BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax 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:20170312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20171105T050000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220506T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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:20260530T123132 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190522 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20190409T032627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T041541Z UID:10000295-1558310400-1558483199@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Remembering the Winnipeg General DESCRIPTION:May 20th & 21st | 7:30pm-9:00pm\nDaPoPo Theatre presents a staged reading of a new play by Thomas McKechnie.\n“So what do we do in divided\, fearful times? What do we do with the howling\, hopeless\, yellow tinged guts in our frail little bodies?” \nWinnipeg\, 1919. Massive unemployment and inflation. In the wake of the Russian Revolution\, workers\, many of them newcomers to Canada\, unite and effectively shut down the city. Thousands of women act as strikers and strike-breakers. The Citizens’ Committee\, representing the city’s ruling class\, along with the police\, respond with force. \nToronto-based theatre artist Thomas McKechnie\, known to Halifax audiences from A Wake For Lost Time and 4 1⁄2 (ig)noble truths\, asks us to remember Canada’s landmark strike and consider the price of state-sanctioned violence and systemic oppression. \nHalifax actors Madeleine Tench and Kristi Anderson lend voices to the over 40 characters in a staged reading of this rousing new play directed by GaRRy Williams and Keelin Jack. \n  \n Sign language interpretation will be provided during the May 21st presentation. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/remembering-the-winnipeg-general/ 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/RWG-e1554782176215.png ORGANIZER;CN="DaPoPo Theatre":MAILTO:(902) 420-1395 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:20181128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20181128T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20181025T143725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T190907Z UID:10000187-1543431600-1543437000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Halifax presents\na film screening curated by the \nCANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL \nCLiFF takes place this November in locations across Canada. Selected international films celebrate workers from around the world and shed light on issues that affect us all. \nAdmission by donation – PWYC!\nFREE Popcorn! \n***FILM PROGRAM***\nTotal run time: 75 min \nKAMPUNG TAPIR (Indonesia/Malaysia\, Drama\, 17 min)\nOne Sunday afternoon\, migrant workers Anne and her husband leave their five-year-old daughter from Kampung Tapir (Tapir Village)\, Malaysia. On the way to Singapore\, their bus hits a wild Malayan tapir crossing the road\, but no one is eager to save it. In the struggle of choosing a country to settle down in\, Anne finds that she is like this endangered species\, drifting between places to find a better life. \nTRABAJADORES (USA\, Documentary\, 10 min)\n55 years later\, Arturo S. Rodríguez\, President of the United Farm Workers of America\, continues the task that César Chávez started\, with the upcoming threat of the new Trump administration and the negative impact it may have on undocumented workers’ jobs and rights. \nLIFE OF DEATH (Indonesia\, Animation\, 5 min)\nDeath\, while struggling to balance his work and family life\, talks about his existence\, his job\, and his opinions on human beings in an interview from the documentary ‘Life of Death’. \nHAUNTED WITNESS (Canada\, Documentary\, 10 min)\nTrauma suffered by crime reporters is an under-reported and stigmatised issue. It is often forgotten or widely unacknowledged that like policeman and paramedics\, journalists are first responders to daily scenes of horror. Admitting to experiencing trauma to newsroom colleagues\, however\, is widely denounced within the industry. \nEAST: A RELATIONSHIP (Canada\, Poem\, 2 min)\nEAST\, is where Noor Khan comes from\, the Middle East and South Asia\, and it is also her location in relation to Toronto\, i.e. Scarborough. EAST communicates the crisis of having been robbed of a homeland\, while also settling and being complicit of the destruction of the home of Indigenous peoples. \nOUR STORY (Italy\, Animation\, 5 min)\nEmigration is a common territory that has involved many people all over the world. The stories of today’s emigrants are the stories of our past. Their ‘story’ is our story. It is everyone’s story. \nBELONGING TO UNTOUCHABLE GOD\n(India\, documentary\, 26 min)\nThe story of Ramkali Devi and the remarkable work of a group of Musahar women in Bihar. Breaking traditionally bonded labour for upper caste landlords where they were subjected to exploitation and violence\, workers undertook the struggle to fight for their rights and justice which lead to significant changes in their lives. URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival-3/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/10/Untitled-1.