Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax

the effects were cumulative and i almost didn’t notice
2019-05-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Nova Scotia
By the year 2100, port cities should prepare for a 250 centimetre rise in sea levels*
Where do our habits – as humans, as workers, as individuals, as a society – lead us? The things we do every day. The things we don’t do, every day. Small actions with eventual results. Time ceaselessly crashes on, and the tendency of it all to add up can catch us by surprise. What do we tend to? What do we neglect? Tides slowly rise within us, the world changes around us, and we forget what a tiny pinprick of perspective we see it all from. How soon we are engulfed. How unwittingly we build our own prisons.
For 250 minutes, performer/creator Colleen MacIsaac constructs an examination of how easily we can paint ourselves into a corner, get in over our heads, alter our circumstances until they are no longer safe for us. A durational exploration of what a long time it can take to arrive at what seems preventable in action yet feels inevitable upon arrival.

*The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017 report.

Remembering the Winnipeg General
2019-05-20 - 2019-05-21 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
May 20th & 21st | 7:30pm-9:00pm
DaPoPo Theatre presents a staged reading of a new play by Thomas McKechnie.
“So what do we do in divided, fearful times? What do we do with the howling, hopeless, yellow tinged guts in our frail little bodies?”
Winnipeg, 1919. Massive unemployment and inflation. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, workers, many of them newcomers to Canada, unite and effectively shut down the city. Thousands of women act as strikers and strike-breakers. The Citizens’ Committee, representing the city’s ruling class, along with the police, respond with force.
Toronto-based theatre artist Thomas McKechnie, known to Halifax audiences from A Wake For Lost Time and 4 1⁄2 (ig)noble truths, asks us to remember Canada’s landmark strike and consider the price of state-sanctioned violence and systemic oppression.
Halifax actors Madeleine Tench and Kristi Anderson lend voices to the over 40 characters in a staged reading of this rousing new play directed by GaRRy Williams and Keelin Jack.

Sign language interpretation will be provided during the May 21st presentation.

Black Feminism: Sistas of the Struggle
2019-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
We marched, sang, protested and supported the feminist movement, we fought for maternity leave, employment equity, flex time, and society stands on our shoulders.
A panel discussion examining the story of Black women who have led movements for social change during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
Although Black women have played an important role – both behind the scenes and on the frontlines – in struggles for equality, women’s rights and social justice, they are generally excluded from historical narratives of the feminist movement. It is time their stories were told and their contributions to social justice acknowledged and recognized.
Panelists:
Delvina Bernard, Lynn Jones, Dolly Williams and Carolann Wright-Parks
Panel Moderator: El Jones
With opening poetry by:
Dr Afua Cooper and Martha Mutale.
“When we speak of feminism there almost always is the tendency to assume that this is something that was created by white women.” Author and Feminist Civil Rights Leader, Angela Davis

Biographies:

Delvina Bernard is an educator, songwriter and human rights advocate. For twenty years she led the nationally acclaimed female acapella quartet Four the Moment gaining international recognition for her award winning compositions themed around gender justice, anti-racism, and wider social justice issues. A founding member of the Black Arts Network (BANNS) and African Nova Scotia Music Association (ANSMA) Bernard has shared the stage with artistic giants such as Maya Angelou, Pete Seeger, Buffy Saint Marie and Oscar Peterson. As principal founder of the Africentric Learning Institute of Nova Scotia (ALI), Bernard has been at the forefront of the Canadian Afrocentric education movement.

Dr Lynn Jones is a a community and labour activist from Truro, Nova Scotia. From the time she was a child, she struggled against racism, sexism and discrimination. Jones became a strong labour activist with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and then became the first person of colour to be elected Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress. She has been active in the movement against environmental racism and helped craft the first environmental racism bill in Canada. She presently chairs The Global Afrikan Congress-Nova Scotia Chapter, a global organization who seeks reparations for the atrocities of the trans -Atlantic slave trade.

