March 2018 - 1919-Conference - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Regrets
by James Naylor 25 Mar '18

25 Mar '18

Hi Folks, The roads are pretty bad out in this corner of the province (#1 is partly closed) and they don’t look like they are going to improve quickly, so I won’t be attending the meeting today. Sorry. 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/ [cid:image001.png@01D3620B.5A4D3D10]

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proposed conference schedule
by Julie Guard 25 Mar '18

25 Mar '18

Hi Everyone: Jim Mochoruk and I met yesterday and developed a draft schedule. It's attached, as is the updated list of panels. Thanks so much to Jim for braving the bad weather to make the drive from ND! Please review the documents so we can discuss any changes at the next meeting. julie Julie Guard Professor, History and Labour Studies University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-7110 Email: julie.guard(a)umanitoba.ca

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REGRETS RE: TODAY'S MEETING (APOLOGIES)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 24 Mar '18

24 Mar '18

Greetings, WGSCC Committee Members! Forgive me, but I am unable to attend this afternoon’s meeting owing to a terribly urgent (and unanticipated) matter, which unfortunately draws my attention away from you good folks. Apologies. L Note, too, that I request we table agenda item no. 2 (Status of Roundtables), which involves my connecting with possible Roundtable speakers, as so recommended by the WGSCC Roundtable Subcommittee. I can better report on these later in the week over our listserv. As a reminder, the WGSCC Roundtable Subcommittee’s recommendations are as follows: 1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER LIFE) • Deena Ladd: Workers’ Action Centre & FF15&F • John Clarke: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty • Victor Elkins: Hospital Employees’ Union (BC) • Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council 2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES) • Fred Hahn: CUPE Ontario • Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers • Pam Palmater: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson University) • Bilan Arte: Canadian Labour Congress • Jerry Woods: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour rights activist 3. MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE) • Suzanne MacNeil: Halifax Labour Council • Basia Sokal: Winnipeg Labour Council • Alia Karim: FF15&F • “Name”?: Iron & Earth (Alberta) All my best! Krishna 204.899.8687 On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 6:18 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca> wrote: > Hi: Please add to the agenda a question from the CCPA about collaborating > on Billy Bragg. > > julie > > > > *From:* 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto: > 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] *On Behalf Of *James Naylor > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:02 PM > *To:* 1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > *Subject:* [1919-Conference] WGSCC Meeting this Saturday, March 24. > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will > be this Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 in room 2B23, University of Winnipeg. > > > > Agenda: > > > > · Reports > > · Status of Round Tables > > · Report regarding conference papers and sessions (Julie and Jim > M.) > > · Friday night event > > · Brandon Activities > > · Finances (SSHRC proposal) > > > > Please let me know if there is anything else to add. > > > > See you on Saturday, > > Jim > > > > *James Naylor* > > Professor > > Department of History > > Brandon University > > 270 18th Street > > Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 > > Canada > > > > Office: 204 727 9664 <(204)%20727-9664> > > Cell: 204 720 2117 <(204)%20720-2117> > > > > Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca > > people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/ > > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D1CCA7.E31D2D80] > > > > _______________________________________________ > 1919-Conference mailing list > 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference > >

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WGSCC Meeting this Saturday, March 24.
by James Naylor 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Hi everybody, The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be this Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 in room 2B23, University of Winnipeg. Agenda: * Reports * Status of Round Tables * Report regarding conference papers and sessions (Julie and Jim M.) * Friday night event * Brandon Activities * Finances (SSHRC proposal) Please let me know if there is anything else to add. See you on Saturday, 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] Next Meeting
by vdobchuk 17 Mar '18

17 Mar '18

Thanks Sharin,Contact gloria or just send us an email at the auuc email. Vic Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Sharon Reilly <reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com> Date: 2018-03-17 8:23 AM (GMT-06:00) To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] Next Meeting Thanks Victor, Nolan and I will attend. Are you selling tickets, or should we just contact Gloria? Best, Sharon On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 9:11 AM, <vdobchuk(a)mymts.net> wrote: From: "Sharon Reilly" <reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com> To: "1919 conference organizing committee" <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 1:51:10 PM Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] Next Meeting Hi Basia, Yes, the meeting will be at the U of W, Oral History Centre. Sharon On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Basia Sokal <wlcpresident(a)winnipeglabour.ca> wrote: Hi Jim, Will it be at the U of W again? Basia From: 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of James Naylor Sent: March 6, 2018 4:11 PM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: [1919-Conference] Next Meeting For anyone who missed it, or who wasn’t at the Saturday meeting, the next meeting of the WGS Conference Committee will be on Saturday, March 24, at 1:30. I’ll be sending out an agenda closer to the event, but our main goal will be to establish the panels and schedule of the conference. 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 people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/ _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference -- .......................................................................................... Sharon Reilly 48 Glen AvenueWinnipeg, MB R2M 1V5tel: 204-255-4446cell: 204-590-7051reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference -- Victor Dobchuk 204 781 7861 Mobile _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference -- .......................................................................................... Sharon Reilly 48 Glen AvenueWinnipeg, MB R2M 1V5tel: 204-255-4446cell: 204-590-7051reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com

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Next Meeting
by James Naylor 17 Mar '18

17 Mar '18

For anyone who missed it, or who wasn’t at the Saturday meeting, the next meeting of the WGS Conference Committee will be on Saturday, March 24, at 1:30. I’ll be sending out an agenda closer to the event, but our main goal will be to establish the panels and schedule of the conference. 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/ [cid:image001.png@01D3620B.5A4D3D10]

