BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20180311T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20181104T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20190310T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20191103T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20200308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20201101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20210314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20211107T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20220313T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20221106T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20230312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20231105T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20240310T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20241103T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240511T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240327T183712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T140128Z UID:10000342-1715454000-1715459400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Fille de laitier DESCRIPTION:Performance Francophone\nFille\, filleule et arrière-petite-fille de laitiers\, Arleen Thibault présente son 2e solo de conte en puisant\, cette fois\, dans ses anecdotes familiales et une collecte de souvenirs de livreurs de lait auprès du grand public. Accompagnée sur scène par le musicien Robin Servant\, elle nous livre avec humour et tendresse les vérités et les mythes d’un métier sur le point d’entrer dans la légende. \nSpectacle de conte et musique – 75 minutes \nSur scène: Arleen Thibault conteuse et Robin Servant musicien. \n \nUne brève discussion “Q&A” prendra place suite au spectacle\n>> Enregistrement pour service de garde GRATUIT pour enfants (en anglais) pendant le spectacle\n\nÉQUIPE DE CRÉATION\nTexte\, interprétation et mise en scène : Arleen Thibault / Musique et conception sonore : Robin Servant / Assistance à la mise en scène : Cyntia Southière / Conseil à l’écriture : Gigi Bigot (France) / Explorations scéniques : Stéphane Guertin\, Andréanne Joubert et Sylvie Faivre (France) / Conseil aux costumes : Viviane Lacombe / Conseil à l’éclairage : Maxine Pétrin \nPRODUCTION\nProduction : Arleen Thibault et Cyntia Southière\nCoproduction : Vitrines sur la relève de Québec et Philippe Beaulieu Gestion Artistique\nDirectrice Technique : Noémie Percy\nDirectrice de tournée : Cyntia Southière \n \n\nDaughter\, god-daughter and great-granddaughter of milkmen. Celebrated Quebec storyteller Arleen Thibault delves into family lore to share memories of a job and a way of life that generations later is making its way into the realm of myth and legend. Presented in French only. \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/fille-de-laitier/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-09-fille-de-laitier_w_icons-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240510T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240328T030028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T111736Z UID:10000347-1715367600-1715374800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Our Legacy: Many Voices\, Many Stories DESCRIPTION:An evening of stories\, songs and celebration!\nOur Legacy: Many Voices\, Many Stories is a tribute and celebration of Black families\, stories and songs. The Black family has been through 400 years of existence in Nova Scotia and continues to be the backbone of African Nova Scotian communities. We stand on their shoulders and despite the racism\, segregation and discrimination our families continue to stand strong and determined. \nWe are because of them! \n>>Register Here for FREE Childcare\nJoin Shelley Fashan and her curated lineup of guests as they share their voices and stories spanning generations.\n \nShelley has a lengthy history of community involvement\, activism and volunteerism. She has served on the East Coast Music  Association\, the Nova Scotia Arts Council\, which was responsible for creating the Portia White Prize. the Lieutenant Governor Masterworks Award and a founding member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and the African Nova Scotian Music Association. She  currently sits on the boards of the Charles Taylor Theatre and Media Arts Association\, the Eastern Shore Cooperator and The Descendants of African Americans Living in Nova Scotia\, the Akoma Property Commitee and the Advisory Council of the Road to  Economic Prosperity. \nShelley is a cultural producer who has produced several Singer/Songwriter Circles of local  artists\, including a tribute to African Nova Scotian Roots Artists\, “Four The Moment” and most recently in May 2019\, she produced a  most successful evening called “ Sistas In the Struggle Black Feminist Panel and the How We Won Tribute and showcase in honour  of the longest running occupation and protest in Canada on Gottingen Street. \n\nFlorence Mae West\n \nFlorence Mae West is a direct descendant of Africville. She is the daughter of Frederick West\, the son of Former Africville Resident Lena May West. Many considered her Nanny to be “The Spirit of Africville” because of her legacy of Old Negro Spirituals she shared each Sunday at Seaview Baptist Church\, many of which Florence learned at her feet as a child during family Spiritual times in the living room. Florence grew up watching her Nanny\, and her daughters “The West Sisters” share this rich legacy of Old Negro Spirituals in many venues. Today\, Florence is grateful to God to be able to carry on this legacy. \n\nLinda Carvery\n \nFormer President of the award-winning Nova Scotia Mass Choir\, Linda embarked on a solo career\, recording her first CD Yesterday/Today. \nLinda has expanded her musical horizons by performing in the Neptune Theatre productions of the musicals Gospel at Colonus and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also performed in Eastern Front Theatre’s production of Whylah Falls which staged a series of performances at the National Arts Centre. \nLinda has created and performed in one-woman shows. First came Make That Gospel\, Double Double for Halifax Fringe Festival\, followed by Soulful Sunday Sounds of Africville. \nRecently Watch Over Me was mounted by Mulgrave Road Theatre. As well\, Linda was the vocalist in George Elliott Clarke’s production 5 Poets Breaking Into Song. \n\nThe Fraser Family\nRaised in the Baptist Faith in the Black Community of North Preston the Fraser Family has been singing gospel for over 4 generations. The family first started singing Country style Gospel music with their parents Cyril and Rosella Fraser as part of the family singing tradition that exists within the Preston area and throughout Black communities in Nova Scotia. The Fraser family has kept the tradition alive as they are invited to Churches\, Community concerts\, and festivals within Metro area. \n\nThe Thomas Family\n \nDr. Carolyn G. Thomas is a Multi-generational\, Lifelong resident of East Preston\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. Carolyn is a Mother of 4 and Grandmother to 2 grandchildren. She is internationally recognized as an acclaimed\, historian\, lecturer\, Civil Rights Advocate/Activist\, and author of  the Underground Railroad to Nova Scotia. Carolyn was a founding member of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission who  dedicated 2 and a half decades to making Nova Scotia a more diverse and inclusive province. Her life’s work has centered around championing the cause for justice\, economic and community development throughout her church\, community and beyond. \nTrynda Thomas is a multi-generational\, Black Nova Scotian from East Preston\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. She is the youngest daughter of  the late Deacon Matthew Thomas and Dr. Carolyn G. Thomas\, and the proud mother of daughter\, Wilhelmina. Trynda is an alumnus of Dalhousie University where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree. She also studied at Dalhousie School of Law – believing in Justice  and equality for all. Trynda loves to sing and has performed on many ova Scotia stages\, across Canada and internationally.  She has worked in the field of HR for over 20 years both nationally and internationally. She is the Founder of Talent Scouts International\, a professional staffing agency and HR Consultancy. \nTamara Thomas is a multi-generational\, Black Nova Scotian from East Preston\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. She is the middle daughter of  the late Deacon Matthew Thomas and Dr. Carolyn G. Thomas. Tamara is passionate about helping families and bringing out the best  in people and serves as a Parenting Journey Professional. She is very active in her church and community having served on many  boards and committees at large. Tamara sings lead in her church choir\, is a Member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir and has traveled  nationally and internationally sharing her gift of song. \n\n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/our-legacy-many-voices-many-stories/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music,Spoken ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-08-our-legacy_w_icons-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240509T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240509T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240328T024942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T154609Z UID:10000346-1715280300-1715288400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Reel Justice / Animating Justice DESCRIPTION: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. \nTotal runtime: 74 minutes\n>>Register Here for FREE Childcare\nReel Justice will be followed by Animating Justice (AFX) and a short Q&A with filmmakers from both programs.