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:20180518T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180518T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180413T235049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T235756Z UID:10000186-1526666400-1526673600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The NS Federation of Labour presents Si Khan DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Si Kahn\nInternational Songwriter | Activist | Organizer\nSi Kahn has worked for over 45 years in both the USA and Canada as a civil rights\, labour and community organizer and musician. \nStay for a reception at 8:00pm where you can meet Si!\nThe theatre will fill up fast and there are no tickets to this event\, come early and let’s fill the place! \n \nNS Federation of Labour | 902.454.6735\ninfo@nslabour.ca \n\nPresented in partnership with the Mayworks Halifax Festival \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-ns-federation-of-labour-presents-si-khan/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/04/Si-Khan-e1523663390712.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nova Scotia Federation of Labour":MAILTO:info@nslabour.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:20180512T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180512T233000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T104927Z UID:10000184-1526155200-1526167800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Hip Hop vs. Capitalism DESCRIPTION:This festival mic drop closes our 2018 program through a night of beats and rhymes that speak truth to capitalist power. \n  \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 amongst activists and hip-hop heads alike. For 9 years they’ve toured this planet\, supporting social movements and freedom fighters at the frontlines 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 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”.\ntesttheirlogik.bandcamp.com \n  \n\nLee Reed\nKanadian HipHop’s oldest and grumpiest radical left loudmouth\, and a respected veteran of the nation’s indie music scene. For over 20 years he’s been stomping stages and studios\, spewing his unique brand of fiery\, anti-capitalist rant-hop. From mouthpiece for the legendary punk-hop greats Warsawpack\, and throughout his solo work that followed\, Reed’s musical legacy remains committed to the fight for a better world. Voicing anti-oppressive politics through HipHop\, and soundtracking and signal-boosting the efforts of communities and organizers struggling on the frontline for social and environmental justice. His latest album\, 2015’s anti-colonial/anti-state anthem “The Butcher The Banker The Bitumen Tanker” spent 14 weeks on the national campus & community radio Top-10 charts\, ending the year as Kanada’s #6 HipHop album. Hide your bankers. Hide your cops.\nleereed.bandcamp.com \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.\nwww.facebook.com/kunyangwe18 \n  \n  \n  \n\nRay Reaves\nRaised in poverty stricken parts of Atlanta\, and Washington D.C.\, Ray uses his experiences witnessing police brutality\, violent crime\, and struggle in his communities to craft songs on these issues with a mix of melody and raw emotion.\nrayreaves.bandcamp.com/ \n  \n  \n\nEl Jones\nEl Jones is a poet\, professor and one of the most influential activists living in Halifax\, Nova Scotia. She’s the former Poet Laureate of Halifax\, the current Nancy’s Chair in Women’s studies and the co-host of the Black Power Hour on CKDU-FM\, an educational program which provides information on Black history and culture aimed at incarcerated people \n  \n  \n  \n\nParty Brass\nParty Brass is a RHYMETHiNK project featuring MC’s Testament (of Test Their Logik) and Lee Reed. No ballads. No slow jams. Just pure party-rocking soundtrack for peeps resisting the shytstem. Emma Goldman is famously quoted as saying “If I can’t dance to it\, it’s not my revolution”. In that spirit\, Party Brass is looking to take revolution to the dance floor the way Emma woulda’ wanted. Beats and rhymes for radical minds. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nHip Hop vs. Capitalism is presented by the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/hip-hop-vs-capitalism/ 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/hiphoppromo-e1522256744667.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:20180511T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180511T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T233440Z UID:10000183-1526068800-1526074200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Standing With Water DESCRIPTION:Standing with Water is a tribute to two bodies of water on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean – the Songor Lagoon in Ada\, Ghana\, and the Shubenacadie River here in Nova Scotia. \nThis suite of dance pieces brings the two bodies of water and the issues that surround them into dialogue\, exploring questions of ancestral relationship\, responsibility\, teachings\, and the sacred. The pieces are a tribute to water itself\, and to those who work so hard to protect it. Standing with Water is an ode to what was\, and to what could be. \nChoreographed by Liliona Quarmyne and featuring dancers Susan Barratt\, Kathleen Doherty\, Kara Friesen\, Denise John\, and Liliona Quarmyne. \n\nStanding With Water is presented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Nova Scotia \n \nWith support from the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/standing-with-water/2018-05-11/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Standing-with-Water-e1521604314629.