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WEBSITE IS LIVE NOW (WILL MAKE NEEDED CHANGES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Friends, it's up: https://1919-2019.com There's a bunch of back-and-forths and things to add and delete/unclear bits, which I will address/implement over the next day or two. In the main, I will produce a downloadable PDF of the conference schedule (including all panel presenters and descriptions and roundtables) — and bus things, too — in ONE LARGE DOC. It *is* all up there, as a matter of fact, but not in one central piece. AGAIN: This is GOOD FOR TODAY. FOR SURE. Will fix bits ASAP. KL 204.899.8687

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WGSCC - Thursday evening schedule
by James Naylor 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Hi all, Here’s an issue that we may be able to deal with on the listserv. Krishna is making up the schedule and we should have a time for the McAlevey talk. The issue is, if you remember, that we are bussing delegates to the Labour Temple and feeding them a Ukrainian meal and afterwards the Keynote is open to the public. Attendees who come from that can sit upstairs, we thought. So we should have times for the meal and for the talk. Tim - do you have a sense of the timing for this? We should run it by everyone to make sure it makes sense in terms of the logistics of getting people there, 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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Re: [1919-Conference] updated panels and schedule
by Paul Moist 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Julie, I am happy to chair a panel. Panels 10 and 11 interest me. Or wherever you need me. I can do more than ne if you are stuck. Paul Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message -------- From: Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca> Date: 2019-01-12 5:26 PM (GMT-06:00) To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: [1919-Conference] updated panels and schedule Dear committee members: As promised, the updated list of panels and the schedule to date are attached. We will be sending out a version with panel chairs proposed before the next meeting, which is scheduled for 9 February. If there’s a panel you would like to chair, please volunteer asap, so you can get your first choice. We are happy to accommodate your chairing preferences! From the Program committee, Julie Guard and Jim Mochoruk

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WEBSITE REVAMP: DRAFT 2 — REVIEW AND LET'S LAUNCH THIS AFTERNOON :)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Hi, folks! Look at this: https://1919-2019.com/staging/2144/ I still have a few kinks to work out re: spacing and text and fonts and little things that are otherworldly and increasingly irritating by the second (GAH!), BUT, I think this should be good to go for a NOON launch today, no? I hope I've answered most of everyone's major concerns from Saturday's meeting, but obviously can finesse bits as requested. Note that the site looks best from a laptop as opposed to a smartphone, but I'm figuring that out, too re: iPhone/Android display, etc. Stay tuned. What's more, I will produce a stylish, downloadable PDF of the DRAFT SCHEDULE later today. For now, it just appears as text under that specific tab. Okay! In touch later! KL 204.899.8687 P.S. Victor and Tim: Filling out and sending the Mayworks bit shortly!

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updated panels and schedule
by Julie Guard 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Dear committee members: As promised, the updated list of panels and the schedule to date are attached. We will be sending out a version with panel chairs proposed before the next meeting, which is scheduled for 9 February. If there’s a panel you would like to chair, please volunteer asap, so you can get your first choice. We are happy to accommodate your chairing preferences! From the Program committee, Julie Guard and Jim Mochoruk

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WEBSITE TEST URL
by Krishna Lalbiharie 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

Incomplete, I've a number of questions, but take a look at this: https://1919-2019.com/staging/2144/ See you at 1:30PM! KL 204.899.8687

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Outstanding Women Leaders Recognition Project
by Sharon Reilly 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

Dear Conference Committee members, Please see the email below, which is being circulated by the MFL to its members and friends. The organizers are looking for nominations of women - union leaders, activists, and others - who have made an important contribution in promoting the rights of working people over the last 100 years. Thank you, Sharon In honour of the upcoming centennial anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the MFL is pleased to be partnering with the Prairie School for Union Women and the Saskatchewan and Alberta Federations of Labour on a *Very Special Project to Showcase 100 Outstanding Women Leaders from across the Prairies who have Led the Fight for Workers Rights Over the Last 100 Years*. Pictures and bios will be displayed at the Prairie School this June 2019 so participants can learn about the Sisters and activists “on whose shoulders we stand”. Please submit nominations of Manitoban women (including anyone identifying as a woman) who have advanced workers’ rights and women’s rights in our province. We would like nominees to be diverse and reflective of our many backgrounds. Women who have been or are leaders in their unions and the community, champions of change and defenders of rights. Women who have empowered and mentored others to strengthen our movement and women’s equality. We encourage you to canvass your leadership, staff, executive members, women’s committees and local leadership for nominations. *In order to nominate an outstanding woman, all you have to do it provide a photo and short (1 paragraph) bio. * *DEADLINE:* Please provide your nominations by *February 28, 2019* to ARothney(a)mfl.mb.ca. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Anna Rothney at 204-947-1400. In solidarity, Kevin Rebeck President, Manitoba Federation of Labour -- .......................................................................................... 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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Dec 1, 2018 Meeting minutes
by Paul Jenkins 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Happy New Year all. Attached are the minutes to the December meeting. Paul Jenkins, PhD Instructor, Department of History, & Programming Developer/Manager & Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities, University of Manitoba

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WGSCC Meeting this Saturday, January 12
by James Naylor 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year. A reminder that the next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee is this coming Saturday, 1:30 p.m., in our regular meeting place, 2B23, Bryce Hall, University of Winnipeg. The various subcommittees should be able to report on progress and upcoming tasks. Please email me anything you wanted added to the agenda. 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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next meeting date- conflict
by Julie Guard 24 Dec '18

24 Dec '18

Hello, All: I have just learned that the date of our next meeting, 24 November, is also U.S. Thanksgiving. Our U.S. based colleague will of course not be able to attend. Perhaps, given that this is a legitimate conflict and we wouldn't schedule a meeting on a Canadian holiday, we could reschedule the meeting, perhaps to 1 December? 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> Please note that as of 1 July 2018 I am no longer Labour Studies Coordinator

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WGSCC Meeting THIS SATURDAY
by James Naylor 17 Dec '18