\n\nReel Justice Program:\nSisterhood Softball by Farhiya Ahmed (7 min) \n \nLacking a dedicated space\, a group of muslim women create their own softball group to play the sport they love\, but feel excluded from. \n\nWhat Do you Think by Brandon Boyd (11 min) \n \nAutistic Haligonians work to create space within the local filmmaking community. \n\nThe Body of My Name 名自字体 by Rosie Choo Pidcock (4 min) \n \nFive Chinese Canadians return to their elementary school to reclaim their names through dance. \n\nBlack Boys Skate Too by Danica Ricamara (6 min) \n \nBlack skaters make a space and culture for themselves. \n\nMy Type of Hair by Juliet Mawusi (9 min) \nMy Type Of Hair is a short film that tells the origin of Black Beauty\, the struggles since slavery and after for Black women to keep their natural hair\, and even to find the right products for their hair type. \n\nMiss Campbell: Inuk Teacher by Heather Campbell (15 min) \n \nPart oral history and part visual poem\, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell\, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet\, Labrador. \n\nSongs of Unama’ki by Dawn Wells and Jeff Miller (22 min) \n \nA look at The Mi’kmaw artists keeping tradional music alive\, and those taking it into the future. \n\nAnimating Justice\nReel Justice will be Followed by a short program offered by the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX)\nStart time at 8:15 PM | Total runtime: 27 min\n\nOne of Those Families by Stephanie Joline (3 min) \n\nA deeply personal animated short film that brings together the exquisite hand-painted illustrations of Mi’kmaw artist Pauline Young\, the animation expertise of Struan Sutherland\, and the poignant poetry of Rebecca Thomas. \n\nMeet the Creatures by Veronica Dymond (4 min)\nTension arises when an alien brings her human fiancee home to meet the parents. \n\nBorn in a Body by Elliot Ciz and Brody Weaver (10 min)\nA segment from the 60m experimental animated documentary which repositions the trans community as experts of their own lives\, bodies\, and (medical) needs to reconsider liberation and wellbeing. \n\nHadis by Nazrin Aghamaliyeva (10 min) \n\nIn a world ruled by crows and discrimination\, a young girl decides to fight for justice. \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice-5/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-07-reel_w_icons-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240505T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240505T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240327T183518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T135335Z UID:10000340-1714914000-1714924800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Resting Space DESCRIPTION:A Workshop by Becoming Old Growth\nWhat 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 into a guided\, communal resting space. Through gentle\, unstructured  opportunities to listen\, write\, draw\, move\, and make sound—or simply rest—the artists will guide participants to reflect on these  questions\, emphasizing the role of rest as a natural and necessary balance to labour. \nParticipants will be invited to share their ideas and experiences with the artists following the workshop session. Cushions and blankets will be available and you are welcome to bring your own comfort items to use during the workshop. \nRegistration Details\nPlease register in advance via this registration form: \n>>REGISTER HERE \nAge:\nWorkshop geared for adults and mature youth. No arts experience required. \nAccessibility:\nPlease indicate accessibility needs in the registration form by Monday\, April 29th. \nNote:\nWe will try to accommodate accessibility requests\, however we cannot guarantee as all requests can be met. We will email you if we cannot fulfill your request. \nChildcare:\nOn site childcare available upon request\, please fill out child care info in the registration form above and submit by Monday\, April 29th. \n \n\nAbout Becoming Old Growth:\nBecoming Old Growth is a multidisciplinary\, participatory trio that uses sound\, listening\, movement and poetry to encourage a deeper inhabitation of place\, awakening our selves and senses to the future already enfolded within past and present. BOG’s kinetic name\, inspired by a provocative article by Dan Longboat and Joe Sheridan\, reflects our shared desires to learn\, evolve\, and deepen our understandings\, as non-Indigenous residents of Mi’kma’ki\, of “the relationship between where one is and what one thinks”. In their article\, Longboat and Sheridan write that “Old growth minds…build an ecology of mind that stands in the middle of the  temporal arc to see future and past synchronically in equal bending horizons.” Contemplating the rhythms and cycles of the living earth through our work\, the histories of this place and its possible futures\, we take the first steps along a path to Becoming Old Growth—shifting away from disconnection and placelessness towards “recovering the necessary relationship between healthy ecologies of land and human minds.” \n \nLeft: Susanne Chui (Photo credit: Béatrice Schuler-Mojon)\nCentre: Erin Donovan (Photo credit: Courtney Mac Photography)\nRight: Basma Kavanagh (Photo credit: James Arthur MacLean) \nSocial Media Tags:\n@BOG_collective\n@chui.susanne\n@hearhereproductions\n@basma.kavanagh \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/resting-space/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance,Literature,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-05-resting_w_icons-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240324T024113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T205311Z UID:10000336-1714755600-1714762800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Portrait of the Artist as an Essential Worker DESCRIPTION:NEW: ASL interpretation will be available\n\n \n\nWork by Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genosko\nIn 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 during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation and Canada Post\, respectively. With their similar experiences they dig deeper into the ‘essential’ label where art and work don’t often intersect. They explore the repetitive nature of labour through the repetitive nature of printmaking\, and create images relevant to their experience; the images are printed on the uniforms they and their coworkers wore during their time of essential sector work. Folk quilting traditionally uses old clothes and other found materials for utility\, and the shape of the garments inform the geometry of the quilt. The uniforms are sewn into quilted banners that do not follow a traditional repeating pattern or conform to a rectangle\, but rather use patchwork and appliqué techniques to create an uncertain feeling. This method reflects the ever-changing and disjointed nature of the pandemic. \nSarah’s instagram is @realpzzazz \nTwo large quilts on display at the Bus Stop Theatre\, April 1st to June 30th \nReception and Artist Talk\, May 3rd 5:00PM – 7:00PM \n \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/portrait-of-the-artist-as-an-essential-worker/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-02-portrait-artist_v3-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240501T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240324T020113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T134644Z UID:10000335-1714590000-1714595400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Bread & Roses: Can You See Us? DESCRIPTION:English & French bilingual performance | Performance bilingue anglais-français\n>>Register Here for FREE Childcare\nASL interpretation will be available\n\n \n“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 topics of invisibilized labour\, union work\, collective liberation and the importance of solidarity in the face of intersecting social crises.  Building on their decade of community organizing experience within the labour\, racial\, social and climate justice movements\, the two tiohtià:ke/mooniyang (Montréal) based artists attempt to shine light on forms of labour that are too often hidden and devalued. \nLive on stage\, Tricia will create original visual artwork in several mediums as Laura Doyle Péan recites some of their moving poetry  with themes of domestic and care labour\, activism\, unions\, and freedom. The conception of Tricia’s art pieces will be projected onto a  screen\, allowing the audience to witness her creation process live and close up. The projection of her work will serve to honour the  labour and care that goes into creating illustrations\, embroideries and linocuts\, hence putting emphasis on our understanding of art as  labour\, as well as pridefully using mediums that have such a rich history within liberation and activist movements. Unapologetically feminist and pro-worker\, Tricia and Laura\, with care and devotion\, are using this performance as a way to open conversations about  the labour movement and unionism as a whole\, and the importance of recognizing forms of labour that have historically been  undervalued\, criminalized\, and disregarded. \n \n\nBios:\nTricia \nTricia Robinson is an illustrator\, photographer and labour organizer located in Montréal\, Canada. She has been working  creatively in whatever she can get her hands on since the early 2000s and has been a freelancer since 2013. Initially shying away from having personal politics and social issues merging with her work\, these themes are now what completely encompass her  creative work. Her work often adds elements of humour and hope to important topics like workers’ rights\, labour activism\, the perils  of capitalism on our well-being\, and the importance\, value\, and future liberation of the working class. She is a music college drop out  with self taught skills and a very strong determination to be her own boss. She also absorbed skills and experience from the  abundance of love\, support\, and skill sharing from her community. Her illustration career coincides with her work within labour  unions