Dolly Williams is from the community of East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada. She has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Congress of Black Women Preston and Area Chapter, East Preston Ratepayers, the Halifax Senior Council, the National Action Coalition of Canadian Women, the Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia, the Black Educators Association and Southeastern Capital Health Board, among many others. She currently sits on the Nova Scotia Community Links Board, is Chairperson of the Preston & Area Housing Fund Board, and a member of the Women Inter-Church Council of Halifax. In 2007, she published the book Black Women Who Made a Difference in Nova Scotia for the Congress of Black Women of Canada.

Carolann Wright-Parks was born and raised in Beechville, Nova Scotia. She has 30 years of experience in community development in Toronto, South Africa and Halifax. While working with communities in Toronto, she ran for Mayor in 1988 as the first (and still only) Black woman to run for Mayor of Toronto coming second against the incumbent. In 1994, Wright-Parks returned to Halifax and is now the Director of Community Economic Development and Strategic Engagement at the Greater Halifax Partnership. With a specific mandate to assist, support and enhance African Nova Scotian communities, Carolann brings lifelong passion and experience for community development to her work.

El Jones is a poet, educator, journalist and advocate. She grew up in Winnipeg before moving to Halifax where she studied English at Dalhousie University. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of Halifax from 2013 to 2015, and currently holds the 15th Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. El is a co-founder of the Black Power Hour, a radio show developed collectively with prisoners.

Dr Afua Cooper is Halifax’s current Poet Laureate. She has published five books of poetry, including the critically acclaimed Copper Woman and Other Poems, and two historical novels. Her creative work has been recognized with national and international awards. In 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recognized Dr. Cooper as one of the women who are changing Canadian society for the better. Cooper is also the 3rd James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian studies at Dalhousie University. An academic leader, she is the founder of the Black Canadian Studies Association, and also created the Black and African Diaspora Studies Minor at Dalhousie, making it the first of its kind in a Canadian institution of higher learning.

Martha Mutale is a Zambian-born poet, organizer, and advocate. Martha was a 4th Wall participant for the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, where she submitted a poem called No Justice No Peace which talks about the global issues surrounding Black and Brown bodies. She has been performing poetry for several years, she took part in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in 2016, as well as the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in Vancouver in 2017. She co-founded a non-profit called Poets 4 Progress which was active for two years and now spend her time working as a Program Coordinator for a Parent Resource Centre. She believes in collaboration, building relationships, and finding ways to better herself.

