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website question
by Julie Guard 27 Nov '17

27 Nov '17

Hi All: I hope I do not sound like a nag, but I am a bit concerned about the sorry state of the conference website. Now that the CFP has been sent to many organizations, people will be accessing the website and its' frankly a bit embarrassing. It does have the CFP, which is beautiful, but there's literally nothing else on the page. I suspect that's not going to inspire much enthusiasm, or even confidence in the overall organization of the conference, and is unlikely to encourage people to submit proposals or consider attending. I checked with Krishna, and it turns out he still does not have access to the website. I'm pretty sure that when he does, he will work wonders. But he will need access. I understand he does not yet have a contract. Might that be the problem? I think there are some details that are not quite clear to me; perhaps others know more? Best, 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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Re: [1919-Conference] update on keuynote speaker with CCPA
by Janis Thiessen 25 Nov '17

25 Nov '17

It's this one! On Nov 25, 2017, at 4:35 PM, Sharon Reilly <reillysharonmarie(a)gmail.com<mailto:reillysharonmarie@gmail.com>> wrote: Huzzah? Is that Mennonite? ? Sharon Reilly On Nov 25, 2017 2:59 PM, "Janis Thiessen" <ja.thiessen(a)uwinnipeg.ca<mailto:ja.thiessen@uwinnipeg.ca>> wrote: Huzzah!! On Nov 25, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote: Good news on the keynote speaker activity. James has confirmed with Arundhati Roy's agent that she is available and he is undertaking to help arrange other speaking dates for her in Canada that would enable her to do our conference as part of a tour. He thinks that, with enough dates on her tour, we could get her for 15K plus a share of travel costs. Of course, we should continue thinking about a conference-only keynote speaker in case this doesn't work out, but it's good to know that progress is being made. julie Julie Guard Professor, History and Labour Studies University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-7110<tel:(204)%20474-7110> Email: julie.guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:julie.guard@umanitoba.ca> _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-Conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-Conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference _______________________________________________ 1919-Conference mailing list 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-Conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference

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update on keuynote speaker with CCPA
by Julie Guard 25 Nov '17

25 Nov '17

Good news on the keynote speaker activity. James has confirmed with Arundhati Roy's agent that she is available and he is undertaking to help arrange other speaking dates for her in Canada that would enable her to do our conference as part of a tour. He thinks that, with enough dates on her tour, we could get her for 15K plus a share of travel costs. Of course, we should continue thinking about a conference-only keynote speaker in case this doesn't work out, but it's good to know that progress is being made. 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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question about a possible conference presentation
by David Camfield 24 Nov '17

24 Nov '17

Hi all, An academic librarian originally from Winnipeg contacted me about possibly presenting, with the draft abstract below, and wanted to know if we might be interested in receiving such a proposal. Any thoughts? Cheers, David Libraries, Labour, and the Strike. The library, whether public or academic, can be a site of public engagement, but only if it recognizes its position between the public and the institutions of the state. Embedded within municipalities, including the City of Winnipeg, and institutions of higher learning, like the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, but in many ways independent of both, libraries have the power and capacity to provide access to historical content and the context in which to understand that content. But libraries can only be successful at this if they give up the myth of neutrality, and take a committed, principled stand on class, workers' history, and lived experience. This presentation will outline some of the opportunities and challenges to libraries in the specific context of the Winnipeg General Strike. David Camfield Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology 116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2 phone: 204-474-9117 fax: 204-474-7869

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Distributing the Call for Papers
by James Naylor 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

I'm attaching copies of the Call for Papers in both pdf and Word so that everybody has it handy to send 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]

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Distributing the Call for Papers
by James Naylor 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Thanks, Paul, for setting up the listserv. I've sent the Call for Papers to the following: - Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS) - Canadian Committee on Labour History (CCLH) - Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) - H-Net (so it should soon be appearing on the H-Labor and H-Canada lists) Let me know if you can think of other places to send it. And if you send it out to an organization or a listserv yourself, please let us know on the listserv, so that we are not bombarding anyone with announcements. 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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