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Jerry Woods
by Julie Guard 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Hi Everyone: As agreed, I have attached the biographical information I have for Jerry Woods, the Aboriginal activist we agreed to add to one of the roundtables. Best, julie

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WGSCC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES: FEBRUARY 3, 2018
by Krishna Lalbiharie 03 Mar '18

03 Mar '18

Terribly sorry, friends. This is horrifically late. :( See you in an hour! Krishna ++++++++++ *MINUTES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018* 1919 GENERAL STRIKE CENTENARY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Present: Krishna Lalbiharie Scott Price Jim Naylor Paul Jenkins Julie Guard Paul Moist Sharon Reilly David Camfield Jeff Taylor Jim Mochoruk Rhonda L. Hinther *1. Billy Bragg * Rhonda Hinther will further speak with Jason Hooper of the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) re: possibility of Billy Bragg speaking and/or performing at the conference – most likely for the Friday night event. Rhonda will also see about speaking with James Patterson to this end, too. David Camfield recommends that we connect with Basia Sokal re: programming of the Friday evening event to ensure that no conflicts exist re: Bragg proposal. *2. Liaison Committee Member with MFL* Paul Moist recommends that we establish better communication with Manitoba Federation of Labour. Jim Naylor will email Kevin Rebeck and Basia Sokal and see if they can become more involved in our committee’s work. *3. Call for Papers Advertising* Jim Naylor reported that we have not received many responses from our Call for Papers advertisements over our website. Recommends that we all write to friends and colleagues directly and request proposals. Scott Price offers to write an article about the conference and CFP for www.rankandfile.ca . Krishna will create a Facebook event page to further advertising efforts. *4. Panels* General discussion about the need to have a structure in place and the need to write individuals and see what kind of panels that might wish to organize. *5. Keynote Speakers* Julie and Krishna are continuing to liaise with James Patterson re: Arundhati Roy. Julie and Krishna to write a pitch letter, which James will forward to Roy’s agent. The budget should be able to sustain two keynotes in addition to Roy. Paul Jenkins has statistically scored our 13 recommendations for keynotes (not including Roy), with Jane McAlevey (on the crisis of the labour movement in the 21st century) and Saru Jayaraman (the fight for the $15) as ranked no. 1 and no. 2, respectively. Krishna will contact both Jane and Saru to determine their availability and their fees. If neither Jane or Saru are available, Krishna will work his way down the list of remaining 11 choices, which are 3. Barbara Ehrenreich 4. Phil Jennings 5. Keeanga-Yamahtta 6. Bill Fletcher 7. Selina Todd 8. Mike Davis 9. David Jones 10. China Mieville 11.Baldemar Velasquez 12. Srecko Horvat 13. Dave Zirin If Jane McAlevey agrees to come, it’s possible that the trade movement could offset her costs by engaging her for training. *6. Roundtables* Paul Moist recommends that we need to establish the context for each of the three general roundtables. It’s very important that at the start of each roundtable, a member of this committee (or experts on the topic) should provide introductions re: historical setting, etc. David Camfield raises concerns about travel subsidies for prospective speakers. Jim Mochoruk suggests that the monies received through the SSHRC grant should be used to cover these needs. David Camfield and Paul Moist suggests that we need to determine the themes of each roundtable and then based on those, we determine who might be best to constitute the roundtable. The committee agrees to proceed as such. *A. ROUNDTABLE: THE STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER LIFE* Themes around this section include the following: • Living wage/Fight for $15 • Guaranteed annual income (GAI) • Anti-poverty activism (local examples include Indigenous-led organizations, Bear Clan Patrol) • Negotiating fairness *B. SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES/BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT* Themes around this section include the following: • Making labour a social force • Indigenous rights and labour • Rights or temporary workers • Justice for migrant workers • Quebec Solidaire as an example of building solidarity movements • Injury of one is an injury to all – harkens back to struggles of the industrial movement • Where does the labour movement fit in with the rest of society? *C. BUILDING A WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE* • Labour movement forming its own political party • Labour councils and their significance — labour centrals • Labour as a social movement (Basia Sokal, WLC should be represented on this panel) After a lengthy discussion on all three proposed roundtables, it was agreed that a subcommittee should be struck to further flesh out themes and ideas and to recommend prospective speakers to each of said and to report back to the larger committee. Rhonda Hinther noted the importance that when exploring themes and speakers that we do so with gender equity in mind. Jim Mochoruk added the importance of completing this work ASAP in respect of grant applications, etc. David Camfield noted the importance of giving the subcommittee very clear parameters of work and tasks. David Camfield, Paul Moist, Scott Price and Jim Naylor will constitute the subcommittee and will report back to the larger WGSCC committee at our next meeting. Next meeting: Saturday, March 3, 2018 | 1:30PM | University of Winnipeg

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additional proposals
by Julie Guard 02 Mar '18

02 Mar '18

Hi Everyone: A couple of the people I contacted about the conference have sent their proposals to me directly. I am attaching two that I suspect did not get sent to the drop box. You may have been on the case, Jim, and already included them, in which case, the usual apologies to everyone for multiple emails. They are attached. julie Julie Guard Professor, History and Labour Studies University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-7110 Email: julie.guard(a)umanitoba.ca

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