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Mi'kma'ki 2030: Hope and Fire
2019-05-23 - 2019-05-25 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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 invites people of all ages to immerse themselves in the most pressing questions facing our collective existence on this land.
The Mi’kma’ki 2030 Collective:
Sarah Brooks is a Textile Artist and Craftsperson. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Sarah is inspired by natural elements deriving from the landscapes that surround her within Mi’kma’ki. Always working with her hands, Sarah chooses to work creatively in as many tactile building ways as possible and is constantly looking at and exploring different avenues through materials, mediums and methods, using fabrics, colours and textures, weaving, sewing, dyeing and screenprint. Sarah continues to build upon her skills and methods and concept ideologies through her studies at NSCAD University, majoring in the Textiles field with a Minor in Art History and deep interest in Indigenous Studies.
Catherine Martin is a Mi’kmaq person of the Millbrook community in Truro, Nova Scotia. Catherine’s professional and academic interests have been influenced and driven by her passion for the lives and stories of Aboriginal women. As an independent filmmaker, director, and writer, Catherine’s repertoire of work includes the animation film Little Boy Who Lived with Muini’skw (2004), and Spirit Wind (2000). In 2006, Catherine added the NFB online documentary Bringing Annie Mae Home to her accomplishments. Fittingly, Catherine’s contributions to film, television, and digital media in Atlantic Canada were recognized in March 2015 with a WAVE Award from Women in Film and Television Atlantic. Catherine has acted as the past Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, and as the past Chair of the Society for Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry.
Cynthia Martin’s ultimate desire is to celebrate the beauty of nature, believing it is a gift of peace, joy and healing from the Spirit of Grace, Glory and Renewal. She is inspired by the indigenous beauty of Nova Scotia and hopes to reflect it in her work as a Mi’kmaq textile and ceramic artist. Cynthia is a member of the Mi’kmaq First Nation of Millbrook. She has a BFA from NSCAD, and is currently enrolled in their Visual Arts Certificate Program.
Bria C. Miller was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Bria is a Queer, Black, Indigenous mixed media visual artist, arts educator, musician, graphic and community facilitator. She participated in Bridging Bus, connecting with the Washington, DC chapter of Black Lives Matter and Black Youth Project in 2016. In April of 2018, she participated in Emergent Strategy Immersion training with Adrienne Maree Brown, a Black femme author and social justice facilitator in Detroit. These international relationships continue to strengthen and build Bria’s capacity to organize, which in turn allow her to improve how she offers various art programs or events in Halifax. Through her dedication to building equity and relationships in community, she is working to create spaces where racialized and LGBTQIAP+ artists can be centered.
Tayla Fern Paul is a Mi’kmaq artist, activist and metal fabricator currently living in Eskasoni, Unama’ki. A member of Pictou Landing First Nation, she grew up in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). She has a painting at the Dalhousie Weldon Law building, a relief clay tile currently on display at the Museum of Natural History, is currently finishing a steel and copper tree sculpture for Eel River Bar First Nation, and is teaching art on reserves in Cape Breton. Born in Kjipuktuk and raised in Wolfville, Tayla returned to Kjipuktuk after traveling as a youth to remain on homeland. Tayla has also done public speaking on issues of social and environmental justice. She has four children, and is the daughter of artist Leonard Paul.
Liliona Quarmyne is a dancer, actor, singer, community organizer, and activist committed to progressive social change. Her eclectic background and experiences have taken her through many performance styles on four different continents. She choreographs and dances across Canada and internationally, creates and performs original works as an independent artist, facilitates community programming, is the Artistic Director of Kinetic Studio, and works as the Community Catalyst at Mocean Dance. Liliona sees her body as a link to past and to future generations. Her scope of work is broad, but is particularly focused on the relationship between art and social justice, on the body’s ability to carry ancestral memory, and on the role the performing arts can play in creating change.

Sign language interpretation will be provided during the May 24th presentation.

Rope Making
2019-05-25 14:00 - 18:00 | Nova Scotia
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 turn waste into something beautiful and functional.
All of the rope we make will be installed in the Bus Stop Theatre until the end of the Festival and then auctioned off.
Presented in partnership with

Reel Justice
2019-05-26 19:30 - 21:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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 find them, learn about them, and to tell Glooscap if he is needed again. This Mi’kmaq language short film was produced through AFCOOP’s Language of Nova Scotia program.

The Gottingen Stigma | Ross Andersen & Silas Brown (2018) 10 mins
This short documentary examines the story of how the change of a street name divided the Halifax North End community.

Alive Day | Paul Vienneau (2016) 3 mins
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of an injury that took his leg, first-time filmmaker and accessibility advocate Paul Vienneau reflects on how his injury changed his life and engages in a simple act of kindness to find ward off depression and isolation.

Boat Harbour & the Mill | Mark Lang (2018) 6 mins
Australian songwriter & visual artist Mark Lang highlights the pollution resulting from the pulp mill at Boat Harbour as a case of environmental racism affecting the nearby Pictou Landing First Nation.

We Regret to Inform You… | Eva Colmers & Heidi Janz (2015) 11 mins
In a check-box society that functions by dividing us into neatly-defined categories, where does someone with a strong mind and a weak body fit in? Dr. Heidi Janz – award-winning playwright, accomplished academic, and self-described ‘crip’ – has a curious problem. Despite her obvious physical limitations she is denied financial assistance from government programmes because of her “productive” mind. Following Heidi through her everyday life, with all its unique responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges, We Regret to Inform You… offers an unsentimental, and unapologetic, look at what it means to be both “disabled” and “productive”.