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:20180511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180511T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T001248Z UID:10000180-1526065200-1526067000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:iWitness DESCRIPTION:“…a bold mover!” (Lisa Traiger\, Washington Post)\n  \nVincent E. Thomas/VTDance contemplates acts of humanity in the deeply moving\, multi-layered work- iWitness. “I Pledge” explores simple truths in human behaviors and implied truths in human documents. “Render & Proceed” investigates the convolution of media and its impact on the human spirit. “Come Change” considers the past and present for a hopeful tomorrow.\n  \nCollaborators include: Dwayne Hess (video)\, Cecylia Barcyzk (cello)\, Daniel Jose Older (sound design\, text)\, Jodi Ozimek (costume)\n  \nPhoto credit: Marie Falconer\n  \niWitness is the solo work based on the award-winning\, evening length- Witness. Witness was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of 2008 Performing Arts for Everyone and the Millennium Stage.\n  \n“There is no doubt that Vincent E. Thomas is an ambitious choreographer.“(Washington Post)\n  \n\nPhoto credit: Paul Emerson (same credit for feature event photo) URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/iwitness/2018-05-11/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/iwitness3.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:20180510T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180510T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T233440Z UID:10000182-1525982400-1525987800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Standing With Water DESCRIPTION:Standing with Water is a tribute to two bodies of water on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean – the Songor Lagoon in Ada\, Ghana\, and the Shubenacadie River here in Nova Scotia. \nThis suite of dance pieces brings the two bodies of water and the issues that surround them into dialogue\, exploring questions of ancestral relationship\, responsibility\, teachings\, and the sacred. The pieces are a tribute to water itself\, and to those who work so hard to protect it. Standing with Water is an ode to what was\, and to what could be. \nChoreographed by Liliona Quarmyne and featuring dancers Susan Barratt\, Kathleen Doherty\, Kara Friesen\, Denise John\, and Liliona Quarmyne. \n\nStanding With Water is presented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Nova Scotia \n \nWith support from the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/standing-with-water/2018-05-10/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Standing-with-Water-e1521604314629.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:20180510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180510T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T001248Z UID:10000179-1525978800-1525980600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:iWitness DESCRIPTION:“…a bold mover!” (Lisa Traiger\, Washington Post)\n  \nVincent E. Thomas/VTDance contemplates acts of humanity in the deeply moving\, multi-layered work- iWitness. “I Pledge” explores simple truths in human behaviors and implied truths in human documents. “Render & Proceed” investigates the convolution of media and its impact on the human spirit. “Come Change” considers the past and present for a hopeful tomorrow.\n  \nCollaborators include: Dwayne Hess (video)\, Cecylia Barcyzk (cello)\, Daniel Jose Older (sound design\, text)\, Jodi Ozimek (costume)\n  \nPhoto credit: Marie Falconer\n  \niWitness is the solo work based on the award-winning\, evening length- Witness. Witness was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of 2008 Performing Arts for Everyone and the Millennium Stage.\n  \n“There is no doubt that Vincent E. Thomas is an ambitious choreographer.“(Washington Post)\n  \n\nPhoto credit: Paul Emerson (same credit for feature event photo) URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/iwitness/2018-05-10/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/iwitness3.