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FW: tabling opportunity
by James Naylor 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Hi everyone, I'm forwarding an email from Gina McKay about a "United Way Winnipeg & Labour" table at the conference. I had meant to bring this up at the meeting, but forgot. My feeling is that I think this is fine. It does raise some policy issues, though, for the conference. First is, if they are in the publishers' exhibit area, should they have to pay the $200 - my feeling is no. Where this becomes an issue is if other groups want an information table. As yet, we haven't had any requests from political groups, etc., for tables. But what if we do? My feeling is that we have to allow them to display, but in a hallway somewhere. Is the United Way different? Might others be different? This may turn out to be a non-issue, but I thought it worth raising and sounding people out. 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: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 2:46 PM To: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA> Subject: FW: tabling opportunity From: Gina McKay <gmckay(a)unitedwaywinnipeg.mb.ca<mailto:gmckay@unitedwaywinnipeg.mb.ca>> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 12:53 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.CA>> Subject: tabling opportunity Good afternoon, I wanted to reach out to you folks to inquire about the possibility of setting up a United Way Winnipeg & Labour table at the conference. I will be attending as a delegate already, and am a volunteer with the 1919 events committee, but wanted to reach out to help make connections for delegates to our Labour Program services, our national labour education & training opportunities with the Cdn Labour Congress, our social stewarding resource app across Canada (and in Manitoba: mb.211.ca), etc. I think it is a great opportunity to help build stronger relationships with the communities we live and work in, and I'm hoping that you might consider this opportunity. We also have created a window display timeline of Labour & the building and funding of the social service sector in Winnipeg that will be launched in early May that might be of interest to delegates. I have connected with Anna Rothney already about including information for the conference delegate kits, but with that said, I could also see if we might be able to bring along a few of our mounted panels of artifacts and images to have on display. It might be a great eye catching way to make a local, community connection to social justice activism, the work sector, and the supports and resources for our labour movement. Thank you for considering the opportunity and ask. I look forward to hearing from you! Solidarity, Gina McKay Gina McKay Labour Director United Way Winnipeg 580 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C7 Ph. (204) 924-4261 | Fx. (204) 453-6198 Web<http://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/unitedwaywinnipeg> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/UnitedWayWpg> | Instagram<https://instagram.com/unitedwaywpg/> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedwaywpg> [UWW-footer-2017]<http://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/> PRIVACY STATEMENT: This transmission contains confidential information intended for a specific individual. This information must not be duplicated or distributed and should be destroyed after use. Please note that if the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this EMAIL is strictly prohibit. [211Manitoba-HelpStartsHere]<http://mb.211.ca/>

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Bus tour issue
by James Naylor 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Here's our latest issue. There seems to be an issue of capacity for the bus tours. According those working on it, we are limited to smaller busses (max: 38 passengers), and to four busses. This means, of course, only 152 places. We can discuss this a bit on this listserv, but if that's the case, it's fewer than the number registrants. Clearly we cannot offer the tours to the public. The finance committee will discuss the cost implications of this and report back. Finally, Krishna, can you remove the "open to the public" designation beside the bus tours on the webpage? 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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Registering for the bus tours
by James Naylor 07 Apr '19

07 Apr '19

I’ve been thinking of issues related to the bus tours, and before we put up the on-line registration for the them, we need to determine the maximum number of seats that we will be making available. Unfortunately, neither Paul nor Sharon could make yesterday’s meeting, as you know, but I want to catch them up on the conversation. The Riley Fund Grant is no longer covering the Thursday evening event at the Ukrainian Labour Temple since our registration has reached a point that that the capacity of the venue no longer makes it feasible to have it open to the public, which the grant stipulates. That event has to come out of our general funds. It does free up Riley money for the Wednesday opening and the bus tours. The Riley grant is relatively stringent in saying that not only does an event have to be free and open to the public, we cannot prioritize conference goers. We discussed how to work this, and we will make an on line registration system available to all, and advertise it, for the same day. We do, however, want to try to ensure that the conference goers, at least if they act relatively quickly, have a good shot at getting on the busses. That means we want to, and can afford, to have more busses available. We recognize some congestion at some of the sites, but we should try to figure out how to handle this, if we can, and busses will be staggered, any least a bit, since it takes some time to get people on them. We could even say that a couple of the busses leave 20 or 30 minutes later than the first. What I need to know, relatively quickly, what the cut off number is for the bus tours, since we can register people beyond the number of places available. This is more or less up to Sharon and Paul who have been working on this. 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/ [cid:image001.png@01D3620B.5A4D3D10]