Missing Women | Anna Quon (2016) 5 mins
Anna Quon, a mobility-impaired, mixed-race Mad woman living in Dartmouth lifts her poem of the same name through a short animated film highlighting the missing and disappeared voices of women.

Me Too: From Hashtags to Healing | Avalon Sexual Assault Centre (2018) 6 mins
Avalon’s team of expert sexual assault trauma therapists explain the work of healing behind the hashtag.

Grace | Taylor Olson (2018) 9 mins
A young mother with weekend custody struggles with the ambiguity of her child’s safety. Her fear of harm to her daughter, lack of power, clarity and surety plague their weekend together.

Duck Duck Goose | Shelley Thompson (2018) 7 mins
When hiding for your life becomes a frightening game, an elementary school teacher and children cope with the fear and guilt created by lockdown.
(Winner – Best Short – Atlantic Film Festival FIN – 2018)

L’acteur – Jana Doiron (2018) 6 mins
An actor loses grip with his own identity as he succumbs to an existential crisis in this francophone short produced through AFCOOP’s Languages of Nova Scotia program.

Thug | Daniel Boos (2017) – 15 mins
Desperate to land a role, an aspiring actor takes extreme measures, risking a close relationship and inciting dramatic repercussions. Thug is a realist fiction film developed by Daniel Boos in collaboration with Simon Mutuyimana, Emmanuel John, and Joshua Schlaganweit. The film portrays the cast’s real life struggle to participate in the film industry stereotypes that affect their experience off screen.
(Winner – Best Short – Atlantic Film Festival FIN – 2017)

Presented with support from

Meso América Resiste!
2019-05-28 19:30 - 21:00 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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, touching on themes relevant to any community on the front lines of resistance to corporate globalization.
This interactive presentation will feature spoken word rhymes by MC Testament of Test Their Logik.

A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes
2019-05-29 - 2019-06-01 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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 radical and progressive political movements. At the time, people swore that the victims and the fire would never be forgotten.
Three actors – from another country and century – are tasked with reading from the massive trial transcript as quickly as possible. Despite the speed, they must communicate the key points and central conflicts, while giving insight into the 1911 events and their resonance with the world of today. Can they beat their best time? Can they surprise us? Can they help us remember?
Conceived by Alex McLean
with (alphabetically) Chun Shing Au, Zach Faye, Carmen Lee, Kat McCormack, Briony Merritt, Lily Ross-Millard and Richie Wilcox
Starring: Kat McCormack, Briony Merritt and Richie Wilcox
Set/prop design: Chun Shing Au, Kai On Kerwin Lam and Carmen Lee
Direction and Script (from verbatim sources): Alex McLean
Preliminary Research: Myrto Koumarianos

Sign language interpretation will be provided during the May 30th presentation.

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With support from

Resilience Resonates – Zine Launch
2019-05-31 13:00 - 14:30 | Nova Scotia
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, modes and mediums from communities far and wide. Join us in celebrating this noble project!
Casual speaking engagements and light refreshments to be provided.

Presented in partnership with

Iranian Music, The Female Body and The Burden of Message
2019-05-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Nova Scotia
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 diverge from broader political and cultural contexts. Facilitated dialogue to follow.
Presented in partnership with

Strange Froots & Zamani
2019-05-31 16:00 - 17:30 | Nova Scotia
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 them to communicate complex ideas with effortless allure.