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:20180509T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180509T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T233440Z UID:10000181-1525896000-1525901400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Standing With Water DESCRIPTION:Standing with Water is a tribute to two bodies of water on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean – the Songor Lagoon in Ada\, Ghana\, and the Shubenacadie River here in Nova Scotia. \nThis suite of dance pieces brings the two bodies of water and the issues that surround them into dialogue\, exploring questions of ancestral relationship\, responsibility\, teachings\, and the sacred. The pieces are a tribute to water itself\, and to those who work so hard to protect it. Standing with Water is an ode to what was\, and to what could be. \nChoreographed by Liliona Quarmyne and featuring dancers Susan Barratt\, Kathleen Doherty\, Kara Friesen\, Denise John\, and Liliona Quarmyne. \n\nStanding With Water is presented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Nova Scotia \n \nWith support from the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/standing-with-water/2018-05-09/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Standing-with-Water-e1521604314629.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:20180509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180509T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T001248Z UID:10000178-1525892400-1525894200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:iWitness DESCRIPTION:“…a bold mover!” (Lisa Traiger\, Washington Post)\n  \nVincent E. Thomas/VTDance contemplates acts of humanity in the deeply moving\, multi-layered work- iWitness. “I Pledge” explores simple truths in human behaviors and implied truths in human documents. “Render & Proceed” investigates the convolution of media and its impact on the human spirit. “Come Change” considers the past and present for a hopeful tomorrow.\n  \nCollaborators include: Dwayne Hess (video)\, Cecylia Barcyzk (cello)\, Daniel Jose Older (sound design\, text)\, Jodi Ozimek (costume)\n  \nPhoto credit: Marie Falconer\n  \niWitness is the solo work based on the award-winning\, evening length- Witness. Witness was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of 2008 Performing Arts for Everyone and the Millennium Stage.\n  \n“There is no doubt that Vincent E. Thomas is an ambitious choreographer.“(Washington Post)\n  \n\nPhoto credit: Paul Emerson (same credit for feature event photo) URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/iwitness/2018-05-09/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/iwitness3.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:20180508T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180508T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180328T130930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T233211Z UID:10000284-1525804200-1525809600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The True Cost of Coal DESCRIPTION:Part visual art installation\, part spoken word storytelling\, The True Cost of Coal examines the cost of coal-powered electricity\, while celebrating stories of struggle from communities in the Appalachian mountains. A collaboration between the Beehive Design Collective and hip hop duo Test Their Logik\, this event features large scale murals and stinging rhymes that will resonate loudly in Nova Scotia. \n \nThe True Cost of Coal graphic uses mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia as a lens through which to understand the historical and contemporary story of energy and resource extraction. \nWith a gigantic portable mural teeming with intricate images of plants and animals from the most biodiverse temperate forest on the planet\, the Bees will share (and seek) stories of how mountaintop removal coal mining affect communities and ecosystems throughout Appalachia and beyond. \nLong exploited as a resource-extraction colony within the US\, the Appalachian mountains are home to a fight for survival which has determined\, in part\, the industrial power of this country. Without coal\, mined at a great cost to Appalachian communities\, there would be no ‘cheap’ electricity. Today’s energy corporations and government bodies are continuing to show the extent of their greed and short-sightedness as they push their extractive agendas in the “New Coal Rush.” We will expose the deceptions of “clean coal” technologies and bring to light the root causes of the climate chaos the planet is facing today. \nThe True Cost of Coal examines all of our connections to coal\, while celebrating stories of struggle from mountain communities. The last chapter of the story also looks to the future\, raising questions about alternatives\, remediation\, and regeneration. \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nPresented by the Service Employees International Union Local 2 URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-true-cost-of-coal/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Spoken ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/True-Cost-of-Coal.