17 Dec '18

Hi everyone, A reminder that we are meeting Saturday, December 1 at 1:30 in our regular place at the University of Winnipeg: 2B23 in Bryce Hall Agenda: * Evening Events * Roundtable * Program * Finance * Communications * Logistics * Task Review I think everything fits under these headings, but let me know if I've forgotten anything. See you 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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update on entertainment committee
by Julie Guard 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Hi: I still can't make it to today's meeting, but I wanted to provide an update on the ad hoc entertainment committee. I have been in touch with Jason Hooper from WECC and will be convening a meeting of the committee very soon. I haven't been able to do it until December. But we are on the case. Best, 'juliie 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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Fwd: KRISHNA REGRETS FOR TODAY (SORRY)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Krishna Lalbiharie <krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:15 AM Subject: KRISHNA REGRETS FOR TODAY (SORRY) To: jim naylor <naylor(a)brandonu.ca> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Krishna Lalbiharie <krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] WGSCC Meeting THIS SATURDAY To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Hi, all. Regrets from me re: today's meeting. I'm terribly sorry. I've got a bad bug, which has worsened this AM. Just so you know (and I've apprised Jeff Taylor and Jim Naylor of said), I've engaged a website designer and code-person to re-tool our current site. Just need a couple of tech bits ,which are hopefully forthcoming by early next week. I have reached out to a comms. specialist within the UM Faculty of Arts. :) I hope to hear from her on Monday. In other words, I need another week. That's it from here. Hope you're all well! KL P.S. Julie: As ever, you and Seth have my heart. xoxoxo On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 10:24 AM Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca> wrote: > Whoops! Didn’t mean to send this to the list. > > > > *From:* 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto: > 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] *On Behalf Of *Julie Guard > *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2018 10:24 AM > *To:* 1919 conference organizing committee < > 1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > *Subject:* Re: [1919-Conference] WGSCC Meeting THIS SATURDAY > > > > thanks Sharon: > > Seth’s had a bad spell but it’s not a crisis. Thanks for offering and for > asking. > > julie > > > > *From:* 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [ > mailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca > <1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>] *On Behalf Of *Sharon Reilly > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2018 4:41 PM > *To:* 1919 conference organizing committee < > 1919-conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > *Subject:* Re: [1919-Conference] WGSCC Meeting THIS SATURDAY > > > > I hope things are okay Julie. If I can help in any way, let me know. > > Sharon > > Sharon Reilly > > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 3:55 PM Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca wrote: > > Hi all: I have a small crisis happening and may not be able to make it. > Nothing to worry about, but it makes things even more complicated than the > normally frenzied end of term. > > Best, > > julie > > > > *From:* 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto: > 1919-conference-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] *On Behalf Of *James Naylor > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2018 3:48 PM > *To:* 1919 conference organizing committee > *Subject:* [1919-Conference] WGSCC Meeting THIS SATURDAY > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > A reminder that we are meeting Saturday, December 1 at 1:30 in our regular > place at the University of Winnipeg: 2B23 in Bryce Hall > > > > Agenda: > > > > · Evening Events > > · Roundtable > > · Program > > · Finance > > · Communications > > · Logistics > > · Task Review > > > > I think everything fits under these headings, but let me know if I’ve > forgotten anything. > > > > See you 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 > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 1919-Conference mailing list > 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference >

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Next WGSCC Meeting
by James Naylor 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Since I never did hear any objections to the date, our next Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee meeting will be Saturday, December 1, at 1:30 p.m. in room 2B23, University of Winnipeg. I'll be back at you next week with an agenda, but if there is anything you think we should talk about, let me know. 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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Question from Harriet Zaidman
by Julie Guard 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

Hi all: I got a question from Harriet Zaidman asking if someone can tell her which unions are holding their conventions in the city next year. She has written a middle grade children's novel about the strike that will be released in March and would like to promote it at union conventions, if they agree. Does anyone have that information? 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> Please note that as of 1 July 2018 I am no longer Labour Studies Coordinator

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WGSCC Meeting this Saturday!
by James Naylor 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

Hi Everyone, A reminder that the Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference Committee is meeting this Saturday, October 27, at 1:30 at 2B23, University of Winnipeg. I think the main order of business is to develop a timeline to the Conference, think of the tasks that have to be undertaken, and ensure that they are covered by our current committees. Please let me know of any specific items that should be placed on the agenda. 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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Conference advertised in UMFA newsletter
by Julie Guard 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

UMFA's newsletter to members, UMFA Fast Facts 6 November 2018, includes this item. I thought you would want to know. julie [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c03da638cf6ab1e93b257822d/_compresseds/a821a9…] This conference commemorates the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, a landmark moment in North American working-class history. In May and June that year, some 30,000 workers ceased work for six weeks. Provoked by the inequities of industrial capitalism, the authoritarianism of their workplaces, the brutal experiences of the First World War, rising prices and stagnating wages, an insecure economic outlook, intransigent employers, and a federal state that responded to their demands with growing repression, the city's workers stood together in an astounding display of unity. This conference explores the history and continuities of those struggles, many of which continue to confront us today. The conference is part of an extensive program of commemorative activities planned for spring 2019. More information can be found on the Manitoba Federation of Labour's website: http://mfl.ca/1919<https://umfa.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c03da638cf6ab1e93b257822d&i…>. The conference website is http://1919-2019.com/<https://umfa.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c03da638cf6ab1e93b257822d&i…>. Registration will begin soon. Please plan to attend! Julie Guard, Professor, History and Labour Studies 117 Isbister Building University of Manitoba 183 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 204-474-7110

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Riley Fellowship
by James Naylor 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hi all, I'm pleased to be able to announce that we have been awarded the $20,000 from the Riley Fellowship that we applied for from the University of Winnipeg. Many thanks to Janis for bringing this to our attention and preparing our application!!!! 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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okay to advertise our conference in UMFA fast Facts?
by Julie Guard 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

