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WGSCC Meeting - Saturday, Feb. 9
by James Naylor 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

Hi everyone, The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee is this coming Saturday, February 9, at 1:30 p.m., Room 2B23, University of Winnipeg. I didn't have Juanita's email, so please let her know as well. I would like to go over everything carefully, to ensure that we have everything planned and accounted for. Make lists, please... Thanks, Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80]

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Riley logo
by Janis Thiessen 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

One of the terms of us having the Riley Fellowship funds is that their logo (attached) be used on advertising. Thanks! Janis

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1919 conference food quotes
by Janis Thiessen 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Here are the quotes for the conference food.

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Re: [1919-Conference] Strike digital exhibit
by James Naylor 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hi Natalie, This sounds very interesting. I'm circulating your note to the conference organizing committee, and we'll be in touch. Thanks, Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: Natalie Vielfaure <Natalie.Vielfaure(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:12 AM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA> Subject: Strike digital exhibit Hello, I'm currently working on a digital exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. We're currently developing a poster for both the digital exhibit (a collaboration between the University of Manitoba Libraries and the Association for Manitoba Archives), as well as a physical exhibit held at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. Once a promotional poster is finalized, I was wondering if it would be possible to send it to conference organizers so that copies may be posted or made available at the conference. Also, if there would be other opportunities to promote the content at the conference (e.g., possibly have a table set-up where we could have a chance to talk about/promote the digital exhibit with conference attendees), please let me know. Thank you, Natalie Vielfaure Digital Curation Archivist Research Services and Digital Strategies University of Manitoba Libraries Winnipeg, MB | R3T 2N2 204 474-9794 The University of Manitoba Libraries are located on Treaty 1 territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

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FW: May 9th Labour Temple
by James Naylor 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Here’s the itinerary for the Thursday night at the Ukrainian Labour Temple. Any questions or concerns? Thanks you, Tim and Victor! Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: vdobchuk(a)mymts.net <vdobchuk(a)mymts.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 11:35 PM To: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA> Cc: Gloria Gordienko <timgordie(a)mymts.net> Subject: May 9th Labour Temple Hello James , Re: 1919 -2019 Strike Centenary Labour Temple Dinner and keynote Attached is a proposed itinerary for the evening. We would like your feed back the itinerary.... will it work for you ? Victor and Tim AUUC. Victor Dobchuk 204 781 7861 Mobile

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Proposal from Program Committee
by James Naylor 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Hello everyone, Here's what the program committee has come up with. I did communicate with Leo Panitch and his group. They are willing to reduce the size of their panel as we wish and, I think more importantly, recognize the time constraints generally since the issue is not simply the number and length of the opening remarks, but of ending it on time. Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80]

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Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel
by Rhonda Hinther 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