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:20180506T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180506T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180331T000504Z UID:10000292-1525631400-1525635000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:It's A Girl! DESCRIPTION:I had a dream again the other night… \nSex\, love\, and identity: the life of one trans woman. \nCreated by Michelle Raine and Alexis Milligan \nIt’s A Girl! is a 60min performance piece created to engage public conversations about trans identity\, and to provide opportunities for discussions about the new language of gender identity emerging in our society. \n*Content warning:\nDiscussions about gender\, transphobia\, mental illness\, assault\, harassment\, and marshmallows. Marshmallows everywhere URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/its-a-girl/2018-05-06/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/small-itsagirl.jpeg 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:20180506T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180506T173000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180331T002118Z UID:10000290-1525622400-1525627800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Heavy DESCRIPTION:Gain 100 pounds\, then lose that 100 pounds in six months.\n\nBody shaming\, self loathing\, eating disorders\, and parenting as an obese Dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love\, body positivity\, and becoming a superhero Dad.\n\nCredits:\nWritten/ Performed by Taylor Olson\nDirected by Sansom Marchand\n\nBio:\nTaylor Olson: Since finishing the Dalhousie Acting Program in 2014\, Taylor has worked locally on film and stage. He is one half of Afro Viking Pictures and part of Interwoven Theatre Collective. A multiple ACTRA award nominee\, select screen credits include: Pure\, Mr. D (CBC)\, Halloween Party\,  Hopeless Romantic (Northeast Films)\, Black Cop (Blac Op Films)\, Ariyah & Tristan’s Inevitable Break Up\, Hustle & Heart (Afro-Viking Pictures)\, You Ruined Our Life!\, Your Money or Your Wife (Shut Up and Deal)\, Haven (Syfy)\, Sex & Violence (Emotion Pictures). Selected theatre credits: Redfish (HTYP/ Boom Boom Pow)\, For the Taking (Festival Antigonish)\, David for Queen\, Two in the Coop (HTYP)\, and Catherine Bank’s Bone Cage (Matchstick Theatre).\n\n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/heavy-2018-05-06/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Heavy.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:20180505T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180505T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T005306Z UID:10000289-1525550400-1525555800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Heavy DESCRIPTION:Gain 100 pounds\, then lose that 100 pounds in six months.\n\nBody shaming\, self loathing\, eating disorders\, and parenting as an obese Dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love\, body positivity\, and becoming a superhero Dad.\n\nCredits:\nWritten/ Performed by Taylor Olson\nDirected by Sansom Marchand\n\nBio:\nTaylor Olson: Since finishing the Dalhousie Acting Program in 2014\, Taylor has worked locally on film and stage. He is one half of Afro Viking Pictures and part of Interwoven Theatre Collective. A multiple ACTRA award nominee\, select screen credits include: Pure\, Mr. D (CBC)\, Halloween Party\,  Hopeless Romantic (Northeast Films)\, Black Cop (Blac Op Films)\, Ariyah & Tristan’s Inevitable Break Up\, Hustle & Heart (Afro-Viking Pictures)\, You Ruined Our Life!\, Your Money or Your Wife (Shut Up and Deal)\, Haven (Syfy)\, Sex & Violence (Emotion Pictures). Selected theatre credits: Redfish (HTYP/ Boom Boom Pow)\, For the Taking (Festival Antigonish)\, David for Queen\, Two in the Coop (HTYP)\, and Catherine Bank’s Bone Cage (Matchstick Theatre). URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/heavy/2018-05-05/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Heavy.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:20180505T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180331T002204Z UID:10000293-1525543200-1525546800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:It's A Girl! DESCRIPTION:I had a dream again the other night… \nSex\, love\, and identity: the life of one trans woman. \nCreated by Michelle Raine and Alexis Milligan \nIt’s A Girl! is a 60min performance piece created to engage public conversations about trans identity\, and to provide opportunities for discussions about the new language of gender identity emerging in our society. \n*Content warning:\nDiscussions about gender\, transphobia\, mental illness\, assault\, harassment\, and marshmallows. Marshmallows everywhere URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/its-a-girl-2018-05-05/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/small-itsagirl.jpeg 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:20180504T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180504T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180331T000504Z UID:10000291-1525465800-1525469400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:It's A Girl! DESCRIPTION:I had a dream again the other night… \nSex\, love\, and identity: the life of one trans woman. \nCreated by Michelle Raine and Alexis Milligan \nIt’s A Girl! is a 60min performance piece created to engage public conversations about trans identity\, and to provide opportunities for discussions about the new language of gender identity emerging in our society. \n*Content warning:\nDiscussions about gender\, transphobia\, mental illness\, assault\, harassment\, and marshmallows. Marshmallows everywhere URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/its-a-girl/2018-05-04/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/small-itsagirl.jpeg 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:20180504T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180504T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T005306Z UID:10000288-1525458600-1525464000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Heavy DESCRIPTION:Gain 100 pounds\, then lose that 100 pounds in six months.