in Canada\, and her drive and desire to educate and authentically empower workers to collectively fight for their rights. She is part of the founding of Syndicat General in Montreal\, a new trade labour union that helps workers organize and build combative and  durable unions\, whether their workplace has 2-2000 employees. \nInstagram: @triciarobinsonillustration\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/triciarobinsonillustration\nWebsite: www.triciamakes.com \n  \nLaura: \nLaura Doyle Péan (they/them) is a 24-year-old queer Haitian-Quebecois multidisciplinaryartist\,  poet and activist whose  practice focuses on the role of art in social movements. Laura published their first book\, Cœur Yoyo\, in 2020. The English translation  of their book\, Yo-yo Heart\, came out in 2021 with the 87 press. Laura holds a column in the literary magazine Lettres Québécoises\,  and has published poems and short stories in many others. They are also a member of the editorial committee of the literary magazine  Moebius\, and have sat on many literary prize juries\, including\, most recently the jury for Radio-Canada’s poetry prize. Born in  Nionwentsïo (Quebec city)\, where they first got involved in intersectional feminist\, LGBTQIA2S+\, migrant justice and racial justice  organizing\, they moved to Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang (Montreal) in 2019\, to attend university. There\, they joined the fossil fuel  divestment movement\, and made their first steps in union organizing to fight for a better collective agreement for their coworkers and  themselves. These experiences led them to gain a renewed understanding of the inextricability of the struggles for workers’ rights and the struggles for climate justice. \nInstagram: @esmeralda_dpxx \nCredit for the photo of Laura: Amélie Marcil – https://www.facebook.com/ameliemarcilgraphiste \n  \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/bread-roses-can-you-see-us/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/03/2024-mayworks-fb-01-bread-rose_w_icons-scaled.jpg GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240208T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20240125T141209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T011200Z UID:10000228-1707417000-1707424200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:ISRAELISM film screening DESCRIPTION:**Postponed due to weather – NEW Date & Time**\n**Thursday\, February 8th – 6:30PM**\nPresented by \nIndependent Jewish Voices\, Atlantic Canadian Palestinian Society\, Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax and the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nFILM WEBSITE: https://www.israelismfilm.com/ \nWhen two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians\, their lives take sharp left turns. \nThey join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel\, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. \nAfter this screening\, you will meet some of the filmmakers and you can participate in Q & A with them. \n\nMasking is strongly encouraged. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-the-film-israelism-tickets-801927826717 \n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact jjv-halifax@ijvcanada.org\,\n902-240-2782 URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/israelism-film-screening/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2024/01/Israelism-Slide1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Independent Jewish Voices - Canaa":MAILTO:jjv-halifax@ijvcanada.org GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231213T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20231102T141658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162802Z UID:10000227-1702497600-1702501200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:NEW DATE: Possibilities of Dialogue DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE! – December 13th\n \n\nInspired 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 dance and is co-choreographed and performed by David Norsworthy and Marielis Garcia. \nPresented in collaboration with Kinetic\, Live Art Dance and Votive Dance with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/possibilities-of-dialogue/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/11/Possibilites-of-Dialogue-New-Date.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231110T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20231019T155250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T125130Z UID:10000226-1699644600-1699651800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nThe screening takes place November 10\, 7:30 PM\, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\nThis year\, we will be screening Bergie (South Africa) by Dian Weys\, Shiringa: Amazon White Gold (Peru) by Oscar Akamine\, Lentejas (Spain) by José A. Campos\, HongKongers:A Re-Collection – My Destiny or My Choice? (UK) by Green Bean Media\, Allegory (Spain) by Tino Fernández\, Puanum (Dream) (Canada) by Josée Benjamin\, and Serigne (Spain) by Rodrigo Hernandez Tejero\, Adriana Cardoso Navarro\, & Edu Marin.\nAll films are translated as needed through subtitles in English.\n\nTotal run time: 87 minutes. The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion for those interested.\n\nAdmission is by donation.\n\n\n\nTHE FILMS:\n\nBergie (South Africa) by Dian Weys (7 min)\nThe term “bergie” is a South Africanism that refers to people that are homeless. This short film presents the viewer with a problem – a law enforcement officer has to remove homeless people sleeping on a path in the city in order to make way for a 10km fun-run. To do this\, he has to wrestle with fundamental questions about the dignity of human life. Language: English & Afrikaans.\n\n\n\n\nShiringa: Amazon White Gold (Peru) by Oscar Akamine (9 min)\nThis documentary follows Jorge Escompani\, a “Shiringa” master\, as he shows us how he extracts natural latex from the Shiringa tree. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa tree has led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery during “the fever of latex” in the 19th century. Current practices reflect a respectful relationship between the trees and those who depend on it for survival. Language: English & Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nLentejas (Spain) by José A. Campos (8 min)\nA humorous look at the gig economy and what work is like right now for many white collar workers who have to hustle for every contract and need multiple contracts to make a living. Workers can be anywhere – it just depends on the backdrop\, and how long you can hold the illusion together.  “Lentils (Lentejas): if you want\, eat them; if you don’t\, leave them.” Language: Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nHongKongers:A Re-Collection – My Destiny or My Choice? (UK) by Green Bean Media (18 min)\nThis documentary follows the experience of Siu Tat MUNG\, who was a leader in the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)\, as he recounts his experiences during the last few years it was in existence. HKCTU members voted to disband the union on October 3\, 2021\, following pro-democracy protests in 2019-2020. At least 29 Hong Kong trade unions were dissolved throughout 2021. Siu Tat Mung explains the conditions in Hong Kong and the reasons for asking his family to relocate to Great Britain. Through his story we are able to experience the difficult situation evolving for Trade Unionists and others working in Hong Kong in 2021. Language: Cantonese.\n\n\n\n\nAllegory (Spain) by Tino Fernández (13 min)\nTen participants are about to start a race in which the most important thing is not to win\, but to arrive\, in the race of their lives. This film is an allegory for the working class about class struggle and life. It raises good questions through its poetic approach about what life is all about. Language: Spanish.\n\n\n\n\nPuanum (Dream) (Canada) by Josée Benjamin (5 min)\nThis short documentary\, directed by an Innu filmmaker\, features Jordan\, a young french speaking\, indigenous fisherman. As we spend a typical day on his boat fishing for whelk\, he tells us the story of his journey towards becoming the captain of a fishing boat. Language: French.\n\n\n\n\n\nSerigne (Spain) by Rodrigo Hernandez Tejero\, Adriana Cardoso Navarro\, & Edu Marin. (27 min)\nIn this extraordinary documentary\, we follow Serigne Mbay\, a politician\, and his inspirational story\, as he works to educate his fellow citizens and politicians about the effects of current European fishing trade agreements on his home country of Senegal. The landscapes and the portraits of the people in this film are breathtakingly beautiful. Language: Spanish. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-7/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/10/2023-CLIFF-1242-x-766-px.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231007T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230918T135748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T135955Z UID:10000225-1696701600-1696712400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The Halifax Workers' Action Centre's 2nd Annual Open Mic Night DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of fun\, music\, and solidarity at the Halifax Workers’ Action Centre’s Open Mic Night Fundraiser! \n\n>> Get tickets HERE\n–\nThis in-person event will take place on Saturday\, October 7\, 2023 at 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS B3K 3B5.\nEnjoy labour-minded performances by local artists\, prizes\, and a silent auction – all for a good cause!\n–\nThe Halifax Workers’ Action Centre is a non-for-profit\, dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of workers in our community.\n–\nSo mark your calendars\, gather your friends\, and come on down to support the Halifax Workers’ Action Centre!\n–\n Tickets are on a sliding scale of $25-$50\nAll funds raised will directly support workers in their fight against workplace injustice.