Dear colleagues: The UMFA newsletter -UMFA Fast facts - wants to include a note about the 1919 conference. I have prepared a short description, most of it copied shamelessly from the website. The union wants to publish the newsletter early next week, so if you can respond with your comments, suggestions, additions, subtractions, and whether you approve the inclusion of this note in the UMFA email to members (aka newsletter) by Monday, that would be helpful. thanks! 1919 Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference, 8-11 May 2019 This conference commemorates the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, a landmark moment in North American working-class history. In May and June that year, over 30,000 workers ceased work for six weeks. Provoked by the inequities of industrial capitalism, the authoritarianism of their workplaces, the brutal experiences of the First World War, rising prices and stagnating wages, an insecure economic outlook, intransigent employers, and a federal state that responded to their demands with growing repression, the city's workers stood together in an astounding display of unity. The conference explores the history and continuities of those struggles, many of which continue to confront us today. The conference website is http://1919-2019.com/. Registration will begin soon. Please plan to attend! 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> Please note that as of 1 July 2018 I am no longer Labour Studies Coordinator

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WGSCC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES: MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018
by Krishna Lalbiharie 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

These are terribly long overdue, friends. My apologies. I gather most of us are "a go" re: our next meeting, which Jim proposes for Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 1:30? Hope all are well! Krishna 204.899.8687 ++++++++++ *1919 WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE CENTENARY CONFERENCE (WGSCC) COMMITTEE: * *MINUTES: MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG* Present: Jim Naylor (Chair) Krishna Lalbiharie Janis Thiessen Scott Price Tim Gordienko Jim Mochoruk Sharon Reilly David Camfield Rhonda L. Hinther Jeff Taylor *1. REPORT FROM MEETING WITH CENTRAL COMMITTEE* The umbrella central committee, established by the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) — and now referred to as the Advisory Committee — met on July 3, 2018. The meeting of said reported generally on finances in connection with all activities and affirmed an overall funding commitment of $900,000.00 to all 1919 Strike-related events. The committee also reported on developments within the History and Education Committee. Jeff Taylor met with the MFL in respect of the Graphic History project, which will be produced at a reasonable price point in print ($20) and online (free) and paid for entirely by the MFL. A number of copies will be provided for free to unions, too. The Graphic History Collective will provide copy by the end of August to publishers. Jim Naylor suggests that we should organize a book launch at some point (possibly at McNally Robinson). We will also determine advertising and promotion fees for ads with various publishers and periodicals. Jim also mentioned that he will be writing the introduction to the Graphic History book and spoke about furthering some discussion about the positives and negatives concerning the “Street Car” motif as a conference brand. Jim reports the MFL will likely have some additional monies to provide to various other projects later on, and that the MFL might be interested in developing an ongoing relationship in support of a labour history and education program. *2. SSHRC GRANT UPDATE AND FINANCES* The WCSCC was unfortunately not awarded its SSRHC grant, but we will re-apply for said by the August 1, 2018 deadline. No explanation was forwarded re: application rejection, but it was generally suggested that we ought to reapply with a greater emphasis on highlighting outreach initiatives re: Connection category criteria — this, including further educational-entertainment options throughout the conference. Scott Price and Jim Mochoruk raised the idea of roundtable and keynote podcasts as examples of said. Social media live presentations are also a possibility. Given that our denial might be connected with budget matters, it was moved that we ought to drop the second keynote option in our application. Krishna will immediately pursue securing our keynote options, beginning with Jane McAlevey as our top choice, followed by Saru Jayaraman. Jim Mochoruk indicates that we can shave off expenses re: SSHRC application by dropping the second keynote option, for example. Jim M. also suggests that we prioritize our expenses by ensuring first that our roundtable participants are fully funded re: travel, followed by grad students, activists and the precariously employed. Jim M. also recommends that we encourage, where applicable, conference participants to secure funding options from their representative organizations, unions, etc. Jim Naylor and Janis Thiessen mentioned that we have further grant funding possibilities up to $20K re: University of Winnipeg’s Riley Foundation. Jeff Taylor indicates that, regardless of our successes (or not) re: SSHRC, we have some guaranteed financial security via the U of M’s Faculty of Arts Dean’s Office. Jim Naylor reports that our major funding sources/potentials include: SSHRC, the U of M (Faculty of Arts Dean’s Office), the U of W, MFL and conference registrations. Jeff Taylor indicates that if we continue to be denied funding through SSHRC — this, other than for technical reasons or something substantively missed in the application — our lack of success could be owing to political reasons, in which case we might want to pursue some sort of public intervention or campaign. *3.**BILLY BRAGG* Rhonda L. Hinther indicates that things re: pursing Billy Bragg are ongoing, with Jason Hooper continuing options and opportunities. Janis Thiessen mentioned that we might be able to apply to the University of Winnipeg re: conferring an honouray degree to Bragg, which may serve to encourage Bragg’s participation. Discussion concerning the CCPA’s involvement needs to be further discussed. We will invite Jason Hooper to attend our next meeting re: costs covered (and by whom) and what Bragg-event iterations are available to us. *4. DISCUSSION RE: ADDITION OF DISABILITIES ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER REPRESENTATIVE* It was decided that we leave the roundtable compositions as is, but that we seek to find space within the conference (if possible) to include a panel or session on workers with disabilities, similarly to proposed efforts regarding a student and youth workers panel. Rhonda suggests that should someone from the Building an Inclusive Labour Movement roundtable bow-out, we prioritize securing a replacement from the workers with disabilities community. *5.**WGSCC COMMITTEE STRUCTURE: LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ADDITIONS* Currently, the WGSCC committee includes both finance and roundtable subcommittees. Jim Naylor proposes the creation of a *Conference Logistics Committee*, which will directly oversee tasks concerning the execution of events. Jim Naylor, Krishna, Paul Jenkins and Janis Thiessen volunteer as members. Krishna suggests that we also create a *Communications and Public Relations Committee*, to which Krishna, Jim Naylor and Rhonda have agreed to participate. Krishna will connect with MFL Communications and Research Coordinator Andrew Todd. Krishna will revise our current website such that the front page graphics display fits properly; the Call for Papers section no longer forms our homepage; and will advertise our finalized list of roundtable participants at 1919-2019.com and on Facebook. Krishna will also see about switching from wordpress.com’s limited format to another web platform — this, with a full web relaunch and social media push come the Fall. *6. PUBLICATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE CONFERENCE* Jim Naylor advised that we might want to investigate further publication possibilities in connection with the conference, including special 1919 issues of progressive periodicals alongside special volumes with publishing houses, such as Fernwood, etc. *7. ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS (AUCC) REPORT* Tim Gordienko reported on the success of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians’ (AUCC) 100thanniversary gala event, which took place at the Ukrainian Labour Temple on May 12, 2018. Tim reports that a number of renovations to the Labour Temple are being proposed, including accessibility upgrades. Discussions are ongoing with the AUUC. A meeting in September is being planned, in which it is critical to articulate how improvements to the temple will benefit the AUCC. *8. NEXT MEETING: TBD*