\n\nBody shaming\, self loathing\, eating disorders\, and parenting as an obese Dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love\, body positivity\, and becoming a superhero Dad.\n\nCredits:\nWritten/ Performed by Taylor Olson\nDirected by Sansom Marchand\n\nBio:\nTaylor Olson: Since finishing the Dalhousie Acting Program in 2014\, Taylor has worked locally on film and stage. He is one half of Afro Viking Pictures and part of Interwoven Theatre Collective. A multiple ACTRA award nominee\, select screen credits include: Pure\, Mr. D (CBC)\, Halloween Party\,  Hopeless Romantic (Northeast Films)\, Black Cop (Blac Op Films)\, Ariyah & Tristan’s Inevitable Break Up\, Hustle & Heart (Afro-Viking Pictures)\, You Ruined Our Life!\, Your Money or Your Wife (Shut Up and Deal)\, Haven (Syfy)\, Sex & Violence (Emotion Pictures). Selected theatre credits: Redfish (HTYP/ Boom Boom Pow)\, For the Taking (Festival Antigonish)\, David for Queen\, Two in the Coop (HTYP)\, and Catherine Bank’s Bone Cage (Matchstick Theatre). URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/heavy/2018-05-04/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Heavy.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:20180503T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180503T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T001025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T192527Z UID:10000287-1525372200-1525383000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The Sankofa Singer/Songwriter Circle DESCRIPTION:“Sankofa” teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward. That is\, we should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us\, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost\, forgotten\, forgone or been stripped of\, can be reclaimed\, revived\, preserved and perpetuated. \n  \nThe Sankofa teaches us that we must go back to recognize what was before us while moving forward in the future. As part of this looking back\, a stellar roster of African Nova Scotian singer/songwriters will be paying tribute to the internationally known a capella group Four the Moment. Each of them will also showcase their new works and stories of inspiration and growth. \nSinger/Songwriter circles give the audience a glimpse into the inspirations of these talented artists. Each creative process is unique\, exciting and special. \nOur MC for the night will be Folami Jones. \nFeatured Singer/Songwriters:\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nCyndi Cain\n\n\nPat Watson\n\n\nKwento\n\n\nZamani\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nThe Artists:\nCyndi Cain \nShe’s got the kind of voice that’s capable of giving you goose bumps on the most sweltering of summer nights. The Halifax-based soul singer has shared the stage with Michael Buble\, Aretha Franklin\, Lauryn Hill\, Sharon Jones Naturally 7\, Charles Bradley and in 2010 was selected to perform for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cyndi’s release Essentially Cyndi earned her an East Coast Music Award nomination\, as did her follow up\, 2013’s Soul Food\, a more old school sounding record that’s filled with passionate songs of both beautiful joy and pain. Arguably the east coast powerhouse of soul\, Cain’s taken home the Galaxie Rising Star Award\, the African Nova Scotia Music Award for Best R&B Artist and this year and has been named ANSMA’s Artist of the Year. \nPat Watson \nClassic jazz\, silky smooth with a gospel touch\, that’s the music in Patricia Watson. The purity of Pat’s voice\, combined with her style and grace won her the Rising Star Award for 2009 from the African Nova Scotia Music Association. She has been singing most of her life and became serious about her music when she retired in 2009. In addition to singing with her band and the A Capella Women’s Choir\, Pat has directed gospel music workshops for The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival and\nvarious churches in Nova Scotia. She has also conducted jazz and gospel workshops for The Harmony Bazaar Women’s Festival of Women and Song and various fund raising events. Patricia has performed for different churches in Nova Scotia\, Vancouver\, Arizona\, California and New Mexico as a guest soloist\, speaker and workshop facilitator. \nKwento \nOriginally from the Preston Township\, Kwento is a product of self discovery and reclaiming her African roots. She wishes for her presence to tell a story that validates and offers comfort to the silenced. Formerly known as Kirsten Olivia\, Kwento is not your typical R&B singer – her unique sound can be described as a cross between Neo soul and Experimental R&B; bringing genres together in a fusion that’s familiar yet stretching creative boundaries. Her performances are full of emotional honesty and empowered femininity and her vocals leave