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LAST CALL: 1919 Conference Registration Early Bird Closes Today
by Brandon University 1919strikeconference 06 Apr '19

06 Apr '19

We are just over one month away from gathering for the Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference. Over 200 individuals have already registered for the conference. Have you? CONFERENCE REGISTRATION This is a reminder that all conference presenters and organizers are also required to register for the conference. Please go to https://1919-2019.com/. The early bird registration deadline closes TODAY April 4. If you have any trouble registering on line, please note you can also register by phone or mail. Information is on the registration page. If you have already registered, thank you. I look forward to seeing you all in May! Jim Naylor Chair Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference Committee

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Registration
by James Naylor 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Hi everyone, I'm sending current registration material. EOD refers to online registration at end of day; mail (cheques) and phone should be self-explanatory and there were a couple "others." At some point we'll clean this all up into one list to help produce badges and receipts. Current registration (Friday evening) sits at 234. 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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Questions regarding Saturday Bus Tours
by Amber Ostermann 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Good morning: I am confirming some information with Winnipeg Transit regarding the booking that Paul Jenkins originally made for us. (This booking has been switched to my name.) Can someone please confirm for me this morning the following timeline: * 12:30 pm - roundtable ends * Is there lunch following the roundtable and before we board buses? If so, what's the time range? * The online program indicates bus tour is 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm. * What time do we actually want to DEPART from UofW? * How long is the actual tour? * This will then determine our return time to UW. I will take this info and add in unloading time and time to and from the garage for the buses so that we can get a clearer estimate for this cost - as the driver time portion of the estimate/payment is logged from the time they leave the garage to the time they return. I will need a map/itinerary provided to me so I may give this to Transit so the drivers can be familiar with the route prior to the event. Who can provide this to me? (Not needed today but soon.) Also, our current booking is for 5 buses (185 seats). I've asked them to quote for both 5 and 6 buses in case we need to increase our capacity. (Will be determined once we finalize this Saturday a procedure to track attendance for the bus tour.) Transit indicated that moving up from 5 to 6 buses would not be a problem if we need to. Budget: A deposit has not been paid for this booking and Transit confirmed to me that one is not needed. They just bill after the event. Finally, Transit indicated that since this is a conference we may be eligible for a grant that would provide us a discount. He's going to send me the info on it to see if we qualify. Fingers crossed on this one. Thanks, Amber Amber Ostermann Communications Specialist Faculty of Arts University of Manitoba 204-480-1498

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Fw: Centenial Conference May 9- May 11, 2019
by Janis Thiessen 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Time to settle the catering (see attached and below). Janis ________________________________ From: Janis Thiessen Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2019 11:29 PM To: Diversity Subject: Re: Centenial Conference May 9- May 11, 2019 P.S. The quotes I was provided earlier included the reception (attached). ________________________________ From: Janis Thiessen Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2019 11:24:34 PM To: Diversity Subject: Re: Centenial Conference May 9- May 11, 2019 Conference planning committee meets this Saturday -- I'll ask them these questions and get back to you asap. Have fun on your travels! ________________________________ From: Diversity Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2019 2:20:49 PM To: Janis Thiessen Subject: Centenial Conference May 9- May 11, 2019 Hi Janis I just wanted to send this e-mail to confirm the three dates you have reserved with us. I am going on vacation and want to get some things sorted before I leave, and that I don't come back to some un answered questions :) (Going to Vegas) If you could provide the times for each meals Correct billing information I understand we had talked about a reception, which I don't have that confirmed in our books, please let me know if you will be doing that. Anything else that needs to be added to each invoice please let me know. Thank you!! Melanie Gerodias-Mitchell Catering and Events Manager Phone: 204-786-9070 "LEAF" Canada has recognized Diversity Food Services operations at the University of Winnipeg as "the Greenest Restaurant over 10,000 square feet" Please view our menu online at <https://email.uwinnipeg.ca/owa/redir.aspx?C=zMFSa4ECPEyxcHiBAv1ZHFpcIvq0nNE…> https://www.diversityfoodservices.com/catering [1531842215738_PastedImage]

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room confirmation
by Janis Thiessen 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Room confirmation attached. Janis