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Fwd: 2019 Alberta Labour History Calendar
by Jeff Taylor 10 Sep '18

10 Sep '18

Dr. Jeffery Taylor Dean of Arts Professor of History 310 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5 (p) 204-474-9271 (f) 204-474-7590 Confidentiality Notice: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner. Begin forwarded message: From: "Karen Werlin" <kwerlin(a)telus.net<mailto:kwerlin@telus.net>> Subject: 2019 Alberta Labour History Calendar Date: September 6, 2018 at 4:34:18 PM CDT To: "'Alvin Finkel'" <finkel(a)telusplanet.net<mailto:finkel@telusplanet.net>>, "Andrea Hasenbank" <agh3(a)ualberta.ca<mailto:agh3@ualberta.ca>>, "'Don Bouzek'" <dbouzek(a)outlook.com<mailto:dbouzek@outlook.com>>, <donnac9(a)ualberta.ca<mailto:donnac9@ualberta.ca>>, "Eric Strikwerda" <erics(a)athabascau.ca<mailto:erics@athabascau.ca>>, "Jack Hubler" <jphubler(a)shaw.ca<mailto:jphubler@shaw.ca>>, "'James Muir'" <james.muir(a)ualberta.ca<mailto:james.muir@ualberta.ca>>, "Jo-Ann Kolmes" <joannkolmes(a)gmail.com<mailto:joannkolmes@gmail.com>>, "'Karen Werlin'" <kwerlin(a)telus.net<mailto:kwerlin@telus.net>>, "'Linda Robinson'" <linda.robinson09(a)gmail.com<mailto:linda.robinson09@gmail.com>>, "Muriel Stanley Venne" <murielv(a)shaw.ca<mailto:murielv@shaw.ca>>, "'Scott Crichton'" <scrichton(a)ibew424.net<mailto:scrichton@ibew424.net>>, "Winston Gereluk" <winstong(a)fastmail.fm<mailto:winstong@fastmail.fm>> 2019 Alberta Labour History Calendar The Great Labour Revolt of 1919 The Alberta Labour History Institute calendar for 2019 provides a concise and dramatic history of the Great Labour Revolt of 1919. It was the year when labour, disgusted by post-war profiteering and anti-worker practices by employers and governments alike that continued such attacks from the pre-war and wartime periods, lay down tools and took to the streets en masse to demand a new economic system. The Winnipeg General Strike was a response to the oppression faced by workers and soon workers in many places across the country, including Calgary and Edmonton and Alberta's many coal towns had also initiated general strikes. The ALHI Calendar is more than a calendar. It is a readable and condensed but highly accurate history of trade unionism and workers' struggles in Alberta. It is also the top source of income for ALHI as it goes about its work of doing oral histories of Alberta working people and documenting in various ways the struggles of working people to build unions and to fight for political, social, and economic democracy for the people of Alberta. We hope that you and your organization will support the work of ALHI by purchasing and displaying these calendars which have proven to be an invaluable source of information about working people and their history. I’ve attached an order form for your convenience and look forward to your response. Thanks! Karen Werlin Administrator Alberta Labour History Institute 603, 12323 Stony Plain Rd NW Edmonton, AB T5N 3Y5 Ph: (780) 732-0320 [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-anima…]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…>

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WGSCC Meeting - this Saturday!
by James Naylor 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

Hi everyone, A reminder that the Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference Committee is meeting this Saturday, September 8, at 1:30 p.m. in our usual meeting place of 2B23 ... the Oral History Centre in Bryce Hall at the University of Winnipeg. The agenda will include: o Friday evening event (Billy Bragg?)* o Wednesday opening evening o Keynote speaker o Program changes o Hotels o Next tasks? If you remember, I reported on the listserv about my discussion with the CCPA about Bragg. I'm attaching a proposal they send me which is a variation of what I reported to you previously. We have to decide about this at this meeting and move forward. Also, let me know of anything else that should be added to the agenda. 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!!
by James Naylor 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Hi everyone, We're moving into high gear this fall in terms of organizing the Winnipeg General Strike conference. There are a number of things to deal with fairly quickly so we will be meeting the weekend after Labour Day. The next meeting will be SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, at 1:30 in the regular place (please confirm this Janis) in Bryce Hall: 2B23. I'll circulate an agenda beforehand, but let me know of anything you might want added. Enjoy the remains of the summer! 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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Billy Bragg
by James Naylor 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Hi everyone, and I hope summer's enjoyable for all, We are still in the process of seeing about whether we can get Billy Bragg, but we've also been in some talks with the CCPA. If you remember, we were arranging the Bragg events with Jason from the West End Cultural Centre and the idea was that we would have an event with him at the Ukrainian Labour Temple on the Friday night, and the WECC would have him on the Saturday. The CCPA expressed interest and we had suggested or assumed they might want to do something with him on Sunday. I recently talked to Molly McCraken from the CCPA. They are concerned that there was not a sufficient audience to have 3 Bragg events and suggested that there be a large, cosponsored event at Knox on the Friday night. I was initially dubious about this since I didn't want our event to be hijacked. However, I have rethought this a bit. We were originally working with the CCPA on the keynote issue since there were clear benefits for both us and them. For us, it helped mitigate some of the financial concerns about bringing in a big name speaker. I think this remains true of the Bragg event. It seems to me that we could rearrange things to the benefit of everyone. We could participate in a large Bragg event on the Friday, with heavily discounted tickets to conference attendees (the MFL has contributed $5000 to the Bragg event, and maybe they would be okay with us using it to discount tickets). This would allow us to rethink the Thursday Keynote event. I would suggest (as long as it's not a problem for the Labout Temple) that we hold the keynote there: we could bus people directly from the U of W, serve a light dinner, and have the keynote/social/wine and cheese there. That's just one possibility, others of you might have others. Let me know what you think, 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 - Monday, July 16
by James Naylor 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