I’m FOR a straw poll, avoiding a meeting, and accepting this panel. I am worried though about how it will suck away attendance from other (submitted on time) panels scheduled at the same time, however. I don’t think this is fair. So hopefully Jim and Julie – in what I agree should be their last go at the schedule (we should accept no more panels) – can fit this in somehow to mitigate this effect. Maybe it could run over a lunch as a special session? Also, I think we need to make it clear that because this came in (so) late, we can’t pay for participant travel costs, in case this is their expectation and shifts anyone’s ability to come. RLH From: <1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> on behalf of Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca> Reply-To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:02 AM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel Hi All: It might be possible to take a straw poll by email rather than meet again so soon after the last meeting. Jim M and I are setting aside time tomorrow to work on revising the program again, and if we can find a way to fit in a large panel, that might be useful information upon which we can evaluate whether to accept a large and attractive but extremely late panel. I suggest, however, that in the interest of not completing wearing out the program committee, we all agree that we will accept no more panels, however attractive. When revising the panels – and fielding many emails about new proposals -- begins to take up many (research) hours every week, your program committee members start to wonder whether they can continue in that role or if they should hand the task over to someone else. I am sure no one wants to take advantage of committee members’ willingness to serve by overloading them with work that is essentially invisible. Best, julie From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of James Naylor Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 3:12 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel Hi all, I agree with most of Paul’s sentiments: it is annoying when it came in, and it is a very good session. I’m strongly of the opinion that we should not say no to it. It would be a huge draw. But the issue now is whether we should meet to discuss it. If so, it should be this weekend. Perhaps people could weigh in on both issues: the session, and whether we should meet. Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> <1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca>> On Behalf Of Paul Moist Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:43 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel Hi everyone. I would like to suggest we meet to discuss this. I agree with others that it is an attractive proposal, the issues I would like a face to face discussion on include: 1. We set a deadline of February 2018. I recall being advised we had to do this in order to attract funding from various sources. 2. I don’t know where Leo got that we are continuing to receive submissions for panels? We just published a jam-packed agenda and our call for proposals of a year ago I am certain made it to him and others on his list. 3. We have a practical problem that I don’t think should be decide by e-mail. We have a proposal for a 10 person panel which will need at least 90 to 120 minutes. At this juncture there is no space in our agenda, which is already pretty full. 4. I propose we have a meeting and that we have a published agenda in advance. Lastly, while this is an attractive proposal I expect it won’t be the last in terms of last minute suggestions. We need to discuss how we deal with these given the commitments we have made to dozens of folks who took the time to apply by our deadline. Again, I like the content of the Panitch proposal but I think given the 2.5 years we have donated to pulling this conference together that we not just say ok and leave the details to be worked out later. Paul From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> [mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Julie Guard Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:31 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel Hi Paul: I understand your confusion. Our deadline of February 2018 was unusually early, and either Leo assumed we had made a mistake on the date or is pretending he thought that. As it happens, in reality, we had no firm deadline. We continue to accept proposals as they arrive. julie From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> [mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Moist Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:06 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] proposal for panel Jim, is his comment correct that we have a February 2019 deadline for panel submissions? I thought the deadline was February 2018?? Paul From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> [mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of James Naylor Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:37 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: [1919-Conference] FW: proposal for panel Importance: High From: Brandon University 1919strikeconference Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:34 PM To: '1919 conference organizing committee' <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: FW: proposal for panel Importance: High Hi everyone, Well, here’s something out of the blue!!! It is, of course, annoying getting this now. But I do have to say, it’s attractive. Indeed, it’s the type of thing that I had hoped to solicit from the beginning but didn’t know how. It would also be a very big draw for Winnipeggers. I await your comments. We should try to discuss this, as much as possible, on the listserv rather than wait until our Feb. 9 meeting to address it. Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: Leo Panitch <lvpanitch(a)gmail.com<mailto:lvpanitch@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 10:39 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.CA>> Cc: Meyer Brownstone <meyerb(a)look.ca<mailto:meyerb@look.ca>>; Greg Albo <albo(a)yorku.ca<mailto:albo@yorku.ca>>; Lawrie Cherniack <cherns(a)mts.net<mailto:cherns@mts.net>>; Cy Gonick <gonick(a)cc.umanitoba.ca<mailto:gonick@cc.umanitoba.ca>>; Sam Gindin <sam.gindin(a)gmail.com<mailto:sam.gindin@gmail.com>>; Melanie Panitch <mpanitch(a)ryerson.ca<mailto:mpanitch@ryerson.ca>>; Jim Silver <j.silver(a)uwinnipeg.ca<mailto:j.silver@uwinnipeg.ca>>; gail singer <zingerfilm(a)sympatico.ca<mailto:zingerfilm@sympatico.ca>>; Donald Swartz <Donald_Swartz(a)carleton.ca<mailto:Donald_Swartz@carleton.ca>>; lvp >> Leo Panitch <LVPanitch(a)gmail.com<mailto:LVPanitch@gmail.com>> Subject: proposal for panel Dear James Naylor, A rather large group of us have consulted and would all very much like to come to the conference, for which are proposing the following panel. It would be in the format of a round table with each participants addressing the theme outlined below with an opening 5 minute statement followed by discussion. The Legacy What was the legacy the 1919 strike in terms of the political culture it spawned for those who grew up in the following decades? Winnipegers and ex-Winnipegers who were born and grew up there in diverse circumstances and different parts of the city from the 20 to 60s (some of whom still live there, some long since in exile) will discuss what propelled them - through their various experiences with the contradictory class, institutional and cultural nature of that legacy (including not only that of the ILPers, CCFers, CPCers or the labour movement but also the specific ethnic and gendered dimensions of that political culture) - into doing the various kinds of work they subsequently engaged in so as to try to build on but also get beyond those limits and contradictions. Participants: Greg Albo, political economist, York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, co-author of In and Out of Crisis: The Financial meltdown and Left Alternatives Meyer Brownstone, former Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan CCF/NDP governments, emeritus professor University of Toronto, Chair Emeritus Oxfam Canada Lawrie Cherniak, former Winnipeg city councillor, lawyer, yiddish oral historian, author of Rebel without a Pause Cy Gonick, founder and editor of Canadian Dimension, emeritus professor University of Manitoba, author of Canada Since 1960: A People's History Sam Gindin, former Research Director CAW, co-author of The Making of Global Capitalism and The Socialist Challenge Today Melanie Panitch, School of Disability Studies, Office of Social Innovation, Ryerson University, author, Disability. Mothers and Organization: Accidental Activists Jim Silver, Urban & Inner-City Studies, Merchants Hotel Campus, University of Winnipeg, co-author of Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs Gail Singer, Filmmaker, True Confections, first feature film on growing up in Winnipeg; documentary You Can't Beat a Woman on the culture of violence screened PBS and CBC Donald Swartz, emeritus professor Carleton University, co-founder Ottawa Committee for Labour Action, co-author of From Consent to Coercion:The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms Chair, Leo Panitch, emeritus professor York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, author of Crisis of Working Class Politics and Renewing Socialism We hope you will be as excited about this as we are. We really appreciated the online deadline of early February for panel submissions which made it possible to take the time to get a group like this on board. We see the panel's importance not only in terms of discussing the limited "diversity" of Anglo, Italian and Jewish communities in a radical political culture from which indigenous people were largely excluded or at least marginalized, but also the contradictions of growing up with prominent labour leaders (e.g. Donald Swartz, the grandson of John Blumberg) as well as the contradictory experiences with disability and gender discrimination in the context of a working class, trade union and socialist culture that could be positively built on yet also needed to be transcended. Looking forward to hearing from you. I will be happy to take on the responsibility of making sure everyone gets registered in good time. Since you already have a draft program up so much ahead of that deadline, I hope you will to be able to indicate, especially for those of us having to make flight arrangements, when this session would be slotted into the program. Thanks so much for taking on the hard work of organizing this terrific conference. Best regards, Leo Panitch