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Fwd: Registrations
by James Naylor 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

Thanks Tim and Victor. We’ll have to talk about how handle this when we meet on Saturday. In the meantime, we should be careful how we advertise the open character of the Keynote talk. At the very least we should let people know that capacity will be limited. Jim Begin forwarded message: From: Tim <timgordie(a)mymts.net<mailto:timgordie@mymts.net>> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] Registrations Date: April 3, 2019 at 7:57:36 AM CDT To: <vdobchuk(a)mymts.net<mailto:vdobchuk@mymts.net>> Cc: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> Will get the capacity on the balcony. Also we had 240 seated for the 100th last year. Was planning on the same seating arrangement, it's a little crowded but can be done. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:02 PM, vdobchuk(a)mymts.net<mailto:vdobchuk@mymts.net> wrote: The official hall capacity including the upper balcony according to the Liquor Gaming Commission rules is 327.. I am not sure we can go much past 250 if we are seating people at tables. What do you think Tim ? Do you know many people the balcony will hold ? Vic ________________________________ From: "James Naylor" <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> To: vdobchuk(a)mymts.net<mailto:vdobchuk@mymts.net> Cc: "Gloria Gordienko" <timgordie(a)mymts.net<mailto:timgordie@mymts.net>> Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 11:56:09 AM Subject: RE: [1919-Conference] Registrations That would sound reasonable. What is your capacity (and how many people could the balcony hold, for people who come later just to hear the Keynote)? I’ll bring the most up-to-date numbers to the meeting on Saturday and we can discuss 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/> <image001.png> From: vdobchuk(a)mymts.net<mailto:vdobchuk@mymts.net> <vdobchuk(a)mymts.net<mailto:vdobchuk@mymts.net>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 11:52 AM To: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> Cc: Gloria Gordienko <timgordie(a)mymts.net<mailto:timgordie@mymts.net>> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] Registrations What would you estimate 206 registered would translate into for attendee at the Labour Temple event... should we aiming to seat 250 Victor ________________________________ From: "James Naylor" <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> To: "1919 conference organizing committee" <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 11:33:10 AM Subject: [1919-Conference] Registrations Our current registration is 206. This includes 186 paid registrations and 20 free registrations (Roundtables, keynote, Disabilities session). So Janis: We were to inform you when our registration went over 200 so that the facilities people at the U of W could deal…. 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/> <image001.png> _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-Conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference -- Victor Dobchuk 23-200 Arlington St. Wpg Mb R3G0W6 Old Grace Housing Co-op mobile 204 781 7861 -- Victor Dobchuk 23-200 Arlington St. Wpg Mb R3G0W6 Old Grace Housing Co-op mobile 204 781 7861 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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Library talk today
by James Naylor 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

I know it's last minute, but I assume that we are announcing or handing out flyers about free events? In any case, we have to be careful about the Ukrainian Labour Temple advertising because of limited capacity. We will probably have to ask members of "the public" to register to hear the keynote. I assume that the Wednesday evening will be okay since they know the issue, but given the discussion about Thursday capacity, it is perhaps best that we let people know that there is limited room, and perhaps we can lead them to our website for more information (particularly if we decide to set up a system of registration). 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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WGSCC Meeting - Saturday, April 6
by James Naylor 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

Hi all, The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee is this Saturday (April 6) at 1:30 in our regular place (2B23 Bryce Hall, University of Winnipeg). 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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tabling opportunity
by James Naylor 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