\n\nAccessibility notes:\nFor information about venue accessibily\, including an accessibility video tour (with captions of the Lobby and Theatre)\, a floor plan\, and information on parking and Halifax transit information\, please visit: https://busstoptheatre.coop/accessibility/\nYou can also email info@busstoptheatre.coop or call 888-639-1169 ext. 2.\n–\nIf you wish to speak to a Halifax WAC organizer about event accessibility\, or have any other questions\, please email us at halifaxwac@gmail.com or call 902 221 0755 ext. 2 URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-halifax-workers-action-centres-2nd-annual-open-mic-night/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/09/WAC-Slide.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Halifax Workers' Action Centre":MAILTO:halifaxwac@gmail.com GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230518T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230518T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T122329Z UID:10000334-1684434600-1684440000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:A More Radiant Sphere DESCRIPTION:By Sara Wylie\nPresented in partnership with Carbon Arc Cinema\n \nThursday\, May 18th @ 6:30pm \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration: 40 mins followed by a 30 mins Q&A with filmmaker Sara Wylie moderated by MLA Gary Burrill [CC][ASL] \nTickets: $5/$10/$15 (Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \n[CC] This film will be closed captioned. \n[ASL] ASL Interpretation will be provided for the Q&A portion of the event. \nA mid-length hybrid documentary about Joe Wallace: Canadian Communist poet\, political prisoner\, and the filmmaker’’s long lost family member. Shot on 16mm and digital\, featuring original songs by award-winning musician Fiver/Simone Schmidt. \n“Poetry is of a higher order. It sets bells ringing in the mind of the reader so that he makes his own music …” \n \nNearly lost in the annals of Canadian history\, the writings of Joe Wallace—radical believer in socialist ideals\, writer of anti-capitalist verses\, and survivor of detainment by the Canadian government—have been revived by his great-great-niece\, director Sara Wylie. \nSearching through library archives\, family records\, and footage from the early decades of the Canadian settler state\, Wylie assembles the story of Wallace the poet and revolutionary. “The more I began looking for him\, the more I began to see parts of myself reflected\,” she says. His poems are spirited\, forthright and folksy; they recall a time of great political change and opportunity. \nInextricable from Wallace’s life and work is the history of Canada’s labour movement and the increasing involvement of the state in its disruption. A More Radiant Sphere captures a time and a feeling at risk of being erased by Canadian myth\, when the possibility of a world beyond capitalism surged forth into poetry. (Written by Sarah Bakke) \nThe film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sara Wylie moderated by Gary Burril\, MLA for Halifax Chebucto \n \nFilm Credits: \nDirected\, produced and written by Sara Wylie\nFeaturing Bruce Wallace \nMusic by Simone Schmidt\nWith Nick Dourado on piano\nNathan Doucet on percussion\nJohn Showman on fiddle \nCinematography by Suz Friesen and Sara Wylie\nSound recording by Kellen Jackson and Sara Wylie\nSound mix/edit by Michelle Hwu and Tim Atkins\nColour by Sam Gilling URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/a-more-radiant-sphere/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_RADIANT1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230517T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230517T180000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T131716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T003302Z UID:10000333-1684337400-1684346400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Folding Together DESCRIPTION:By the sense archive\nPresented in Partnership with Eyelevel Artist-Run Centre\n \nWednesday\, May 17th @ 3:30pm – 6:00pm \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op \nDuration: 2 hours and 30 mins \nRegistration: FREE \nRegister Here \nDo you identify as a mother and/or perform the work of motherhood? The sense archive invites you to join us for a Community Arts Event! We will guide participants through a simple score of folding and unfolding together. During this score you are invited to share stories\, memories\, and anecdotes about motherhood/mothering in relationship to loss and/or potential. We are interested in hearing/exchanging these stories as part of our research for our performance project titled This Body of Work. Responses will be documented via video\, audio and/or text and participants will have the choice to have their stories included as part of our project. We will also present a short artist talk and discussion about our project (in progress). \nRefreshments and snacks/light dinner will be served following the event. You will leave with a small gift from us in return for your participation! Child minding is available during the event if needed. This in person event will require masking. \nPlease bring:\nA towel of any kind (tea\, hand\, bath) that you can donate to our project (this can be an already used towel) felt/embodied short story\, anecdote\, or memory in relation to mothering/motherhood and LOSS and/or POTENTIAL (this could be many things and is open to interpretation) \nChildren: Children and families are welcome. Refreshments & child minding available. Let us know if you require child minding in the registration form. \nWe will have hand-printed project T-Shirts available for purchase in all shapes and sizes! \nThis Body of Work is an interdisciplinary collaboration that explores critical feminist performance(s) of motherhood and maternal agency through lived bodily/cellular experiences. To find out more about our overall project please visit: www.thisbodyofwork.ca. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts\, Arts Nova Scotia\, Support for Culture\, Dancemakers\, The Bank Art House\, Mayworks\, eyelevel Gallery. \nTo contact us about accessibility needs or other questions please email in advance sensearchive@gmail.com or text us (if needed) on the day of at 647-459-6556. \nPlease Note:\nIf you are unable to attend this event but would still like to contribute you can still participate. Please send to sensearchive@gmail.com:\nyour full name and contact information your personal short story\, anecdote\, or memory about loss and its relationship to mothering/motherhood. You can type your story via text directly into the email OR use an audio recording platform (example: voice memos) to record and attach to the email as an audio file. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/folding-together/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Spoken ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_FOLDING1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T125842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T231820Z UID:10000330-1683399600-1683403200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Unfold DESCRIPTION:By Reequal Smith\nPresented in partnership with Prismatic Arts Festival in association with Live Art Dance\n \n \nFriday\, May 5th @ 7:00pm\nSaturday\, May 6th @ 7:00pm \nFollowed by Djata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration:\nUnfold by Reequal Smith – 10 mins\nDjata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita – 20 mins\n(15 mins intermission between performances) \nTickets: $5/$10/$15/$20 (For both shows – Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \nThe burden of misty dreams. An assortment of feelings. Of Loss & Love. A deep rooted nostalgia of home in every crevice of being manifested by the full existence and experience of body to land. Land connecting to my soles of souls. \nInspired by the sweet infectious Ghanaian Blues\, this performance is fused with the essence of Afro Cuban movement\, embodied with a fusion of jazz\, African and funk styles. Rooted with the vibrancy of old tropical Caribbean motion\, stemming from euphoric connection in the swish in our hips and the fluidity in our strides. \nReequal Smith is the Founder and Artistic Director of Oshun Dance Studios. A dance artist originally from the Bahamas\, now based in Charlottetown\, Prince Edward Island. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/unfold/2023-05-06/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_UNFOLD.