Hello all, I hope everyone is enjoying summer. The next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be on MONDAY, JULY 16 at 1:30 p.m. This seems to be the date and time that fits everyone’s schedule who is around that week and who responded to me. We will meet in our regular space — The Oral History room at the University of Winnipeg (2B23). Janis or Scott: can you make sure it’s available and open? Thanks. I’ll circulate an agenda when we get closer to the date of the meeting. In the meantime, please email me with items that you think should be included. 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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Reminder of WGSCC
by James Naylor 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

I didn’t want to interrupt your summer weekend, but don’t forget the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee meeting tomorrow (Monday) at 1:30. Hope to see you all, Regular place. 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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WGSCC - SSHRC Grant
by James Naylor 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

Hi everyone, We just got word that we did not receive the SSHRC Connections grant for which we had applied. This comes as a surprise, although we did apply early in order to be able to re-apply should there be a snag. This is clearly what we will be doing. We will be receiving a letter from SSHRC explaining the decision, which should give us something to go on when we prepare our new application. This is a hiccough, although we have strong support from other sources and time to respond. We can discuss all of this at our upcoming meeting on Monday, July 16, at 1:30 at our regular meeting space: Room 2B23 at the 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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WGSCC - Our next meeting
by James Naylor 12 Jun '18

12 Jun '18

Hi everyone, I am emailing about the next meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee. At our last meeting we decided by consensus to meet again sometime in mid-June. On reflection and in the interest of not holding redundant meetings, it seems to me that we should put that off until after June 30, the date by which we are to hear back from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SHRCC) about our grant application. Given the importance of this grant, we would be meeting soon after receiving news back from them in any case. It should also be after the next meeting (on July 3) of the "central committee" overseeing all 1919 events (which now seems to be calling itself the "1919 Advisory Committee." Their decisions could also affect our deliberations as well. For selfish reasons, I'm going to suggest meeting during the week of July 14-21 since I plan to be in Winnipeg during that time in any case. It will potentially make it easier to meet in an evening if that is what people want. If that week is difficult, we could meet before that (but after July 3), which would be entirely fine for me as well. Bear in mind that there are always going to be people who can't make a meeting, although if very few can come, it creates a problem. So, get back to me on whether that week is alright, and whether an afternoon or evening meeting is preferable (U of W people: is there any difficulty getting into the Wesley Hall and the Oral History room in the evenings?) Also, if there are pressing issues, let me know and we can potentially discuss them on the listserv. I hope all are enjoying summer! 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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JOHN RAE AS A ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER RE: DISABILILTIES AND LABOUR RIGHTS
by Krishna Lalbiharie 13 Apr '18

13 Apr '18

Hi, folks! My apologies for pressing this now, but we've little time left re: SSHRC grant app. Rhonda has rightly reminded our WGSCC Committee that our conference ought to include labour voices, which reflect people with disabilities. To that end, she has suggested that we approach John Rae as a prospective roundtable speaker, whose bio can be viewed here: http://www.innoversity.com/roadmap/speakers/john-rae/ Says Rhonda (of Rae): "Rae was an active union member in the ON public service; he remains an active advocate for people with disabilities and their workplace struggles; he can speak expertly to challenges with human rights commissions for people with disabilities dealing with workplace discrimination; he also played a key role in the Canadian Human Rights Museum’s universal access committee; and has consulted with CMHR on a variety of issues related to people with disabilities." It sounds like a no-brainer to me. Rae can easily fit into the second Roundtable panel and, what's more, will serve as a critical and unique, leading voice in conversations re: disability rights and labour issues. Can I get a vote, here, from committee members to extend Rae a Roundtable invite? And quickly (forgive me)? KL 204.899.8687

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ADD JERRY WOODS AS "ATTENDING" RE: ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS (SSHRC GRANT)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

JERRY WOODS has agreed to participate in our Roundtable on *Building an Inclusive Labour Movement.* *Jim M., Rhonda and Paul J:* Is it too late to include Jerry in our SSHRC app? His info. is as follows: JERRY WOODS: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour rights activist WINNIPEG, MB Status: *ATTENDING* This is FANTASTIC! KL 204.899.8687 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: JERRY WOODS <jerryw(a)shaw.ca> Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 9:06 AM Subject: Re: SPEAKING REQUEST RE: 1919 WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE CENTENARY CONFERENCE (MAY 9-11, 2019 | WINNIPEG, MB) To: Krishna Lalbiharie <krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com> Hi Krishna. I accept your invitation with pleasure. Thank you Sent from my iPhone

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Responses to Proposals
by James Naylor 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