For Saturday's meeting. 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: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 2:46 PM To: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA> Subject: FW: tabling opportunity From: Gina McKay <gmckay(a)unitedwaywinnipeg.mb.ca<mailto:gmckay@unitedwaywinnipeg.mb.ca>> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 12:53 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.CA>> Subject: tabling opportunity Good afternoon, I wanted to reach out to you folks to inquire about the possibility of setting up a United Way Winnipeg & Labour table at the conference. I will be attending as a delegate already, and am a volunteer with the 1919 events committee, but wanted to reach out to help make connections for delegates to our Labour Program services, our national labour education & training opportunities with the Cdn Labour Congress, our social stewarding resource app across Canada (and in Manitoba: mb.211.ca), etc. I think it is a great opportunity to help build stronger relationships with the communities we live and work in, and I'm hoping that you might consider this opportunity. We also have created a window display timeline of Labour & the building and funding of the social service sector in Winnipeg that will be launched in early May that might be of interest to delegates. I have connected with Anna Rothney already about including information for the conference delegate kits, but with that said, I could also see if we might be able to bring along a few of our mounted panels of artifacts and images to have on display. It might be a great eye catching way to make a local, community connection to social justice activism, the work sector, and the supports and resources for our labour movement. Thank you for considering the opportunity and ask. I look forward to hearing from you! Solidarity, Gina McKay Gina McKay Labour Director United Way Winnipeg 580 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C7 Ph. (204) 924-4261 | Fx. (204) 453-6198 Web<http://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/unitedwaywinnipeg> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/UnitedWayWpg> | Instagram<https://instagram.com/unitedwaywpg/> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedwaywpg> [UWW-footer-2017]<http://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/> PRIVACY STATEMENT: This transmission contains confidential information intended for a specific individual. This information must not be duplicated or distributed and should be destroyed after use. Please note that if the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this EMAIL is strictly prohibit. [211Manitoba-HelpStartsHere]<http://mb.211.ca/>

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Riley funding reminder
by Janis Thiessen 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

In the budget distributed last meeting, the following events are listed as to be paid for by the Riley fund: 1. Saturday bag lunch ($2500) 2. Thursday keynote speaker fees, transportation, and hospitality ($6000) 3. Thursday night event catering ($5500) 4. Wednesday reception refreshments ($2800) 5. Strike tour buses ($3000) 6. Thursday night event buses ($2500) A reminder from the Riley committee, with whom I just met and to whom I am answerable for the funds: We cannot spend Riley funds on anything that is not both FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and the Riley logo must be prominently featured on/at events they fund. I'm not sure what the status of #3 and #6 are, but I think we had decided on Good Will and X-Cues? We can't use this money for Good Will because of the cover charge. Nor can we use it for #1 unless we give free lunches to everyone on the bus tour (not just conference registrants). And we can't use it for #4 or #5 if there is any preferential access to spaces for conference registrants.

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Riley Grant events
by James Naylor 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Hi all, This came up briefly at the last meeting, but we never got back to it. The Riley grant from the U of Winnipeg, which has to be spent on events open to the public, is going to be directed to three events in the conference: the Wednesday evening panel on commemoration, the Thursday evening event at the Ukrainian Labour Temple with the keynote, and the Saturday afternoon bus tours. We need to figure out how to advertise these events, and what it means for our planning. A prime audience for the wednesday evening are the folks who are attending the series at the Library. Can we produce a leaflet (Krishna) for them? Where else can we advertise it. This is a potentially useful thing, because we may attract people who decide to register and stay for the conference. The Wednesday event could be quite popular, which raises another issue. I am keeping an eye on registrations and was going to report immediately after early bird registration ends April 1. But this event may attract a significant number of other people which suggests that we may already know that Convocation Hall isn’t large enough. Janis: you may want to report this to the event planning people. I will get back to you when registration itself hits 200, but we should let them know that we are planning and event that isn’t limited to registrants. For Thursday evening, our main audiences will be accessed through the MFL and Labour Council. Sharon and Jeff can talk to the MFL about this? Perhaps we could quickly make an announcement to put in the next 1919 newsletter? And there may be some affiliates who are particularly interested in McAlevey. Who organized her last visit to the labour council? Finally, we need to be careful about the bus tours. If we throw it open, we could be swamped and our delegates wouldn’t be able to get on the bus. I’m going to suggest that we have a signup sheet, or print tickets. If our delegates want to go, they can sign up. And we can announce at the conference that they can bring friends and family, but they have to sign them up. And we can allow people who attended the Wednesday and/or Thursday evening events (from the “public”) to sign up as well. This way it’s open, but not out of control And we’ll have a list and can adjust the number of busses. Does this work for people? Ideas welcome! 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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Registrations
by James Naylor 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Our current registration is 206. This includes 186 paid registrations and 20 free registrations (Roundtables, keynote, Disabilities session). So Janis: We were to inform you when our registration went over 200 so that the facilities people at the U of W could deal.... 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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WGSCC Early-Bird Registration
by James Naylor 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Since we have had a bit of trouble with the registration system, I'm extending the early-bird deadline until Thursday, April 4. I'll put it on Facebook and you can let people know. If I get a chance in the next day or so, I'll have a look at our registration numbers and report back. 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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Instructions to Session Chairs
by James Naylor 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Hi everyone, Now that the program committee has found chairs for the conference sessions, I would like to send out instructions to them as soon as possible. I'm attaching a draft email that will go out to the chairs. It is based, in part, on Paul's email to the roundtable chairs. Please read it over as soon as you can and let me know if you have any suggestions. 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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presenter interested in playing music during a conference lunch
by David Camfield 30 Mar '19