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T125004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T231737Z UID:10000328-1683399600-1683403200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Djata: Conversations of the Manden DESCRIPTION:By Aly Keita\nPresented in partnership with Prismatic Arts Festival in association with Live Art Dance\n \n \nFriday\, May 5th @ 7:00pm\nSaturday\, May 6th @ 7:00pm \nWith opening performance of Unfold by Reequal Smith \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration:\nUnfold by Reequal Smith – 10 mins\nDjata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita – 20 mins\n(15 mins intermission between performances) \nTickets: $5/$10/$15/$20 (For both shows – Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \nTo create my piece\, I drew inspiration from the Epic of Soundjata\, one of the most significant foundational stories from 13th-century African oral tradition. It features Soundjata Keita\, whose exploits have been transmitted through song and kora music played by lyrical poets from West Africa\, known as griots. I was especially interested in the part of the legend known as “The Awakening of the Lion” to address themes of oppression\, courage\, metamorphosis\, passage and liberation\, all explored through rhythm\, sound and movement. \nBorn from an alliance between the buffalo and the lion\, Soundjata Keita\, the long-awaited child whose birth was foretold by soothsayers\, is unable to walk. After years of humiliation\, against all odds\, he stands up\, walks across the village and uproots a baobab. This marks the beginning of his awakening\, which will lead him to found the great Mandingo Empire\, unifying the regions of West Africa\, including Guinea\, my home country. \nCredits: \nArtistic direction\, choreography and dance: Aly Keita Music: Lasso Sanou and Aly Keita Rehearsal director and production manager: Raffaela Siniscalchi \nDescription et synopsis\nPour la réalisation de mon œuvre\, je me suis inspiré de l’épopée mandingue\, l’un des récits fondateurs les plus marquants des traditions orales africaines (XIIIe siècle)\, et de son personnage-clé : Soundjata Keita. Entre histoire et légende\, les griots – des poètes lyriques de l’Afrique de l’Ouest – nous ont transmis\, par le chant et les notes de leurs koras\, les exploits de ce personnage emblématique de l’Afrique occidentale. Dans mon processus de création\, je me suis surtout intéressé à la partie de la légende connue sous le nom de « Le réveil du lion »\, pour aborder\, tout en rythme et en mouvement\, les thèmes de l’oppression\, du courage\, de la métamorphose\, du passage et de la libération. \nEngendré par la puissance du buffle et du lion\, Soundjata Keita\, l’enfant que tous attendaient et dont la naissance avait été prédite par les mages\, est incapable de marcher. Le prince\, déchu\, apprit à mettre un pied devant l’autre et trouva la force de se relever. Sous les regards stupéfaits de son peuple\, Soundjata marcha vers un baobab qu’il arracha du sol. Ce fut le début de son éveil qui l’aurait mené à unifier les territoires de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et fonder\, ainsi\, le grand empire Mandingue. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/djata-conversations-of-the-manden/2023-05-06/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_DJATA2.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T125842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T231820Z UID:10000329-1683313200-1683316800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Unfold DESCRIPTION:By Reequal Smith\nPresented in partnership with Prismatic Arts Festival in association with Live Art Dance\n \n \nFriday\, May 5th @ 7:00pm\nSaturday\, May 6th @ 7:00pm \nFollowed by Djata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration:\nUnfold by Reequal Smith – 10 mins\nDjata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita – 20 mins\n(15 mins intermission between performances) \nTickets: $5/$10/$15/$20 (For both shows – Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \nThe burden of misty dreams. An assortment of feelings. Of Loss & Love. A deep rooted nostalgia of home in every crevice of being manifested by the full existence and experience of body to land. Land connecting to my soles of souls. \nInspired by the sweet infectious Ghanaian Blues\, this performance is fused with the essence of Afro Cuban movement\, embodied with a fusion of jazz\, African and funk styles. Rooted with the vibrancy of old tropical Caribbean motion\, stemming from euphoric connection in the swish in our hips and the fluidity in our strides. \nReequal Smith is the Founder and Artistic Director of Oshun Dance Studios. A dance artist originally from the Bahamas\, now based in Charlottetown\, Prince Edward Island. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/unfold/2023-05-05/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_UNFOLD.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20230408T125004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T231737Z UID:10000327-1683313200-1683316800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Djata: Conversations of the Manden DESCRIPTION:By Aly Keita\nPresented in partnership with Prismatic Arts Festival in association with Live Art Dance\n \n \nFriday\, May 5th @ 7:00pm\nSaturday\, May 6th @ 7:00pm \nWith opening performance of Unfold by Reequal Smith \nLocation: Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St) \nDuration:\nUnfold by Reequal Smith – 10 mins\nDjata: Conversations of the Manden by Aly Keita – 20 mins\n(15 mins intermission between performances) \nTickets: $5/$10/$15/$20 (For both shows – Pay what you can) \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n \nTo create my piece\, I drew inspiration from the Epic of Soundjata\, one of the most significant foundational stories from 13th-century African oral tradition. It features Soundjata Keita\, whose exploits have been transmitted through song and kora music played by lyrical poets from West Africa\, known as griots. I was especially interested in the part of the legend known as “The Awakening of the Lion” to address themes of oppression\, courage\, metamorphosis\, passage and liberation\, all explored through rhythm\, sound and movement. \nBorn from an alliance between the buffalo and the lion\, Soundjata Keita\, the long-awaited child whose birth was foretold by soothsayers\, is unable to walk. After years of humiliation\, against all odds\, he stands up\, walks across the village and uproots a baobab. This marks the beginning of his awakening\, which will lead him to found the great Mandingo Empire\, unifying the regions of West Africa\, including Guinea\, my home country. \nCredits: \nArtistic direction\, choreography and dance: Aly Keita Music: Lasso Sanou and Aly Keita Rehearsal director and production manager: Raffaela Siniscalchi \nDescription et synopsis\nPour la réalisation de mon œuvre\, je me suis inspiré de l’épopée mandingue\, l’un des récits fondateurs les plus marquants des traditions orales africaines (XIIIe siècle)\, et de son personnage-clé : Soundjata Keita. Entre histoire et légende\, les griots – des poètes lyriques de l’Afrique de l’Ouest – nous ont transmis\, par le chant et les notes de leurs koras\, les exploits de ce personnage emblématique de l’Afrique occidentale. Dans mon processus de création\, je me suis surtout intéressé à la partie de la légende connue sous le nom de « Le réveil du lion »\, pour aborder\, tout en rythme et en mouvement\, les thèmes de l’oppression\, du courage\, de la métamorphose\, du passage et de la libération. \nEngendré par la puissance du buffle et du lion\, Soundjata Keita\, l’enfant que tous attendaient et dont la naissance avait été prédite par les mages\, est incapable de marcher. Le prince\, déchu\, apprit à mettre un pied devant l’autre et trouva la force de se relever. Sous les regards stupéfaits de son peuple\, Soundjata marcha vers un baobab qu’il arracha du sol. Ce fut le début de son éveil qui l’aurait mené à unifier les territoires de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et fonder\, ainsi\, le grand empire Mandingue. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/djata-conversations-of-the-manden/2023-05-05/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2023/04/MW2023_DJATA2.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221117T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20221101T230931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T011347Z UID:10000212-1668711600-1668717000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival DESCRIPTION: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 16th annual festival.\n\nThe screening takes place November 17\, 2022\, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.\n\nThis year we are screening If There is No Struggle (United States) by Jared Katriane\, See Us Come Together (Philippines) by Alyssa Suico\, What Will I Show You? (Canada) by Elie-John Joseph\, Opera Trans*formed (Canada) by Leah Borts-Kuperman & Maria Sarrouh\, The Unmaking of Medical Inadmissibility (Canada) by Laura Bisaillon\, & Kellys (Spain) by Javier Fesser.\n\nThe screening lasts 62 minutes.\n\nAdmission by donation.\n\n\n\nOnline Viewing\nOnline streaming is available on demand. A streaming link will be emailed to anyone sending a PWYC donation by e-transfer to info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca\n\nAs of November 17th at 7:30 PM\, you’ll have 2 hours to start watching. Once you begin\, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching.\n\n\n\nTHE FILMS:\n\nIf There is No Struggle (United States) by Jared Katriane\nA young woman discovers the working class history of her neighbourhood through the lens of a 1965 Canon Scoopic 16mm camera and historical figures via Boston’s public art. She begins an important conversation that needs to continue in the labour movement given the overwhelming right wing ideology and misinformation being spread targeting working class folks.\nThe film title comes from an 1857 Frederick Douglass speech: “If there is no struggle\, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom\, and yet depreciate agitation\, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”\n\n\n\n\nSee Us Come Together (Philippines) by Alyssa Suico\nSee Us Come Together is an amateur documentary following the members of the Optodev Workers Union\, tracing their story of forming their union before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nWhen factories were forced to close operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020\, an ophthalmic lens workers’ union ensured mechanisms to protect their workers\, with the ultimate goal of changing the culture of labour in their factory. The documentary brings to focus what is essential to keep a country running in times of crisis. While the pandemic turned the spotlight on essential and frontline workers\, what was essential to the workers of Optodev was their union.\nSubtitled in ENGLISH\n\n\n\n\nWhat Will I Show You? (Canada) by Elie-John Joseph\nIn the tradition of direct cinema\, What Will I Show You is an intimate documentary in which a grandfather and his grandson discuss the past and future of Innu culture. An important\, first-person film telling the stories of Innu and their culture\, their work\, and the immediate impacts of environmental degradation on their lands.