Hi all, I'm going to contact those who made proposals and tell them, for the most part, that they have been accepted and we will get back to them closer to the time of the conference with the schedule and any other guidelines. For those who were not there, we returned to the issue late in the meeting. There were 3 proposals that we were debating: Mancini, Fairbairn, and Bako. We decided to find a place for Mancini in one of the other panels, and to reject Fairbairn's proposal. On Bako, we decided that I would contact him and suggest that he play some other role in the conference. Shortly afterwards, I was talking to my daughter Adrie, who some of you know (she works for Workers United in Toronto) who had just returned from the Labor Notes conference in Chicago. She was quite keen that we have a session on young workers and said that she would be willing to participate and/or to find someone. I think she has a point that we do want to have something addressing young workers as it would be attractive to the MFL Young Members Assembly. I won't contact Bako immediately, but let me know what you think about constructing a session addressing young workers. Also, after the deadline I was contacted by Myer Siemiatycki at Ryerson, who missed the deadline and wanted to see if he could still apply. He was a contributor to Craig Heron, ed., The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925. He is interested in presenting on the Mathers' Commission that was investigating industrial relations in 1919. I said that I would ask the committee if we would accept a proposal from him. 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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STATUS REPORT ON ROUNDTABLES RE: SSHRC GRANT APPLICATION — GREAT NEWS!!!!
by Krishna Lalbiharie 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Greetings! After my Sunday, April 8, 2018 appeal to all 13 identified prospective WGSCC roundtable participants, I am pleased to report the following, which is current as of this writing: *1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER LIFE)* DEENA LADD: Workers’ Action Centre Toronto, ON Status: *ATTENDING* JOHN CLARKE: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty Toronto, ON Status: *ATTENDING* VICTOR ELKINS: Hospital Employees Union Vancouver, BC Status: *ATTENDING* SEAN SMITH: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council Toronto, ON Status: *ATTENDING* *2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES)* FRED HAHN: CUPE Ontario Toronto (Markham), ON Status: *ATTENDING* CHRIS RAMSAROOP: Justice for Migrant Workers Toronto, ON Status: *ATTENDING* PAM PALMATER: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson University) Toronto, ON Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; WILL CONFIRM ASAP* BILAN ARTE: Canadian Labour of Congress Ottawa, ON Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; SEEKING APPROVAL FROM EXECUTIVE* JERRY WOODS: Past Chair, MB Human Rights Commission/Indigenous Labour Rights Activist Winnipeg, MB Status: *NO REPLY* *3. MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE)* SUZANNE MacNEIL: President, Halifax-Dartmoth and District Labour Council Halifax, NS Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; WILL CONFIRM ASAP* BASIA SOKAL: President, Winnipeg Labour Council Winnipeg, MB Status: *ATTENDING* ALIA KARIM: Fight for $15 Movement Toronto, ON Status: *ATTENDING* SCOTT CHRICTON: IBEW 424/Alberta Labour History Institute Board Edmonton, AB Status: *ATTENDING* ++++++++++ This has been a very fruitful appeal, which can be summarized as follows: *ATTENDING: 9* *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING: 3* *NO REPLY: 1* *TOTAL: 13* *It’s my recommendation that we can include all prospective roundtable participant names within the SSHRC application, save for Jerry Woods, who has yet to reply, unfortunately.* To the latter, I will continue to seek out Jerry’s participation this week and moving forward. Alongside, Leslie Spillett would be a great addition to our conference — this, as discussed at the March 3, 2018 meeting of the WGSCC Committee. I will approach her as you all advise. All my best for now! Krishna 204.899.8687 krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com

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ALL 13 ROUNDTABLE INVITATIONS AWAY! (AND OTHER MATTERS...)
by Krishna Lalbiharie 08 Apr '18

08 Apr '18

Friends, *ALL 13 ROUNDTABLE REQUEST PACKAGES* — including one to Scott Chricton (IBEW 424) of the Alberta Labour History Board as so recommended by Jeff Taylor! — *HAVE BEEN SENT OUT!* Please note that I have BCC-ed some of you on these requests where you've agreed to do a follow-up call or email with the prospective roundtabler owing to a personal connection. Thus far, I have received commitments from folks to follow-up as such: KRISHNA: Pam Palmater, Bilan Arte, Jerry Woods, Alia Karim PAUL MOIST: Victor Elkins, Fred Hahn DAVID CAMFIELD: Deena Ladd, John Clarke, Suzanne MacNeil JEFF TAYLOR: Scott Chricton If any one has a personal connection with Sean Smith or Chris Ramsaroop, please indicate so and follow-up as you can (otherwise I will do so myself): Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council ONTARIO Sean(a)unifor2002.org Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers ONTARIO ramsaroopchris(a)gmail.com Finally, I'm attaching a sample ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER REQUEST PACKAGE, which was individuated for all 113 asks! (Sending John Clarke's example.) Okay! I'm off to a thing, but back home by 10, I suspect. Will be super attendant to these matters in advance of our Wednesday SSHRC report back meeting, I assure you. All my best! KL 204.899.8687

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ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER PITCH AND EMAIL CONTACT CONFIRMATIONS
by Krishna Lalbiharie 08 Apr '18