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FW: proposal for panel
by James Naylor 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

From: Brandon University 1919strikeconference Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:34 PM To: '1919 conference organizing committee' <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: FW: proposal for panel Importance: High Hi everyone, Well, here’s something out of the blue!!! It is, of course, annoying getting this now. But I do have to say, it’s attractive. Indeed, it’s the type of thing that I had hoped to solicit from the beginning but didn’t know how. It would also be a very big draw for Winnipeggers. I await your comments. We should try to discuss this, as much as possible, on the listserv rather than wait until our Feb. 9 meeting to address it. Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: Leo Panitch <lvpanitch(a)gmail.com<mailto:lvpanitch@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 10:39 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.CA>> Cc: Meyer Brownstone <meyerb(a)look.ca<mailto:meyerb@look.ca>>; Greg Albo <albo(a)yorku.ca<mailto:albo@yorku.ca>>; Lawrie Cherniack <cherns(a)mts.net<mailto:cherns@mts.net>>; Cy Gonick <gonick(a)cc.umanitoba.ca<mailto:gonick@cc.umanitoba.ca>>; Sam Gindin <sam.gindin(a)gmail.com<mailto:sam.gindin@gmail.com>>; Melanie Panitch <mpanitch(a)ryerson.ca<mailto:mpanitch@ryerson.ca>>; Jim Silver <j.silver(a)uwinnipeg.ca<mailto:j.silver@uwinnipeg.ca>>; gail singer <zingerfilm(a)sympatico.ca<mailto:zingerfilm@sympatico.ca>>; Donald Swartz <Donald_Swartz(a)carleton.ca<mailto:Donald_Swartz@carleton.ca>>; lvp >> Leo Panitch <LVPanitch(a)gmail.com<mailto:LVPanitch@gmail.com>> Subject: proposal for panel Dear James Naylor, A rather large group of us have consulted and would all very much like to come to the conference, for which are proposing the following panel. It would be in the format of a round table with each participants addressing the theme outlined below with an opening 5 minute statement followed by discussion. The Legacy What was the legacy the 1919 strike in terms of the political culture it spawned for those who grew up in the following decades? Winnipegers and ex-Winnipegers who were born and grew up there in diverse circumstances and different parts of the city from the 20 to 60s (some of whom still live there, some long since in exile) will discuss what propelled them - through their various experiences with the contradictory class, institutional and cultural nature of that legacy (including not only that of the ILPers, CCFers, CPCers or the labour movement but also the specific ethnic and gendered dimensions of that political culture) - into doing the various kinds of work they subsequently engaged in so as to try to build on but also get beyond those limits and contradictions. Participants: Greg Albo, political economist, York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, co-author of In and Out of Crisis: The Financial meltdown and Left Alternatives Meyer Brownstone, former Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan CCF/NDP governments, emeritus professor University of Toronto, Chair Emeritus Oxfam Canada Lawrie Cherniak, former Winnipeg city councillor, lawyer, yiddish oral historian, author of Rebel without a Pause Cy Gonick, founder and editor of Canadian Dimension, emeritus professor University of Manitoba, author of Canada Since 1960: A People's History Sam Gindin, former Research Director CAW, co-author of The Making of Global Capitalism and The Socialist Challenge Today Melanie Panitch, School of Disability Studies, Office of Social Innovation, Ryerson University, author, Disability. Mothers and Organization: Accidental Activists Jim Silver, Urban & Inner-City Studies, Merchants Hotel Campus, University of Winnipeg, co-author of Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs Gail Singer, Filmmaker, True Confections, first feature film on growing up in Winnipeg; documentary You Can't Beat a Woman on the culture of violence screened PBS and CBC Donald Swartz, emeritus professor Carleton University, co-founder Ottawa Committee for Labour Action, co-author of From Consent to Coercion:The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms Chair, Leo Panitch, emeritus professor York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, author of Crisis of Working Class Politics and Renewing Socialism We hope you will be as excited about this as we are. We really appreciated the online deadline of early February for panel submissions which made it possible to take the time to get a group like this on board. We see the panel's importance not only in terms of discussing the limited "diversity" of Anglo, Italian and Jewish communities in a radical political culture from which indigenous people were largely excluded or at least marginalized, but also the contradictions of growing up with prominent labour leaders (e.g. Donald Swartz, the grandson of John Blumberg) as well as the contradictory experiences with disability and gender discrimination in the context of a working class, trade union and socialist culture that could be positively built on yet also needed to be transcended. Looking forward to hearing from you. I will be happy to take on the responsibility of making sure everyone gets registered in good time. Since you already have a draft program up so much ahead of that deadline, I hope you will to be able to indicate, especially for those of us having to make flight arrangements, when this session would be slotted into the program. Thanks so much for taking on the hard work of organizing this terrific conference. Best regards, Leo Panitch

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Book Tables
by James Naylor 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi everyone, We've received requests from publishers for book tables at the conference. I'm wondering if anyone knows how much conferences tend to charge publishers? At the Northern Great Plains Conference 10 years ago, I charged $75, but I just make up the number. I'm thinking $200 would be a reasonable figure. Any thoughts out there??? Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80]