30 Mar '19

Hi all, I got this from Dave Bleakney. Rhonda suggested he might be able to play during one of the lunches. Dave likes that idea, so I'm sending this along. Cheers, David David Camfield Coordinator, Labour Studies Program Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology 116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2 phone: 204-474-6160 fax: 204-474-7869 From: Dave Bleakney [mailto:dbleakney@cupw-sttp.org] Sent: March-27-19 2:26 PM To: David Camfield Subject: question Hi comrade, hope you are well. I will be out your way in 6 weeks or so for the conference. I am wondering if you know of any musical events or open stages that are related I could plug into? My musical career has been re-invigorated, am in recording studio nearly every weekend I can and have some summer festival dates coming up. Further, some of my songs are now being recorded and performed by a Mexican artist and I have been in the SOCAN studio in Toronto. Wondering if there is anyone I can speak with about plugging into a set or even a few original songs on working class struggle? If you know of anything/anyone I should be connecting with please advise. Thanks, d Dave Bleakney 2nd National Vice-President Canadian Union of Postal Workers 377 Bank Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2P 1Y3 613-236-9339 (office) 613-299-3397 (cell) 613-563-7861 (fax) dbleakney(a)cupw-sttp.org<mailto:dbleakney@cupw-sttp.org> www.cupw-sttp.org<http://www.cupw-sttp.org/> Please support the parliamentary petition seeking a public inquiry into Canada's Extradition Act & the way it failed Hassan Diab: To sign the petition, please visit: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-1674

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1919 room confirmation
by Janis Thiessen 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Confirmation of room bookings for the conference is attached. Janis

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WGSCC Meetings
by James Naylor 24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19

The meetings of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 28. Please mark your calendars. 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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Agenda for tomorrow's meeting
by James Naylor 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

Sorry to get this to you at the last moment: WGS Conference Committee Agenda March 23, 2019 MFL Committee Report - Sharon and Jeff - Including other projects Chair's Report - Jim N. Finance Committee Report on Budget - Jim M. Friday Evening Printed Program, Delegates' bags, etc. - Krishna Logistics - Janis - Rooms - Food Roundtable Committee - Paul - Instructions to Moderators, etc. Buses - Thursday and Saturday - Amber Brandon - Rhonda Student Assistants - Jeff Next Meeting See you tomorrow, 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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WGSCC meeting this Saturday, March 23
by James Naylor 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Hi everybody, The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee is this Saturday at 1:30 in our regular place (2B23 Bryce Hall, University of Winnipeg). I'll send out an agenda before the meeting, but let me know if you have anything to put on it. 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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Fight for 15 Friday Night event
by Scott Price 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Hi everyone, I just wanted to make a formal proposal to the committee about a Friday night event. Fight for 15 Manitoba (FF15MB) will be organizing a social at X-cues (551 Sargent ave) on the night of May 10th. It will be a casual event meant for socializing and a networking opportunity for FF15MB. We'll have a 50\50 to raise money for FF15MB. We might organize a pool tournament depending if people are interested. In terms of advertising and arrangements for event FF15MB will be handling that. The only requests are if the event could be placed in the conference schedule and if the committee could cover the cost of the space booking ($200). Thank you for the consideration. Scott Price