08 Apr '18

Hi, all! So, this is very URGENT, as discussed at yesterday's WGSCC Committee meeting re: SSHRC application. I am attaching a word doc pitch, which I will send (and properly configure) to all suggested ROUNDTABLE speakers. Note, too, that I will attach a proper letterhead, poster and general "ABOUT US" piece as a PDF alongside the request. *PLEASE SUGGEST CHANGES, RHONDA AND JIM M., ESPECIALLY! :-)* What's more, below (in the body of this email), please take note of the following email addresses, which, if need correcting, please do let me know! To that end, note that I haven't a current address for Jerry Woods (his old MB Human Rights Commission email is no longer receivable on his end), but I will be able to acquire said later today for close acquaintances. *Further, I still require a contact name re: IRON & EARTH (ALBERTA). Can you help, Jeff T.?* ALSO, please do indicate from the list below if you are able to do personal phone call or email follow-up with friends/colleagues that you know well — this after my initial email request of roundtable speakers this afternoon. (I would recommend that you begin contacting your personal connections either this late afternoon or tomorrow, certainly.) FYI, the following has been agreed upon (so far) re: follow-ups: *KRISHNA: Pam Palmater, Jerry Woods, Bilan Arte, Alia Karim* *PAUL MOIST: Victor Elkins, Fred Hahn* All my best for now! Hope to send all invites by noon, with follow-ups thereafter — and surely at least till Wednesday, as agreed, re: Rhonda and Jim M's request. KL 204.899.8687 ++++++++++ *1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER LIFE)* Deena Ladd: Workers’ Action Centre ONTARIO deena(a)workersactioncentre.org John Clarke: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty ONTARIO johnclarke(a)riseup.net Victor Elkins: Hospital Employees’ Union BC velkins(a)shaw.ca Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council ONTARIO Sean(a)unifor2002.org *2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES)* Fred Hahn: CUPE Ontario ONTARIO fhahn(a)cupe.on.ca Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers ONTARIO ramsaroopchris(a)gmail.com Pam Palmater: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson University) ONTARIO myraraworld(a)hotmail.com ppalmater(a)politics.ryerson.ca Bilan Arte: Canadian Labour Congress ONTARIO arte.bilan(a)gmail.com Jerry Woods: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour rights activist MANITOBA email: TBA *MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE)* Suzanne MacNeil: Halifax Labour Council NOVA SCOTIA president(a)halifaxlabour.ca Basia Sokal: Winnipeg Labour Council MANITOBA bjsokal(a)icloud.com wlcpresident(a)winnipeglabour.ca Alia Karim: FF15 ONTARIO aliak(a)yorku.ca “Name”: Iron & Earth ALBERTA "email" ++++++++++ *ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER REQUEST:* Greetings, <INSERT NAME>! I write to you on behalf of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference Committee, which proudly hosts *THE 1919 WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE CENTENARY CONFERENCE (WGSCC): BUILDING A BETTER WORLD from May 9-11, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.* As you know, the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was a landmark moment in North American working-class history. In May and June that year, over 30,000 workers ceased work for six weeks. Provoked by the inequities of industrial capitalism, the authoritarianism of their workplaces, the brutal experiences of the First World War, rising prices and stagnating wages, an insecure economic outlook, intransigent employers, and a federal state that responded to their demands with growing repression, the city’s workers stood together in an astounding display of unity. This was also an era filled with hope; the horrors of industrialization and militarism encouraged many to think of ways of constructing a better world. The combination of anger and hope was infectious. In 1919, Winnipeg workers displayed an inspiring unity, facing hunger, threats of permanent dismissal and blacklisting, and violence at the hands of authorities, most notably in the vicious assault they unleashed on “Bloody Saturday,” killing two workers and injuring many more. A century later, the WGSCC Committee seeks to commemorate, honour and better understand these events by way of this historical conference gathering of approximately 200 activists, organizers, scholars, trade unionists and social justice and labour rights advocates from across Canada and beyond. Over the course of three themed days (May 9-11, 2019), WGSCC delegates will participate in concurrent sessions led by several invited conference paper presenters — *with each day concluding with a PLENARY/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION led by three-to-five solicited speakers, whose experiences, expertise and prolific work in the area of labour rights and related social justice movements and scholarship remains significant.* *To that end, the WCSCC Committee invites you to participate as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER in one of three plenary sessions planned within our conference’s program schedule, which is arranged under the following themes:* 1. Poverty and the Fight for a Material Existence: The Fight for a Better Life — May 9, 2019 2. Building an Inclusive Labour Movement: Solidarity Across Boundaries — May 10, 2019 3. Labour as a Social Force & Political Leader: A Working-Class Alternative — May 11, 2019 *Specifically, we invite you to participate as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER on:* <INSERT THEME> While the WGSCC Committee recognizes that our event takes place more than a year from this initial writing,* your quick and positive response to this invitation will certainly help in our overall logistical conference planning and the arrangement of your needs as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER.* *What’s more, please note that our fundraising efforts and other supports and partnerships will more-than-likely allow for your full travel and accommodation expenses, although we do ask that you request funding from your representative organizations where applicable and possible. * Together with the assistance from organizations and public institutions like the Canadian Committee on Labour History (CCLH); the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS); Faculties of Arts at Brandon University, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg; the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL); and the Winnipeg Labour Council (WLC) we hope to receive you as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER in respect of this unique and critical event in the history of Canadian labour rights activism and human rights and anti-poverty advocacy. Note, too, that the WGSCC Committee is actively securing the participation of one or more renowned and prominent keynote speakers, which, together with a host of other conference activities, promises to make our 1919 commemorative efforts a fantastic draw for the whole of Winnipeg and Canada, altogether! Again, the WGSCC Committee looks forward to your positive and quick response to this request and is available to answer any questions you may have! To this end, please connect with: Jim Naylor WGSCC Committee Chair 204.727.9644 (office) 204.720.2117 (cell) Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca Please do survey our current WGSCC website for further information: 1919-2019.com Follow us on Facebook, too: facebook.com/1919WinnipegGeneralStrikeConference/ In Solidarity! Krishna Lalbiharie WGSCC Committee Member 204.899.8687 krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com *WGSCC ROUNDTABLE THEMES* *1. Poverty and the Fight for a Material Existence: The Fight for a Better Life — May 9, 2019* Just as workers in 1919 sought to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty and win a fairer share of the fruits of economic growth, 21st-century workers are facing worsening material conditions: stagnating wages and increasing precarious employment, along with cuts to social services that increase demands upon working-class families. The “Fight for 15,” struggles for family supports such as child care, and the rise of antipoverty movements are at the forefront of today’s organizing, reflecting the ways in which neoliberalism has forced the fight for a living wage and a working-class economic security onto centre stage. *2. Building an Inclusive Labour Movement: Solidarity Across Boundaries — May 10, 2019* A century ago, Winnipeg was a divided city – not only along the lines of class, but workers were, themselves, divided along lines of race and ethnicity. A capitalist labour market pitted “British Canadian” and “immigrant” workers against each other; the First World War heightened fears of the “foreigners,” and the economic insecurity that faced returning soldiers at the end of the war led, on occasion, to confrontations on the streets of Winnipeg. Amazingly, attempts by employers to use bigotry to divide the city’s strikers failed. Today, governments and businesses use international borders, an exclusionary “citizenship” which often denies workers from abroad a range of social and labour rights, and post 9/11 xenophobia, to ensure their control over labour. The lessons of overcoming these divisions and fighting for common, expanded rights, are as central today as they were then, and include a growing understanding of the rights of Indigenous people as First Peoples and as workers. *3. Labour as a Social Force & Political Leader: A Working-Class Alternative — May 11, 2019* The Winnipeg General Strike was part of a continent-wide, even an international, labour revolt that saw unions, mass strikes and working-class parties act in their own name. In Winnipeg, despite the defeat of the strike, socialist and labour parties continued the fight by other means. This was an era in which labour was the voice of the dispossessed; if there was a solution to the problems that capitalism brought, it was represented by labour. In the 21st century, a wide range of social movements address issues that were often unimagined a century ago. Building an effective response to a wide range of assaults on the environment, and in defence of Indigenous rights, gender rights, on the rights of the disabled, and so much more, requires education, organizing, and mobilization. To what extent are these class issues that labour needs to centrally address? Can labour lead in building a better world in which all forms of oppression and exploitation are fought?

