Justice

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

Our short film program weaves through issues and narratives to present a cinematic collage you won’t find at the Cineplex. Program: Total run time: 90 mins | Followed by a brief Q&A Apaja'simk - The Return | Trevor Gould (2018) 11 mins Glooscap’s messenger Marten is sent back to the land of the People to … Continued

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Meso América Resiste!

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

Presented by the Beehive Design Collective Come see a mural-sized pen and ink masterpiece that took over nine years to create! The Beehive Design Collective works as word-to-image translators of complex global stories, shared with us through conversations with affected communities. MesoAmérica Resiste covers resistance to large-scale infrastructure development throughout Southern Mexico and Central America, … Continued

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A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes

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

May 29th to 31st | 7:30pm-9:00pm & June 1st | 2:00pm-3:30pm Presented by Surplus Production Unit In 1911, 146 people were killed in a fire at the factory of the Triangle Waist Company in New York. The highly contentious trial that followed  spurred the public to demand workplace safety reforms and became a touchstone for … Continued

$15

Resilience Resonates – Zine Launch

Resilience Resonates is a collaborative zine that’s been facilitated by Nikki A Basset and Elyse Moir, a duo of local organizers, educators and music lovers. The zine showcases a collection of expressions and feelings related to music, sound, and performance from femme, trans, gender non-conforming and two-spirit folks. Submissions include a broad range of genres, … Continued

Free

Iranian Music, The Female Body and The Burden of Message

Join Iranian academic and music researcher Hadi Milanloo along with local facilitator Carmel Farahbakhsh as they unpack Milanloo’s recent field research in Tehran. This program explores Iranian female musicians and their relationship to an at-home and diasporic audience, their visual identity in the context of unpredictable political climates, and how their creative pursuits link and … Continued

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Strange Froots & Zamani

A Friday afternoon celebration of chill grooves and deep rhythms. Strange Froots are a trio of soul warriors from Montreal, Canada featuring MCs Naïka Champaïgne, SageS, and Mags. Seamlessly blending traditions from their manifold perspectives of the Black diaspora (Haiti, Ghana, Jamaica and Senegal), the Froots’ music displays a disarming form of directness that allows … Continued

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Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2

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

  Back for a second year in a row, Hip-hop Vs. Capitalism will be part of Mayworks' festival mic-drop. Kicking off with a community cypher entitled "Hip-Hop vs. the System", followed by a feature set by acclaimed anti-capitalist hip-hop veterans Test Their Logik. Hip-Hop Vs. The System | A Community Cypher Calling all rappers and … Continued

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Dance to A New Dawn

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

Night of June 1st to 2nd - midnight to dawn *Dry Event*   5 Epic DJ's will take us all on a journey through space, time, and sound as we celebrate revolutionary arts and culture and dance the night away as a community.  Complementing the music will be stunning and politicized murals, graphics, and video-streams … Continued

$5 – $20