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FW: proposal for panel
by Brandon University 1919strikeconference 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi everyone, Well, here’s something out of the blue!!! It is, of course, annoying getting this now. But I do have to say, it’s attractive. Indeed, it’s the type of thing that I had hoped to solicit from the beginning but didn’t know how. It would also be a very big draw for Winnipeggers. I await your comments. We should try to discuss this, as much as possible, on the listserv rather than wait until our Feb. 9 meeting to address it. Jim James Naylor Professor Department of History Brandon University 270 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Canada Office: 204 727 9664 Cell: 204 720 2117 Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/> [cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] From: Leo Panitch <lvpanitch(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 10:39 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA> Cc: Meyer Brownstone <meyerb(a)look.ca>; Greg Albo <albo(a)yorku.ca>; Lawrie Cherniack <cherns(a)mts.net>; Cy Gonick <gonick(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>; Sam Gindin <sam.gindin(a)gmail.com>; Melanie Panitch <mpanitch(a)ryerson.ca>; Jim Silver <j.silver(a)uwinnipeg.ca>; gail singer <zingerfilm(a)sympatico.ca>; Donald Swartz <Donald_Swartz(a)carleton.ca>; lvp >> Leo Panitch <LVPanitch(a)gmail.com> Subject: proposal for panel Dear James Naylor, A rather large group of us have consulted and would all very much like to come to the conference, for which are proposing the following panel. It would be in the format of a round table with each participants addressing the theme outlined below with an opening 5 minute statement followed by discussion. The Legacy What was the legacy the 1919 strike in terms of the political culture it spawned for those who grew up in the following decades? Winnipegers and ex-Winnipegers who were born and grew up there in diverse circumstances and different parts of the city from the 20 to 60s (some of whom still live there, some long since in exile) will discuss what propelled them - through their various experiences with the contradictory class, institutional and cultural nature of that legacy (including not only that of the ILPers, CCFers, CPCers or the labour movement but also the specific ethnic and gendered dimensions of that political culture) - into doing the various kinds of work they subsequently engaged in so as to try to build on but also get beyond those limits and contradictions. Participants: Greg Albo, political economist, York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, co-author of In and Out of Crisis: The Financial meltdown and Left Alternatives Meyer Brownstone, former Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan CCF/NDP governments, emeritus professor University of Toronto, Chair Emeritus Oxfam Canada Lawrie Cherniak, former Winnipeg city councillor, lawyer, yiddish oral historian, author of Rebel without a Pause Cy Gonick, founder and editor of Canadian Dimension, emeritus professor University of Manitoba, author of Canada Since 1960: A People's History Sam Gindin, former Research Director CAW, co-author of The Making of Global Capitalism and The Socialist Challenge Today Melanie Panitch, School of Disability Studies, Office of Social Innovation, Ryerson University, author, Disability. Mothers and Organization: Accidental Activists Jim Silver, Urban & Inner-City Studies, Merchants Hotel Campus, University of Winnipeg, co-author of Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs Gail Singer, Filmmaker, True Confections, first feature film on growing up in Winnipeg; documentary You Can't Beat a Woman on the culture of violence screened PBS and CBC Donald Swartz, emeritus professor Carleton University, co-founder Ottawa Committee for Labour Action, co-author of From Consent to Coercion:The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms Chair, Leo Panitch, emeritus professor York University, co-editor The Socialist Register, author of Crisis of Working Class Politics and Renewing Socialism We hope you will be as excited about this as we are. We really appreciated the online deadline of early February for panel submissions which made it possible to take the time to get a group like this on board. We see the panel's importance not only in terms of discussing the limited "diversity" of Anglo, Italian and Jewish communities in a radical political culture from which indigenous people were largely excluded or at least marginalized, but also the contradictions of growing up with prominent labour leaders (e.g. Donald Swartz, the grandson of John Blumberg) as well as the contradictory experiences with disability and gender discrimination in the context of a working class, trade union and socialist culture that could be positively built on yet also needed to be transcended. Looking forward to hearing from you. I will be happy to take on the responsibility of making sure everyone gets registered in good time. Since you already have a draft program up so much ahead of that deadline, I hope you will to be able to indicate, especially for those of us having to make flight arrangements, when this session would be slotted into the program. Thanks so much for taking on the hard work of organizing this terrific conference. Best regards, Leo Panitch

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