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Fw: 1919-2019 conference ROOM CHOICES
by Janis Thiessen 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Decisions need to be made regarding room choices (see below). Please add this to the agenda for our next meeting. Thank you. Janis ________________________________ From: Marina Britten Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 2:14 PM To: Janis Thiessen Subject: RE: 1919-2019 conference Good Afternoon Janis, The classrooms have been released and I was able to book your additional breakout spaces. For the duration of the conference you already have Manitoba Theatres 4M31 and 4M47 booked. In addition to those I have the following options for you: Thursday, May 9 (Booked 8:00- 3:45 p.m.) : 3C01 (120 capacity) 3M59 (39 capacity) 3M64 (36 capacity) 3M67 (35 capacity) Friday, May 10 (Booked 8:00- 3:45 p.m.): 3C01 (120 capacity) 3M59 (39 capacity) 3M64 (36 capacity) 3M67 (35 capacity) 2M67 (36 capacity) 2M74 (35 capacity) Saturday, May 11 (Booked 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.) : 3C01 (120 capacity) 3M59 (39 capacity) 3M64 (36 capacity) 3M67 (35 capacity) 2M67 (36 capacity) 2M74 (35 capacity) 2M72 (81 capacity) For childcare I have 1 room available at 8:00 a.m. Thursday until 1:00 p.m. Saturday on the second floor of Manitoba I think might be best, it is 2M73. It does seat 77 so if you would prefer to use it for the conference and a smaller room on the 3rd floor let me know, I just thought it was more central to Convocation Hall and the book fair and has the washrooms close by. Please let me know your preferences and if you have any questions! Best, Marina Britten Event Coordinator Conference and Events Services P 204.988.7525

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Make Poverty History Concert - WECC - March 14, 2019
by Sharon Reilly 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Hello all, FYI. Krishna, if we have some handouts for the conference we could distribute them at this event. Also at the Millennium Library sessions - beginning March 20th. Please let me know. Best, Sharon .......................................................................................... Sharon Reilly 48 Glen Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2M 1V5 tel: 204-255-4446 cell: 204-590-7051 reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com

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Fw: 1919 Social - BUY YOUR TICKETS TOMORROW!
by Janis Thiessen 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

FYI. Janis ________________________________ From: Lisa McGifford Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 10:09 AM To: UWFA Subject: 1919 Social -presented by Myers LLP This just in from the Manitoba Federation of Labour, Sisters, Brothers, Friends, Tickets for the 1919 Social (presented by Myers LLP) will be going on sale tomorrow (Tuesday, March 12) at 9:00 am. The 1919 Social will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Ukrainian Labour Temple (8:00 pm – 1:00 am) to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Tickets are $10 each (limit: 2 per person). You can purchase tickets by phone (204-947-1400) or in-person at the MFL Office (#303 Union Centre) starting tomorrow. Venue capacity is limited, and we expect this event to sell out very quickly, so don’t delay! We regret that the venue is not accessible (stairs are required to enter the building and access the facilities). Regards, Darlene Dwyer Administrative Assistant Manitoba Federation of Labour 303-275 Broadway Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 4M6 Phone: (204) 947-1400 / Fax: (204) 204-943-4276 Email: admin(a)mfl.mb.ca<mailto:admin@mfl.mb.ca> [Description: cid:image001.png@01D4B6FC.9FAC73C0] Find all your Winnipeg General Strike centennial information at MFL.ca/1919<http://mfl.ca/1919> Lisa McGifford B.A., LLB Executive Director University of Winnipeg Faculty Association (204)789-1441 l.mcgifford(a)uwinnipeg.ca<mailto:l.mcgifford@uwinnipeg.ca> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE : This email may contain confidential or proprietary information and is intended solely for the addressees. Should you receive this email in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies from your mailbox and server. Any disclosure, use or copying of this message is strictly prohibited.

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A Very Easy Friday Night Option...
by Rhonda Hinther 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hi Everyone, A very easy Friday night opportunity has presented itself that will serve to reduce the Friday night workload for us (ie, the need to compile a list of suggested places for folks to go since planning an official event is looking like a no-go). I had a chance to talk to the manager at the Good Will on Portage (http://thegoodwill.ca/), and he said they would be very pleased to welcome us for an official pub night there (5-9-ish). It’s an easy walk from UW and, I believe, fully accessible. The have food and drink that would accommodate a wide range of dietary requirements. Our conference sessions end at five, and we could direct folks there then. They will have some bands going on at 9, and our folks would either have to pay the $10 cover to stay for that (so the bands can be paid) or head out. Interestingly, the gig they had planned for that night seems to have fallen through, and it sounds (but this is not confirmed) that they might be looking to do one of their “Bands as Bands” events. For those of you who don’t know, this is where they get a few local bands to interpret the music of well-known artists. This is definitely not confirmed, but when I raised it, the manager said it might be possible for them to try to shape this Bands as Bands around labour-flavoured acts like Springsteen or, GASP, Billy Bragg! I gave Jason a heads-up on this possibility, since he was holding the WECC for us that night, and it looks like there’s a possibility that the WECC could cosponsor this with the GW. I guess they’ve done things like this before. So that would be a nice bonus, which we’ll still need to explore. I’m waiting to hear back from the GW with more info on all this (but mostly that they can definitely accommodate us from 5-9 for the pub night portion). Before this went any further with this, though, I wanted to bring this to y’all to make sure I should proceed. Rhonda