\nThemes of Indigenous learning\, work and way of life. From the Innu nation and residing in the Tiohtià:ke territory since 2006\, Elie-John Joseph has been passionate about cinema since a young age. Self-taught\, he has been practising film photography for several years.\n\n\n\n\nOpera Trans*formed (Canada) by Leah Borts-Kuperman & Maria Sarrouh\n“If I wasn’t an opera singer\, would I be a trans man?” asks Teiya Kasahara\, a gender non-binary singer\, partway through the film. It’s a dilemma facing gender non-binary and trans singers working in a field whose roles are rigidly defined along gender lines: sopranos and mezzos are cast as women (so-called “trouser roles” aside); tenors and basses as men.\nTeiya Kasahara (they/them) leads a new generation of trans* opera performers\, activists and self-proclaimed “shit-disturbers” making their voices heard–whether the classical music world likes it or not.\n\n\n\n\nThe Unmaking of Medical Inadmissibility (Canada) by Laura Bisaillon\nHave you ever considered the amount of work it takes to immigrate to Canada? Applying to immigrate is a form of labour: it requires time\, effort\, intention\, skill and money. This film about immigration application work tells the stories of Martha\, Winnie and Stella. As prospective immigrants to Canada\, they are tagged as being “abnormal” (to use the state’s term) through the immigration medical examination and therefore face higher barriers and discrimination during the immigration process.\nThemes include the criminalization of HIV\, and a critical look at the idea of “good immigrants.”\n\n\n\n\nKellys (Spain) by Javier Fesser\nIn this high quality short\, we glimpse a private conversation between two long-time hotel workers and close friends. But there are always things that are hidden\, even from your best friend.\nSubtitled in ENGLISH URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-6/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/11/CLIFF-Website.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220521 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20220405T131708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T235756Z UID:10000206-1652832000-1653091199@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:ONLINE - All In: DJ Uncle Fester x Superfluid Collective + Friends DESCRIPTION:Online Stream (May 18th-20th) (CC)\n>>BUY TICKETS\nThis two part show will blow your socks off! DJ Uncle Fester brings together some of Halifax’ hottest MCs and the amazing Superfluid Collective for a night of great performances and a live off-the-floor recording session of new music. \nPart I: DJ Uncle Fester & Friends\nFeaturing General Khan & Ambeez\, Ghettosocks\, and Aquakultre \n \nPart II: DJ Uncle Fester x Superfluid Collective\n\nSuperfluid Collective will be DJ Uncle Fester’s live band for a night of new music recorded off-the-floor for a future collaborative album to be released later this year. Be here on the ground level for something special! \n \nDJ Uncle Fester \n16 year Vet of the Halifax Hip-Hop scene DJ Uncle Fester is always creating. A founding member of the Backburner crew\, Fes has worked on many award winning albums and with artists from all across North America. Recording\, Engineering\, Producing\, DJing\, Beat Making and touring with The Extremities are all ways in which Fes has spread his sound across the map. With all this work already put in and no signs of slowing down\, look for many upcoming projects to come. \nIG: @fester902\nWeb: http://www.djunclefester.com/\nBandcamp: https://djunclefester.bandcamp.com/\nMore Music on: http://blackbuffalorecords.ca/ \nSuperfluid Collective \nA blend of fusion and urban influences\, Superfluid is a quasi-collective\, multi-dimensional\, poly-genre force of kinetic energy that spins velveteen lyrics across smooth grooves\, silk Rhodes\, and soulful guitars. On spaceship earth\, energy is neither created nor destroyed\, it simply changes form. This is true for individuals that make up Superfluid Collective. Ranging from Bengali\, Iranian\, Pubjabi M’ikMa’ki\, English\, Irish and Canadian backgrounds\, the group has come together through a shared thirst for Olands and basement jams. The group’s experience of immigration is paralleled by their vagabond work ethic\, moving between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for shows. A quintessential festival band\, Superfluid is best experienced live. \nShuvanjan Karmaker – Founder/Bass\nPaige Bailey – Piano\nSerkan Suer – Drums\nSeth Voliere – Guitar\nJames Shaw – Saxophone\nMathew Marshall – Trombone\nMatt Myers – Trumpet \nWeb: https://www.superfluidmusic.com/ \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/all-in-dj-uncle-fester-x-superfluid-collective-friends/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/PICTO_DJsm.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220521 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20220405T131632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220515T000308Z UID:10000204-1652832000-1653091199@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:ONLINE - Primal DESCRIPTION:Online stream (May 18th – 20th) (CC) \n>>BUY TICKETS\nAn immersive theatrical experience delivered right to your front door! \nJoin The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company for this bold devised theatre project as they explore the human cost of convenience that is paid when we order online. \nPrimal shares a glimpse behind closed factory doors at environmental racism\, immoral surveillance\, natural disasters\, and more forms of worker exploitation that happens within corporations like Amazon. \nWith a focus on eclectic creative storytelling through text\, movement\, puppetry\, music and radical audience accessibility\, Primal is a tragicomic theatre experience that asks the question: \nIf we can’t change the world overnight\, should we be able to deliver overnight? \n  \nFull Production Credits\nIvy Abbot-Charles: Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer\nDerek Brikbeck: Website Designer & Logistical Coordinator / Ensemble Performer\nOlivier Blais: Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer\nXinyi (Frisia) Li: Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer\nSarah Mackenzie: Stage Manager\nAlynne Sinnemma: Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer\nEmily Ranson: Assistant Producer\nLogan Robins: Creative Collaborator / Director / Producer\nSophie Wilcott: Assistant Director \n \n  \n\nBiographies\nIvy Abbott-Charles- Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer \nIvy Abbott-Charles (she/her) is a Halifax-based actor with a Master’s degree in Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland\, and a certificate in Puppetry Arts from Mermaid Theatre. She has performed and collaborated on immersive theatre\, children’s theatre\, and political theatre\, working with many local companies including DaPoPo\, Zuppa\, and Eastern Front. Over the last few years\, she has also delved into the film world\, acting in several short films\, TV shows\, and commercials. \nOlivier Bias- Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer \nOlivier (He/Him) is a recent graduate of the acting program at the Fountain School for Performing Arts at Dalhousie (FSPA). An aspiring writer\, director and actor\, he is a co-founder of a bilingual theatre company in Halifax\, the Theatre DesAssimilés (TDA). Selected Credits for Acting include The Dog in the Manger; People\, Places and things; The Crucible (FSPA) Les Chaises; Les Mangeurs d’ail (TDA). Other credits include Concord Floral (FSPA) as an Assistant Director and Mentire (TDA) as a production assistant. \nXinyi (Frisia) Li- Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer \nFrisia 李昕怿 (she/her) is a photographer\, theatre artist and a travel enthusiast living and working in Halifax/Kjipuktuk. Born and raised in Chongqing\, China\, her most recent work Dear World (2020) is an ode to her multicultural background and extensive travelling experience (before COVID-19). She recently finished her BA at Mount Allison University and continues to dedicate her work in global connection and telling the stories of those who lost their voice. \nLogan Robins- Creative Collaborator / Director / Producer \nLogan (he/they) is an environmental theatre maker\, improviser\, puppeteer\, educator\, musician\, writer\, designer\, and creator of exhaustive lists- based in the Sipekne’katik region of Mi’kma’ki (colonially known as Gaspereau Valley\, Nova Scotia). \nLogan is the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company\, with whom they recently wrote/directed/produced the musical Hippoposthumous as a part of the 2021 Halifax Fringe Festival! Currently you can catch Logan’s work as a creative collaborator on Eastern Front Theatre’s Macro Digitals: Connections as well as performing as an actor/improviser in Outside the March’s production of The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries– an adventurous theatrical experience that takes place over the phone! Logan believes in theatre as a tool for social change and that all art should be radically accessible. \nAlynne Sinnemma- Creative Collaborator / Ensemble Performer  \nAlynne (she/her)\, a recent graduate of Acadia University’s Theatre program\, is very excited to begin her work in Halifax’s indie theatre community! Selected previous roles include Rachael from One Man Two Guvnors’\, with the Acadia Theatre Company and Grizzled New York City Cop from Giant Killer Shark: The Musical\, with Kick at the Dark Theatre Company. In her free time Alynne takes aerial silks and acrobatics classes with Halifax Circus. \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/primal-2022-05-14/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/PICTO_PARCELsm.