Joining them is local vocalist / songwriter / producer Zamani, a young force combining the vibes of India Arie, Solange, Mariah Carey and more. At 18 years young, Zamani’s smooth presence, deft production work and striking vocals showcase a preternatural gift for music. Look out world!
Plus, a special performance from neighbourhood teens curated by Paint Cha A Pitcha Productions. There’ll be free snacks and craft supplies on hand for all to enjoy.
*Rain Location at The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St)

Presented in partnership with

Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2
2019-06-01 20:00 - 23:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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 emcees in the HRM.
Join the collective rap-battle vs. the forces that control, oppress, and exploit us all. Bring your best bars and spit truth to power about cops, jails, bosses, banks, corporate power, racism, poverty, the 1%, politicians, colonization, sexism, war, climate change, etc.
We’ve been battling each other too long, it’s time we unite and battle the system!
Test Their Logik
Using hip-hop to inspire political action and to deliver potent messages of social and environmental justice, TEST THEIR LOGIK has developed a following among activists and hip-hop heads alike. For over a decade they’ve toured this planet, supporting social movements and freedom fighters at the front lines of struggles against the tyranny and violence of the powerful, as well as rocking parties, festivals, and stages on every continent. Their most recent album “BE” was well-received on campus radio across Canada, staying in the the top 10 on the hip-hop charts Nationally for 10 weeks straight and hitting #1 at various stations across North America. They are currently working on their third full-length Album “See”.
Hosted by DJ 5Rivers & DJ Tranzish(ə)n

DJ 5Rivers has a deep rooted love for music, dance and community. They are passionate about issues of environmental justice, social justice, gender equity all while focusing on the intersections of gender, race and class.

DJ Tranzish(ə)n was born and raised in K’jipuktuk as a Maroon descendent. She loves every aspect of music while showing and celebrating her Jamaican roots. DJ TranˈziSH(ə)n brings you through the soundtracks of her daily life. Playing you hot hiphop, R&B, Reggae and dancehall tunes from the 90’s to present.

Presented in partnership with

Dance to A New Dawn
2019-06-01 23:59 - 2019-06-02 05:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
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 creating a visually transformed Bus Stop that merges the vibes of a music festival with a political movement in the most enticing way. There is nowhere better to spend the first 6 hours of your Sunday June 2nd than here with us.

DJ Cee.Reality
Cee.Reality is a Toronto-based Producer, Emcee, and DJ best known for his work as part of the anarchist hip hop duo Test Their Logik. He’s has been rocking stages as a live act all over the world for over a decade. In recent years Cee has been turning his attention to rocking the stage behind the decks and mastering his craft on the 1s and 2s. Employing an arsenal of his own beats and heavy, dark bass filled tracks that range from hip hop, trap and dubstep, cee.reality will get the energy up and the dance floor bumping.
https://soundcloud.com/ceereality

KittyBass
KittyBass is one of the East Coast dance music scene’s most versatile DJs, effortlessly switching between styles such as grime, bassline house, U.K. garage, R&B, and dubstep. She has continued to gain serious momentum over the course of the last year, playing Valhalla Sound Circus in Montreal, Future Forest, and opening for heavy hitters such as Sleevless records’ Stylust Beats, The Librarian, Aaron Jackson, Chuurch, and many more.
https://soundcloud.com/djkittybass

Wobble Wallah
Eastern Canada’s official delegate of trans-continental bass music. The Wobble Wallah is a full power performer; weaving together fire arts, hand drumming, and live mixing, his shows are a borderless exploration into the roots of the human experience. His impeccable taste for sounds both tribal and psychedelic is embroidered by his on-stage energy, and his relentless onslaught of bold, beautiful, brilliant music.
https://soundcloud.com/wobble-wallah

DJ Fadzwa
Zimbabwe born and raised, Halifax praised. DJ Fadzwa is known for spinning killer afrobeat sets with visuals to match. Fadza recently won Bronze for best DJ at The Coast: Best of Halifax 2017 Awards. Bringing the sounds of the African Diaspora and more, be prepared to party.
https://www.facebook.com/fadzwahfx/

ANANDRA
Following the flow, cultivating an elemental temple for body, mind & soul. Anandra is new to DJ’ing, but no stranger to improvising, exploring, and producing within the audio realm. Here to serve.
https://soundcloud.com/anandraa/postvapourintrusions