audiences speaking of her effortlessness. She boasts an impressive list of stages she has performed on\, from Harlem New York’s Carribbean Music Festival\, Halifax’s Jazz and Tall Ships Festivals\, Nova Scotia Music Week\, East Coast Music Week\, and The African Nova Scotian Music Awards stage\, where she won the award for Best Emerging artist. Her musical exploits have seen her become an ECMA Nominee for Best R&B Recording and The Coast’s Best R&B Silver winner. \nZamani \nAt just 17 years old\, Zamani’s music is described as captivating\, satiny-soulful and refreshingly pure! Greatly inspired by the R&B\, pop\, Jazz and soul divas of this era\, Zamani\, skillfully arranges\, produces\, writes\, sings and performs original musical works. After a featured performance at Halifax’s popular “For the Love of God Concert in 2015 and a debut jazz performance at the prestigious Halifax TD International Jazz Festival – which won the praise of vocalist Sharon Jones – Zamani was invited to give a featured performance at the 18 th Annual African Nova Scotian Music Awards which launched her into the African Nova Scotian music scene. Zamani was recently named co-recipient of the 2018 ANSMA Portia White Youth Award; She is a recipient of the 2018 Jongleur Productions Performance Award and a nominee of the Jongleur Youth Arts Scholarship. She is currently working on an EP of original compositions to be released in 2018. \nFour the Moment\n \nFour the Moment‘s career spanned several decades and began as a direct action response against the Ku Klux Klan planning to establish a base in Halifax. They have an incredible story that we Nova Scotians should never forget. Their songs spoke to the African Nova Scotian experience and the fight for justice\, freedom and equality for all. \n\nThe Sankofa Singer/Songwriter Circle is presented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees \n \n  \n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-sankofa-singer-songwriter-circle/ 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/sankofa-bird.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:20180502T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180502T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T000936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T114246Z UID:10000286-1525285800-1525293000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Reel Justice DESCRIPTION:Our 2018 program of short films will examine Maritime landscapes and waterscapes through various themes including mental health and our connection to land. \nTotal run time: 80 min \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nBound\nBy Daniel Boos (2015)\n11 min\n \nWhen a mysterious group of workers appear at his brother’s sawmill\, a struggling shopkeeper must face a troubling decision. Winner Best Film: A&E Short Filmmakers Award (2017). Winner Best Short Film: Screen NS Awards (2016). Nominee: Best Canadian Short Film – CBC Short Film Face Off (2016).\n\n\n\n\nCanada Vignettes: Men of the Deeps\, Cape Breton\nBy Sandra Dudley (1973)\n2 min\n \nThis short NFB vignette features coal mines in New Waterford and Glace Bay\, Nova Scotia\, along with traditional Cape Breton folk songs sung by Men of the Deeps – a miners’ choral group.\n\n\n\n\nSnow Shovelling\nBy Maritime Bhangra Group (2016)\n2 min\n \nMaritime Bhangra Group found a new way to clear snow while doing bhangra. Wanna learn?\n\n\n\n\nKreb\nBy Tim Tracey (2013)\n7 min\n \nA faceless factory worker fuses nature and technology until he discovers a dark truth. Winner Best Short Film: 2015 Screen Nova Scotia. Winner Platinum Remi Award\, Best Animated Short: 2014 Houston World-fest. Winner Best Animated Short: 2013 Atlantic Film Festival.\n\n\n\n\nHorizontal Concavity\nBy Koumbie (2017)\n8 min\n \nWith the help of his therapist\, a young man struggling with depression and anxiety finds himself at a party where he discovers he may not be as alone as he feels.\n\n\n \n\nMatt: Forensic Mental Health Success Stories\nBy Stephanie Young (2017)\n6 min \n“Matt’s” story\, written/preformed by spoken word artist Andre Fenton\, is part of a collection of narratives gathered for the Forensic Mental Health Success Stories project\, which aims to increase understanding and awareness about people who have achieved success after being found ‘Not Criminally Responsible on account of Mental Disorder’ by a court.\n\n\n\n\nPearls\nBy Shelley Thompson (2017)\n9 min\n \nMiranda realizes her son Donald can only become the woman she is by defying her father and leaving their farm\, in an outfit Miranda provides that includes a much-loved heirloom.\n\n\n\n\n29 Hours\nBy Stephanie Young (2016)\n2 min\n \nInternationally\, a trans woman is killed very 29 hours. Although hate crimes and violence affect the LGBTQ community at large\, trans women\, specifically trans women of colour\, are at a much higher risk of becoming victims of hate-motivated violence.\n\n\n\n\nFloating Warren Pavilion\nBy Zachary Gough (2017)\n6 min\n \nA playfully-autonomous floating art pavilion serves as a shared vision where artists come together to conjure a responsive space through experimentations that are guided by values of care and solidarity.