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Re: [1919-Conference] entertainment planning committee decision for Friday event
by Scott Price 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hello everyone, The entertainment sub-committee explored many options and reached the following decision: The 1919 committee will co-sponsor the CCPA Boots Riley event on Saturday evening. Registrants will have time to attend both the Riley event and the Labour Temple social. For Friday night, the conference schedule will provide a list of local events, venues, and restaurants people can go to on their own. We decided this based on the lack of time to organize something worthwhile and with the conference schedule already packed as it is we decided to give people the chance to do whatever it is they want to do. *Unless a **majority of the committee objects **before Friday 4:00 PM, *we will proceed with contacting the CCPA so that our conference logo can be included on the ads for the event that are going out on Monday. We will also ask the CCPA to set aside a number of reduced-price tickets for conference attendees, and contact registrants to act quickly to get a ticket. Scott Price

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FW: Bragg offer for May 10
by James Naylor 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Here is the response from Bragg. We were aware that his American tour ended a couple of weeks before our date. I guess he wasn't willing to stay or come back. We will proceed with Plan B, at the WECC. 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: Christian Ellett <cellett(a)apa-agency.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 12:36 PM To: Jason Hooper <Jason(a)wecc.ca> Cc: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA> Subject: RE: Bragg offer for May 10 Hi Jason, Billy appreciates the offer, but he will be in England during this timeframe. We are happy to entertain this offer in 2020 if there is still intertest. Thanks Christian Ellett Office of Steve Martin | APA 135 West 50th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10020 Office: 212-205-4326 cellett(a)apa-agency.com<mailto:cellett@apa-agency.com> www.apa-agency.com<http://www.apa-agency.com/> From: Christian Ellett Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 4:42 PM To: 'Jason Hooper' <Jason(a)wecc.ca<mailto:Jason@wecc.ca>> Cc: James Naylor (Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>) <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> Subject: RE: Bragg offer for May 10 Thanks Jason, Will let you know ASAP Christian Ellett Office of Steve Martin | APA 135 West 50th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10020 Office: 212-205-4326 cellett(a)apa-agency.com<mailto:cellett@apa-agency.com> www.apa-agency.com<http://www.apa-agency.com/> From: Jason Hooper <Jason(a)wecc.ca<mailto:Jason@wecc.ca>> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 4:38 PM To: Christian Ellett <cellett(a)apa-agency.com<mailto:cellett@apa-agency.com>> Cc: James Naylor (Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>) <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> Subject: Bragg offer for May 10 Hello Christian, I have attached our most recent offer as requested. I have also CC'd Jim Naylor of the 1919 Centennial Strike committee. If you have any questions please let us know. Either Jim or I would be happy to answer them. Jason Hooper Executive Director West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice Ave Wpg, MB R3B 1Z8 (204) 783-6918 Music is a life changing force. You can donate to the West End Cultural Centre through Canada Helps<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.canadahelps.org_en…> [Description: Description: Round_blk_wecc] ________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachment, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, copying, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of APA.

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WGSCC Minutes for March 2, 2019
by James Naylor 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Attached are minutes from yesterday's meeting. Thanks Juanita for producing such complete and quick minutes! Please contact me if you see any errors or omissions. For anyone who wasn't present, email if anything is unclear. 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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WGS Conference Registrations
by James Naylor 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Hi everyone, I didn't have the numbers to give a report on registrations. Here's what we've got: Full fee ($100): 79 (33 on line; 45 by cheque; 1 by phone) Discounted ($50): 6 (6 on line) Free (Themed Roundtables): 10 For a total of 95 registrations so far. I should note two things: The registrations by cheque have been bulk registrations by two unions. And, there were several attempts at registration that failed. I have emailed all of these individuals with an apology, and instructions for phone and mail registration. 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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Next Meeting of WGSCC
by James Naylor 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Hi all, The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be Saturday, March 23, at 1:30. 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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Regrets and note on recording
by Scott Price 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Hi, Sorry I couldn't make it to the meeting today. Here is a brief summation of where we are at for recording the roundtable discussions and some items to consider. Scott Price