2020 Call for Submissions
2019-07-31 08:00 - 2019-10-01 23:30 | Nova Scotia
Be a Part of the 2020 Festival!
Mayworks Halifax seeks proposals that will speak of the working class experience. This can be extremely varied and can be contemporary or historical. Both amateur and professional performers may apply.
Submissions need not be directly focused on work, labour or unions. Mayworks Halifax programs works of art that adress broad themes of social and environmental justice. Any submissions that adress issues of inequality and injustice, or give voice to marginalized communities will be considered.
Under-represented groups and those disadvantaged at work and in society are particularly encouraged to apply. Material is particularly sought from youth, women, people with disabilities, African Nova Scotians, First Nation Communities, Indigenous artists, people of colour, newcomer (immigrant) populations, 2SLGBTQ+ folks, Acadian or other under-represented cultures in Nova Scotia.
Proposals must be submitted in English or French for consideration.
DEADLINE: October 1st, 2019
Download Application Guidelines and Forms: 2020 Mayworks Call for Submissions (PDF)

Canadian Labour International Film Festival
2019-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | The Bus Stop Theatre Coop, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada
Since 2009, CLIFF has been screening films about workers, the conditions under which they live and work, and related social justice issues, in over 130 locations across Canada.
Admission: Pay What You Will – FREE popcorn!
The Halifax screening will feature five international short films celebrating workers.
The total run time of the event is 55 minutes. The screening will be followed by a short open discussion.

FILM PROGRAM

Azadeh
9.5 min drama from Iran and Director Mirabbas Khosravinezhad
Azadeh, a young girl living in a small village with her family, wants
go to city to visit her father, but her mother and brother won’t allow
it…

A Radiant Sphere
9.5 min documentary from Canada and Director Sara Wylie
The filmmaker discovers a long lost family member, the Canadian Communist poet and political prisoner, Joe Wallace. Her research journey reveals his fascinating life and work, and some surprising things they share in common.

The Glasgow Women Strike
11 min documentary from Switzerland and Directors Leo David Hyde and Nathalie Berger. After decades of earning less than their male counterparts, Glasgow’s female cooks, cleaners and caregivers launch the biggest Equal Pay Strike in UK History.

24-Hour Workday
14.5 min documentary from the US and Director Zishun Ning
Home care workers are forced to work grueling 24-hour shifts taking care of seriously-ill patients, with only half of the pay. When they try to fight back through legislative means, they meet obstacles from the State government which tries to legalize such inhumane practice.

Zero
9 min drama from Spain and Director David Macian Montesinos
Once upon a time, there was a town where nobody drank Coca-cola…

JOB POSTING: Assistant Festival Director
2020-01-08 | Nova Scotia
Description
Annual, part-time contract position. Varying work hours (see below). $16 per hour.
Worker’s Compensation insurance provided.
Begins February 1st, 2020.
The Assistant Director is required to assist the Festival Director in the following duties:
● Reviewing project submissions and curating the festival program
● Communicating with artists, planning logistics and organizing festival events
● Soliciting sponsorships, partnerships and donations
● Conducting outreach toward artists and organizations
● Coordinating and promoting activities outside of the main festival (ex: CLiFF)
● Other related tasks and duties as they arise
Desired skills, interests and experience
● Strong interest in social justice movements and issues
● Familiarity with the labour movement a strong asset
● Experience in event organizing and producing
● Experience in fundraising
● Experience in art curation
● Familiarity with multiple strands of the cultural sector (theatre scene, music scene, etc.)
● Proficiency with Google Docs and office software
● Graphic design skills an asset
Work hours
● February – March: 10 hours per week.
● April : 15 hours per week
● May: 20 hours per week
● June: 10 hours per week
● July – September: 5 hours per week
● October – December: 10 hours per week
Deadline for submissions

January 8th, 2020
Email info[at]mayworkshalifax.ca
