• Shortcuts

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

    DROP IN ANYTIME: Friday, May 6th, 3:00 PM to 7:00PM (ASL Interpretation) The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St) + Facebook Live FREE Masking is required to attend this event in person Shortcuts are little acts of defiance. Despite what route we are told we should follow, we use shortcuts to find our own way. … Continued

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  • The Work We Do: An Animation Retrospective

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

    Online stream at www.anifx.ca until May 15th Tickets to Online Screening at www.anifx.ca Presented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) Craft. 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 … Continued

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  • Canadian Labour International Film Festival

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

    Since 2009, CLIFF has been screening films about workers, the conditions under which they live and work, and related social justice issues, in over 130 locations across Canada. Admission: Pay What You Will - FREE popcorn! The Halifax screening will feature five international short films celebrating workers. The total run time of the event is … Continued

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  • Dance to A New Dawn

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

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

    $5 – $20
  • Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2

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

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

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

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

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

    $15
  • Meso América Resiste!

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

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

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  • Reel Justice

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

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

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  • Mi’kma’ki 2030: Hope and Fire

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

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

    $15
  • Black Feminism: Sistas of the Struggle

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

    We marched, sang, protested and supported the feminist movement, we fought for maternity leave, employment equity, flex time, and society stands on our shoulders. A panel discussion examining the story of Black women who have led movements for social change during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Although Black women have played an important role – … Continued

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