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REGRETS
by Krishna Lalbiharie 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

I am so terribly sorry, friends. I am siiiiiiiiick and unable to attend. I have a number of pieces to submit, including the program layout and poster and ad rate sheet. Will get these to you all today/tomorrow. Sorry, I don’t even think I could drive to the meeting. Dead and in bed. Super apologies. KL 204.899.8687 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2019, at 3:16 PM, James Naylor <Naylor(a)brandonu.ca> wrote: > > Hi all, > > The program committee has come up with a list of suggested chairs for us to consider at our meeting tomorrow. (Attached). > > 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/ > > <image001.png> > > <panels as of 1 March 2019 with Chairs.docx> > _______________________________________________ > 1919-Conference mailing list > 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference

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Program Committee Report - Chairs
by James Naylor 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Hi all, The program committee has come up with a list of suggested chairs for us to consider at our meeting tomorrow. (Attached). 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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WGSCC Meeting this Saturday
by James Naylor 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

I'm resending this earlier email. Something seems to have happened to it and not everyone received it. See you Saturday. Hi y'all, Remember that we are meeting this Saturday March 2, in our regular place at the U of W, room UW 2B23. Send me any agenda items and I'll try to get an agenda out to you. Our main goal, as determined at the end of the last meeting, is to carefully go over everything and make sure we have all of our bases covered. 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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Re: [1919-Conference] Strike digital exhibit
by James Naylor 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Hi Natalie, This all sounds very interesting and I'm sure we can work out something. There are potentially 6 foot tables available in the publishers' display area. Would that suit your needs? 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, February 26, 2019 11:40 AM To: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA> Cc: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: RE: Strike digital exhibit Hi Jim, I'm not sure if more discussion had followed on potentially having a table or space to allow for promotion of the Strike digital exhibit I'm currently working on with the University of Manitoba Libraries and the Association for Manitoba Archives, but many of Mayor Gray's records as they relate to the Strike ended up at the University of Calgary Archives and they've reached out to us and expressed interest in also promoting a digital collection they're working on featuring Mayor Gray's records. If there is an opportunity to promote digital collections and exhibits at the Strike conference, the University of Calgary Archives asked that I pass along their interest in jointly promoting their collection alongside our digital exhibit. Thanks, 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. From: James Naylor <Naylor(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.CA>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:55 AM To: Natalie Vielfaure <Natalie.Vielfaure(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Natalie.Vielfaure@umanitoba.ca>> Cc: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: RE: Strike digital exhibit 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<mailto:Natalie.Vielfaure@umanitoba.ca>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:12 AM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@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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Boots Riley event
by Julie Guard 17 Feb '19

17 Feb '19

Dear all: I was talking to Molly McCracken from CCPA and apparently they would very much appreciate it if we would sponsor their event with Boots Riley on May 11. You all probably recall that we decided we couldn't partner with the CCPA on the event because the only date he could come is May 11 - one day too late for us. But Molly tells me that they would benefit significantly from our sponsorship, which would involve us formally becoming a sponsor and supporting them in-kind (they would also accept monetary support, but I am guessing we can afford only in-kind). They are about to launch the event, so if we are able to sponsor, it would help if we could tell them soon. Is there support for this among the committee? Best, julie Julie Guard Professor, History and Labour Studies Office: 117 Isbister Building Mailing address: 218 Isbister Building University of Manitoba 183 Dafoe Road Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-7110 Email: julie.guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:julie.guard@umanitoba.ca>

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UW Conference Services update
by Janis Thiessen 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Here's the latest word from UW Conference Services, regarding classrooms, an IT person, and water for speakers. I have made note of the additional classroom rental for when I am able to book those rooms. As for the Saturday, because the day is shorter it is more cost efficient to have a technician stay so that has already been included. I will put together a number for you if they were to stay for the entire conference as well. We do not have water pitchers but Diversity would easily be able to do water service throughout the conference for you.

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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 28 Jan '19

28 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 19 Jan '19

19 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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WGSCC Registrations
by James Naylor 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi all, I spoke to someone from the Education Committee of the Union of Postal Communications Employees (affiliated to PSAC) and were calling to see if we could accommodate 30-35 registrations! So 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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