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ROUNDTABLE NAMES FOR CONTACTING RE: SSHRC GRANT
by Krishna Lalbiharie 08 Apr '18

08 Apr '18

As discussed, here's the list of the roundtable names that we need to connect with ASAP and report back by Wednesday to Rhonda and Jim re: inclusion in SSHRC application. I will personally contact the following: 1. Pam Palmater 2. Bilan Arte 3. Jerry Woods 4. Alia Karim I am assuming that we can include Basia, even though that she lives here? 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)

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ROOM CHANGE
by Sharon Reilly 07 Apr '18

07 Apr '18

Hello all, Please go to the History Common Room, 3rd floor, Ashdown Hall. Go up escalator to 3rd floor, turn right toward Ashdown Hall, to first door on your right. Sharon Sharon Reilly On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 5:19 PM James Naylor, <Naylor(a)brandonu.ca> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > The postponed meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee > will be this Saturday, April 7, 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 (and related issues) > · Brandon Activities > · Finances (SSHRC proposal) > > 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 >

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WGSCC Meeting on Saturday
by James Naylor 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Hi everyone, The postponed meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be this Saturday, April 7, 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 (and related issues) • Brandon Activities • Finances (SSHRC proposal) 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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FW: 2019 speaking event
by Julie Guard 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Here is the CCPA request. Please add this to your agendas. julie From: Molly McCracken [mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:40 AM To: Julie Guard Cc: Ellen Smirl Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event Hi Julie I hope this email does not come too late for the committee meeting. I spoke with Jason Hooper last week. Upon reflection, I changed what I suggested to you earlier regarding possible CCPA MB involvement to the following: Would the committee and WECC be supportive of a third event with Bragg where he speaks at Knox Church? We could have an interesting format, perhaps interview style with a prominent Winnipegger. I understand Bragg is a good speaker and has done this type of thing before. I suggested this to Jason and he said he'd think about it and talk to the committee. Thanks Molly On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote: Thanks for your input Molly. I will share your suggestions with the committee, at our meeting in three weeks (yoiks! I thought I had shed some of my meeting obligations!) julie From: Molly McCracken [mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com<mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com>] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 4:56 PM To: Julie Guard Cc: Ellen Smirl Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event Thanks Julie. Billy Bragg will be fantastic. His name came up when we met on the collaboration between the 1919 Strike Committee and CCPA MB at the Good Will back in the summer. I'm suggesting that it be explored that the public event be held at a larger venue, Knox. WECC will sell out very quickly for Bragg. It sounds like the conference committee wants to hold the event for conference attendees at the Labour Temple, which makes a lot of sense to me. I'd like to just float the idea by Jason to see what he thinks. It sounds like the Billy Bragg events are taking precedence so I'd like to explore CCPA's involvement. Thanks Molly On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote: Hi Ellen: I will pass that suggestion on to the committee. I know the group was quite intent on getting the Labour Temple for the evening, and we have had to negotiate with the Labour Council to get it, but we can certainly add it to the agenda of our next meeting. We didn’t set a date, but I think we expect to meet again in a few weeks. julie From: Ellen Smirl [mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca<mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca>] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 3:44 PM To: Julie Guard Cc: Molly McCracken Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event Hi Julie, I was speaking with Molly and we are wondering if there might be room for CCPA to partner to bring Billy Bragg to a larger venue? It sounds like the Labour Temple is for the conference attendees, but would there be a possibility to bring Billy to Knox United rather than WECC to draw a bigger crowd? CCPA would love to be able to support this event if possible, and if so, Molly suggested she could speak to Jason about how CCPA could partner in hosting a larger event. I’m going to cc Molly here so she can be part of this conversation. On Mar 6, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote: Hi Ellen: I think we’ve more or less opted to try to get Billy Bragg and not worry about trying to get a really high-profile speaker like Arundhati Roy, fabulous as that would be. Jason from WECC came to our last meeting, and my understanding is that he is working on setting up two events, one at the Labour Temple for the conference and another at the WECC. I regret to tell you that we neglected to discuss the role of the CCPA. It just slipped by us, but I don’t think the opportunity has disappeared. Our understanding is that the conference would engage him, if he is available and will come, to perform, as would the WECC. So if we can either singly or jointly arrange a speaking engagement, that should still be possible. Do you want to discuss that with the Steering Committee? julie From: Ellen Smirl [mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 2:37 PM To: Julie Guard Subject: 2019 speaking event Hi Julie, I just wanted to touch base to see where we are at in terms of the 2019 event. Unfortunately my notes on our meeting are not very clear (note to self: take better meeting notes!) but I do remember that we were supposed to receive some sort of confirmation from U of M organizing committee about feedback on the idea of bringing in a speaker. I think we were also tossing the idea around about music as well (Billy Bragg). And is there any support that CCPA can give you at this time? Talk soon, Ellen Ellen Smirl Project Coordinator CCPA-Manitoba 205-765 Main Street Winnipeg MB R2W 3N5 204-927-3202<tel:(204)%20927-3202>

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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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Saturday Meeting
by James Naylor 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Jason Hooper from the West End Cultural Centre is going to join us for the first part of our meeting on Saturday to discuss bringing in Billy Bragg. He needs some information from us, and I'm sure we want to be on the same page with 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]

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WGSCC Meeting Saturday
by James Naylor 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that we are meeting this Saturday, March 3, at 1:30 in our usual place (2B23 University of Winnipeg). The main reason for the meeting is to see where we are with proposals and figure out what we need to do to round out the program. You should all have access to the proposals through Dropbox. Let me know if you are having trouble. I've been updating the Dropbox files, so check back. We also want to have a discussion of the roundtables, so have a look at what the subcommittee proposed so we can begin to contact people. Let me know if there are other items of business that we should deal with. Thanks, and 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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Proposals
by James Naylor 25 Feb '18

25 Feb '18

Hi everyone, We've begun to get more proposals! I'm organizing the proposals into two folders (one for individual paper proposals, the other for panel proposals) and I will share them with all of you on Dropbox. I will keep them updated as they come in. This way, I hope, everyone will be as prepared as they can be for our March 3rd meeting where we will discuss them, and see where we are at. Let me know if you have any trouble accessing the Dropbox folders. Best, 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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