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220521 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20220405T131607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T235950Z UID:10000319-1652832000-1653091199@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:ONLINE - Intersect DESCRIPTION:Online Stream (May 18th-20th) (ASL + CC) \n>>BUY TICKETS\n“ritual practice … the process of putting yourself together every day.”\n– Wu Tsang \n8 bodies\, traversing identities through movement. They are a collection of moments – some curated\, some not. They move with care\, with curiosity\, with joy\, with the possibility of failure. An intricate look at the nature of intersectionality and how we construct identity. \nCreated by Liliona Quarmyne in collaboration with: \nCarolin Mateus\nGillian Seaward-Boone\nI’thandi Munro\nJacinte Armstrong\nLeelee Oluwatoyosi Eko Davis\nReequal Smith\nSolène Bernier\nZomi Tombing \n \n \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/intersect/2022-05-18/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/PICTO_INTERSECTsm.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220506T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20220405T131721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T135946Z UID:10000207-1651849200-1651863600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Shortcuts DESCRIPTION:DROP IN ANYTIME: Friday\, May 6th\, 3:00 PM to 7:00PM (ASL Interpretation)\nThe Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St) + Facebook Live \nFREE\nMasking is required to attend this event in person \nShortcuts are little acts of defiance. Despite what route we are told we should follow\, we use shortcuts to find our own way. \nIn this piece\, audience members’ favourite shortcuts are collected\, processed\, illustrated\, published\, and distributed by a trio of workers who open up the inside of their factory to us so we can see every detail of this long process to take a short cut. \nShortcuts\, loopholes and life hacks. We want ‘em! \nSubmit your own tips on how to get ahead on May 6th between 3:00 PM and 7:00PM\, either in person or by calling 902-404-0616 \n  \nTHE TEAM\nDan Bray – The Courier\nColleen MacIsaac – The Technician / Creator\nMahya Tench – The Operator \n \n  \nDan Bray – The Courier \nDan Bray (he/him) is an interdisciplinary theatre and visual artist\, currently living as the winter caretaker of a spooky mansion just outside Antigonish. He is the artistic director and founder of The Villains Theatre\, for which he has written\, adapted\, and directed many plays. Most recently\, his new plays Observatory Mansions and Hänsel und Gretel in: der Garten von Edible Horrors: a Terrible Parable have both been nominated for 2022 Robert Merritt awards for “Outstanding Adaptation by a Nova Scotian”; several of his original plays have also won him similar awards at the Halifax Fringe. He has had the good fortune of working with many of this province’s finest companies\, including Two Planks and a Passion\, Mulgrave Road\, Festival Antigonish\, Shakespeare by the Sea\, Eastern Front\, Phyllis Rising\, and Terra Novella. Dan has several new plays in development that are set to premiere shortly across Nova Scotia\, but they’re all under wraps for now…! www.brayowulf.ca \nColleen MacIsaac – The Technician / Creator \nColleen (they/she) is a multidisciplinary artist and current Master of Fine Arts candidate at NSCAD University. A winner of the Halifax Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist and the Bhayana Invisible Champion Award\, they like making things. Colleen’s current play A Beginner’s Guide to the Night Sky was programmed this April at Page1 Theatre’s OutFest\, and their past works include TO: THE UNKNOWN\, the effects were cumulative and i almost didn’t notice\, The Blazing World\, Mercury\, dark matter\, and Cartography. They make comics and drawings and weird little performance things\, and they are interested in exploring connections\, communications\, collaborations\, family\, queerness\, countermapping\, climate grief\, and our place in the universe. They have worked with many local companies as a graphic designer\, performer\, producer\, and playwright. \nMahya Tench – The Operator \nMahya (they/them) started their artistic journey in childhood\, performing for friends and family. Now with a BA and under the Peace and Friendship treaties\, they continue to perform\, live and work as a multidisciplinary artist near Kjipuktuk (the Great Harbour\, aka Halifax Harbour) in Mi’kma’ki: the traditional unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) peoples. A radically compassionate Queer Black\, Indigenous\, Genderfluid/Trans Woman of Colour\, she is dedicated to equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, decolonization and reindigenizing. Always an avid volunteer\, they sit on the board of the Villains Theatre\, the Bus Stop Theatre Cooperative and is a part of the Queer Theatre Ensemble Collective (QTEs). \nFavourite roles include: CHILD/TBD in OY VEY! MY BABY’S A THEY (Eastern Front Theatre & the Bus Stop Theatres Writer’s Circle)\, Gravedigger in ZOMBLET (The Villains Theatre)\, This Is Nowhere (ZUPPA Theatre Co.) and Potato in Escape The Game (Ship’s Company Theatre). \n \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/shortcuts/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/PICTO_SHORTCUTSsm.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220516 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20220405T131731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T115737Z UID:10000208-1651708800-1652659199@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The Work We Do: An Animation Retrospective DESCRIPTION:Online stream at www.anifx.ca until May 15th \nTickets to Online Screening at www.anifx.ca\nPresented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) \nCraft. Labour. Practice. Drudgery. Vocation. We work every day\, sometimes with joy and a sense of fulfillment\, sometimes with loathing and a sense of alienation. We labour for pay\, for free\, or for barter; we exert ourselves for overlords\, for ourselves\, or for our communities. These animated films from across the country and across the decades reflect on the ups and downs of our experiences as beings who toil and strive. And what medium could be more fitting than the labour-intensive delight of animation? \nTotal running time: 65 minutes. \n  \n \n \n\nSeeing Her (Lindsay McIntyre\, 2020) 3:30 \nWe begin with Lindsay McIntyre’s homage to the skill and love of work her great-grandmother\ndid on her amauti\, animated through Super-16 cinematography. \n\nGet a Job! (Brad Caslour\, 1985) 10:30 \nWith a turn to the ironic\, this 1980’s classic is an ironic riff on classic cartoons\, peppered with pop culture references. \n\nCurtailment of Civilian Industries (Philip Ragan\, 1943) 2:00 \nFrom the vaults: World War II propaganda paints a picture of labour and consumerism. \n\nYou Are Pretty Much On Your Own… The Two Disasters of Homelessness and The Pandemic ( Jeff Karabanow\, Katrin Doll\, Catherine Levitan-Reid\, Jean Hughes and Haorui Wu\, 2021) 7:45 \nResearchers team up with Animator Shannon Long to create an animated short  exploring the homelessness sector in two Nova Scotian communities during the early phases of COVID. It is based on the SSHRC-funded 2021 study entitled “COVID-19  and Homelessness: Promoting Disaster Preparedness\, Response\, and Recovery in Two Communities in Nova Scotia” by Jeff  Karabanow\, Kaitrin Doll\, Catherine Levitan-Reid\, Jean Hughes and Haorui Wu. \n\nThe Housewife (Cathy Bennett\, 1975) 6:00 \nThe Housewife provides a 1970’s look a “women’s” work and a quiet celebration of the women who do it. \n\nBistro Girls (Jenna Marks\, 2020) 5:00 \nJenna Marks’s stop-motion animation brings out the sparkle of documentary interviews with Zoe Leger and Foxy Roxy as they reflect on their work as performers. \n\nMacpherson (Martine Chartrand\, 2012) 11:00 \nMartine Chartrand’s exquisite paint-on-glass animation celebrates a range of work and labourers in this true story of Frank Randolph Macpherson\, a Jamaican chemical engineer working in the pulp and paper industry\, who inspired Félix Leclerc to write his song about the log drives. \n\nBiidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (Amanda Strong\, 2017) 19:15 \nIndigenous people have harvested sap for thousands of years. In Biidaaban\, a young genderfluid person and a shape-shifter continue this work in an urban setting. \n\nDOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT  DETAILS & UPDATES\n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-work-we-do-an-animation-retrospective/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/PICTO_ANIMATIONsm.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191112T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20191031T000734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T123630Z UID:10000197-1573585200-1573590600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival DESCRIPTION: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. \nAdmission: Pay What You Will – FREE popcorn! \nThe Halifax screening will feature five international short films celebrating workers.\nThe total run time of the event is 55 minutes. The screening will be followed by a short open discussion. \n  \nFILM PROGRAM\n \nAzadeh\n9.5 min drama from Iran and Director Mirabbas Khosravinezhad\nAzadeh\, a young girl living in a small village with her family\, wants\ngo to city to visit her father\, but her mother and brother won’t allow\nit… \n\nA Radiant Sphere\n9.5 min documentary from Canada and Director Sara Wylie\nThe 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. \n\n \nThe Glasgow Women Strike\n11 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.\n\n\n\n24-Hour Workday\n14.5 min documentary from the US and Director Zishun Ning\nHome 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.