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mini-book launch proposal
by Julie Guard 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Hi All: I haven't given this much thought until now, having been up to my eyeballs in teaching and then marking, but I am guessing that there must be a 30-minute space on the program for me to have a mini-launch of my recently published book, Radical Housewives: Price Wars and Food Politics in Mid-Twentieth Century Canada. It came out in March and has not yet been launched, and I would love to have an opportunity to launch it at our conference. I was thinking there would be a half-hour when we gather at the Goodwill. I could set up a table and give a short description and people who were, for some strange reason, uninterested could talk in a different section of the room. Or maybe there's another spot on the program I haven't thought of. What do people think? 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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JANE MCALEVEY RE: FILMING DURING HER PRESENTATION/LIVE-STREAMING
by Krishna Lalbiharie 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Read her comments below. She’s fine with filming, but also asks that we clip soundbitey bits from the larger piece for social media uploads. She says, overall, that she “really doesn’t care” re: live-streaming, but slightly prefers if we don’t. Krishna 204.899.8687 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jane McAlevey" <jmcalevey(a)igc.org> > Date: April 16, 2019 at 4:52:20 AM CDT > To: "'Krishna Lalbiharie'" <krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com> > Subject: something about video > > I haven’t even looked at the flights you sent, sure they are fine. > > I slightly prefer you don’t live stream, but rather, tape and make it available on line later. On the other hand, I don’t really care. What I do ask is that whoever does the video makes themselves available to me for 2-3 small versions of 2-3 minutes of my choosing, shortly after the event. Meaning, I am starting to get these little video snippets that people apparently find useful by asking groups that tape me to let me look at it, pick the best points I make, and, post them to twitter and on my website. For Twitter, it’s max 2 minute clips (Jane learning this shit later in life is so annoying). But if there’s a good point made that might be valuable for the masses, it might be up to 5 minutes and posted on my website. > > IF that’s OK, that whoever your person is does it, great. > > And if you and the committee reeeeallly want it live streamed, that’s OK, too. > > Not really breathing till May 3. > > Cheers > > www.janemcalevey.com > @rsgexp > >

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FW: Bilan Arte
by James Naylor 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

I just received this from Bilan Arte. This affects the second of the roundtables. I'm going to suggest that the roundtable subcommittee (which included Paul, Scott, David and myself, I believe) talk about it in a couple of days. In the meantime, if anybody has any ideas about how to replace her, please forward them to a member of this group. 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: Bilan Arte [barte(a)clcctc.ca] Sent: April 15, 2019 12:37 PM To: Brandon University 1919strikeconference; 1919-roundtables(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-roundtables@lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: RE: Speaker Bios for Strike Conference Program - DUE April 12 Hello James, I must regretfully inform you that I cannot be part of this roundtable anymore. I had booked my flights and had every intention on coming, but unfortunately the federal government has scheduled a national summit on disability and work for the exact same day. We just received notice for this summit, and I am the subject matter expert at the CLC so I must prioritize attending this event. I am very sorry for any consequences for my late cancellation. If it is helpful at all, I can prepare a list of alternative speakers that would be great on this topic from the national labour movement. Please let me know if you would find this useful. My sincerest apologies, Bilan From: 1919-roundtables-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-roundtables-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> <1919-roundtables-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-roundtables-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca>> On Behalf Of Brandon University 1919strikeconference Sent: Monday, April 8, 2019 2:12 PM To: 1919-roundtables(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:1919-roundtables@lists.umanitoba.ca> Cc: Brandon University 1919strikeconference <1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.CA<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.CA>> Subject: [1919-roundtables] Speaker Bios for Strike Conference Program - DUE April 12 Hi everybody! We would like everyone speaking at the Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference either on regular panels or on the roundtables to send a short (maximum 30 word) bio of themselves for the printed conference program. Send your bio to 1919strikeconference(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:1919strikeconference@BrandonU.ca>. To help us keep track of everyone, please put your name in the subject line, e.g. "Jim Naylor - Bio". Please do this as soon as possible, but by Friday, April 12 at the very latest. Thank you for your cooperation, Jim Naylor Chair Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference Committee

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Paul's talk today
by Sharon Reilly 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

Hello all, Paul Moist gave an excellent presentation at our library series today, and to yet another full house, despite the bad press related to security checks and the Jets white-out party preparations that began at 10:00 am. Well done Paul! Sharon Sharon Reilly

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Communicative Memories panel
by Janis Thiessen 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

Two corrections to this panel: 1. I thought I was chairing this one — it’s a roundtable of folks I interviewed about their ancestors’ strike participation. 2. As for participants, all but Lisa McGifford have said that they can attend. Thank you! Janis

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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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