\n\n\n\n\nWe Story the Land\nBy Martha Stiegman & Sherry Pictou (2016)\n27 min\n \nThe Bear River reserve boundary cuts the people of L’sitkuk off from their ancestors’ hunting and fishing grounds. But there are old canoe routes that leave from the reserve\, and cross the territory; and people here are working to reclaim them.\n\n\n\n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice-3/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Reel-Justice.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:20180501T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180512T233000 DTSTAMP:20260530T123132 CREATED:20180329T000902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180430T021624Z UID:10000285-1525199400-1526167800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Under the Surface DESCRIPTION:Under the Surface is a group exhibition featuring works by Kim Cain\, Tina Roberts-Jeffers and Katie Toth. \nTogether\, their works ask us to take a closer look at their subjects\, unearth the obscured and reconsider our assumptions about home. \nOpening Reception\nMay 1st at 6:30pm\nfollowing the May Day rally\n       \nFREE ice cream will be on offer at our opening reception immediately following the May Day march thanks to Dee Dee’s Ice Cream! \nSign language interpreters will be present during our opening reception. \nVisiting Hours\nThe exhibit will remain viewable for free to anyone attending festival events at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op. \nVisiting hours will also be held on the weekend of May 5th and 6th from noon to 5pm each day. \n\nSeeds of the Seven Year Harvest\nby Kim Cain \n \nThrough her painting\, Cain pays homage to the arduous agricultural labour through which African Nova Scotian communities have survived despite obstacles set against them. Today’s generations of African Nova Scotians are the harvest of seeds planted long ago by tenacious and hard working ancestors. \n\nIn Full View\nby Tina Roberts-Jeffers \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nShe is\nPossession\nCommodity\nLife\n….I mean wife\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nIn Full View is a photo exhibit that explores the unpaid labour of women\, and more specifically Black women\, in and around the home.  The stills and self portraits point to the work needed to sustain households. \nLabour that is often invisible is presented here in large\, oversized photos that ask viewers to think about the physical and emotional weight of people and things on women. \nIn Full View wonders aloud who and what can be set aside until tomorrow\, when the struggle demands so much of us today. \n\nFace Control\nby Katie Toth \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWhat makes a refugee?\n\nCanada is held up as a bastion of multiculturalism for many Romani people in Europe\, who say that they are subject to a kind of “face control” that prevents them from finding employment and being treated as full citizens in their current nations. National and international laws try to draw borders between refugees fleeing persecution and immigrants seeking better financial futures. But for people who are prevented from participating fully in civil society because of discrimination or who are denied a chance to find meaning through their work\, those lines aren’t so easy to draw. Material concerns are also political ones.\n\nThe Artists:\nKim Cain \nKim Cain’s work explores the African Canadian existence here in Canada and how it relates to the larger global African Diaspora. Growing up in Ontario\, her concept of cultural racial identity felt watered down and irrelevant. Since relocating to Nova Scotia in 1995\, she began an exploration of using Art as a means of claiming identity. Since her studies at NSCAD\, Kim has shown her work in numerous exhibitions including In This Place (1996)\, Skin (1998)\, Sistervision II (1998)\, Far and Wide (2000)\, Beyond 2000: Art of Bob Marley (2000)\, Sistervision III: Through Others Eyes (2001)\, Africville Reunion (2010)\, Freedom Festival (2011 & 2012) and SisterReVision: Reclaiming the black female body (2014). She has had two solo exhibitions at the Anna Leonowen Gallery: The Bridge: a Visual Biography (1999) and Artmomma Resurrected (2008). \n  \nTina Roberts-Jeffers \n \nTina Roberts-Jeffers is currently a stay-at-home mom to three beautiful\, bright children. A former school counsellor\, she arrived in Nova Scotia in 2010.  Tina is committed to community and believes strongly in progress through collective action. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nKatie Toth \nKatie Toth is a multimedia journalist who has been featured in Teen Vogue\, NPR and the Village Voice. She is interested in the boundaries between journalism\, art and documentary. This is her second display for Mayworks Halifax. Photo credit: Mary-Dan Johnston. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nUnder the Surface is presented by the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/under-the-surface/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2018/03/Under-the-Surface.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 END:VCALENDAR