\n\n\n\nZero\n9 min drama from Spain and Director David Macian Montesinos\nOnce upon a time\, there was a town where nobody drank Coca-cola… URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-4/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/10/CLiFF_11_logo-e1572480245790.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190601T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190602T053000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T033209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T005501Z UID:10000194-1559433540-1559453400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Dance to A New Dawn DESCRIPTION:Night of June 1st to 2nd – midnight to dawn\n*Dry Event*\n  \n5 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. \n\n\n\n\nDJ Cee.Reality\nCee.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.\nhttps://soundcloud.com/ceereality\n\n\n\nKittyBass\nKittyBass 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.\nhttps://soundcloud.com/djkittybass\n\n\n\nWobble Wallah\nEastern 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.\nhttps://soundcloud.com/wobble-wallah\n\n\n\nDJ Fadzwa\nZimbabwe 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.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/fadzwahfx/\n\n\n\nANANDRA\nFollowing 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.\nhttps://soundcloud.com/anandraa/postvapourintrusions URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/dance-to-a-new-dawn/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/04/bjvgtzn5ueoguv6av9lw.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190601T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190601T233000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T033144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190421T005510Z UID:10000193-1559419200-1559431800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2 DESCRIPTION:  \nBack 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. \nHip-Hop Vs. The System | A Community Cypher\nCalling all rappers and emcees in the HRM. \nJoin 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. \nWe’ve been battling each other too long\, it’s time we unite and battle the system! \nTest Their Logik\nUsing 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”. \nHosted by DJ 5Rivers & DJ Tranzish(ə)n\n\n\n\n\nDJ 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.\n\n\n\nDJ 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.\n\n\n\n  \nPresented in partnership with URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/hip-hop-vs-capitalism-vol-2/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Test-Their-Logik-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190602 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T033002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190423T145051Z UID:10000301-1559088000-1559433599@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes DESCRIPTION:May 29th to 31st | 7:30pm-9:00pm & June 1st | 2:00pm-3:30pm\nPresented by Surplus Production Unit\nIn 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. \nThree 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? \nConceived by Alex McLean\nwith (alphabetically) Chun Shing Au\, Zach Faye\, Carmen Lee\, Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt\, Lily Ross-Millard and Richie Wilcox \nStarring: Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt and Richie Wilcox \nSet/prop design: Chun Shing Au\, Kai On Kerwin Lam and Carmen Lee\nDirection and Script (from verbatim sources): Alex McLean\nPreliminary Research: Myrto Koumarianos \n  \nSign language interpretation will be provided during the May 30th presentation. \n  \nPresented by \n      \n  \nWith support from \n      URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/a-timed-speed-read-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-trial-transcript-with-additional-notes/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/04/Triangle_bannerSM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190528T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T032934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T043757Z UID:10000300-1559071800-1559077200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Meso América Resiste! DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Beehive Design Collective\nCome see a mural-sized pen and ink masterpiece that took over nine years to create!\nThe 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. \nThis interactive presentation will feature spoken word rhymes by MC Testament of Test Their Logik. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/meso-america-resiste/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Spoken ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/03/Beehive_Slide1-e1554782956417.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190526T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190526T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T032858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T164051Z UID:10000299-1558899000-1558906200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Reel Justice DESCRIPTION:Our short film program weaves through issues and narratives to present a cinematic collage you won’t find at the Cineplex. \nProgram:\nTotal run time: 90 mins | Followed by a brief Q&A \n \n\n\n\n\nApaja’simk – The Return | Trevor Gould (2018) 11 mins \nGlooscap’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.\n\n\n\nThe Gottingen Stigma | Ross Andersen & Silas Brown (2018) 10 mins \nThis short documentary examines the story of how the change of a street name divided the Halifax North End community.\n\n\n\nAlive Day | Paul Vienneau (2016) 3 mins \nOn 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.\n\n\n\nBoat Harbour & the Mill | Mark Lang (2018) 6 mins \nAustralian 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.\n\n\n\nWe Regret to Inform You… | Eva Colmers & Heidi Janz (2015) 11 mins \nIn 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”.\n\n\n\nMissing Women | Anna Quon (2016) 5 mins \nAnna 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.\n\n\n\nMe Too: From Hashtags to Healing | Avalon Sexual Assault Centre (2018) 6 mins \nAvalon’s team of expert sexual assault trauma therapists explain the work of healing behind the hashtag.\n\n\n\nGrace | Taylor Olson (2018) 9 mins \nA 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.\n\n\n\nDuck Duck Goose | Shelley Thompson (2018) 7 mins \nWhen hiding for your life becomes a frightening game\, an elementary school teacher and children cope with the fear and guilt created by lockdown.\n(Winner – Best Short – Atlantic Film Festival FIN – 2018)\n\n\n\nL’acteur – Jana Doiron (2018) 6 mins \nAn 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.\n\n\n\nThug | Daniel Boos (2017) – 15 mins \nDesperate 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.\n(Winner – Best Short – Atlantic Film Festival FIN – 2017)\n\n\n\n  \nPresented with support from \n          \n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice-4/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/04/RJ_Apajasimk.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190526 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T032758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190415T133417Z UID:10000297-1558569600-1558828799@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Mi'kma'ki 2030: Hope and Fire DESCRIPTION:May 23rd to 25th | 8:00pm-9:00pm\nWhat are the possibilities for Mi’kma’ki? \nIn 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. \nThe Mi’kma’ki 2030 Collective:\nSarah 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. \nCatherine 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. \nCynthia 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. \nBria 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. \nTayla 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. \nLiliona 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. \n  \n Sign language interpretation will be provided during the May 24th presentation. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/hope-and-fire/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/03/Mikmaki-2030-Mayworks-2019-Image.png GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190522T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190522T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T103107 CREATED:20190409T032707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T022516Z UID:10000296-1558551600-1558558800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Black Feminism: Sistas of the Struggle DESCRIPTION:We marched\, sang\, protested and supported the feminist movement\, we fought for maternity leave\, employment equity\, flex time\, and society stands on our shoulders. \nA panel discussion examining the story of Black women who have led movements for social change during the 70’s\, 80’s and 90’s.\nAlthough 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. \nPanelists:\nDelvina Bernard\, Lynn Jones\, Dolly Williams and Carolann Wright-Parks \nPanel Moderator:  El Jones \nWith opening poetry by:\nDr Afua Cooper and Martha Mutale. \n“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 \n \n  \nBiographies:\n\n\n\n\nDelvina 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.\n\n\n\nDr 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.\n\n\n\nDolly 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.\n\n\n\nCarolann 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.\n\n\n\nEl 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.\n\n\n\nDr 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.\n\n\n\nMartha 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.\n\n\n\n  \nPresented by URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/black-feminism-sistas-of-the-struggle/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Spoken ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2019/04/fdee5c2cd937ece6f0559bb9fb5f438b-e1554782405370.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR