Hello all, Sean asked me to forward this invitation to Sunday's launch of the Graphic History. Sharon

Sharon Reilly

---------- Forwarded message --------- From:Sean Carleton sfpcarleton@gmail.com Date: Mon, May 6, 2019, 2:03 PM Subject: Join the Graphic History Collective for the Winnipeg launch of 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike. To: Sharon Reilly reillysharonmarie@gmail.com

Hi Sharon,

I hope all is well!

I am really looking forward to the 1919 conference this week and the Bus Tour on Saturday.

I am writing to let you know that the GHC and David Lester are having the official Winnipeg Launch of *1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike *at McNally Robinson on Sunday. The event information is below and it would be great to see you there. We'd be grateful if you could help spread the word.

Here is the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2975659555993017/

In love and solidarity, Sean

Co-presented by the Brandon University Public History Program as part of MayWorks 2019.

Read about it below or in your browser https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?e=&u=515d469ef147512b1e779e6a8&id=b2da007c59 . McNally Robinson Booksellers & Between the Lines are pleased to present The Graphic History Collective launching *1919* *A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike*

*Sunday May 12, 2:00 pm Grant Park in the Atrium*

Co-presented by the *Brandon University Public History Program* as part of MayWorks 2019 http://mayworks.org/?utm_source=Event+News&utm_campaign=b2da007c59-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_27_01_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ff81cc7519-b2da007c59- .

One century after it was violently crushed by police, in collusion with state officials and Winnipeg's business elite, the Winnipeg General Strike remains one of the most significant events in Canadian history. *1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike* introduces new generations to the strike's many lessons, including the power of class struggle and solidarity and the brutal tactics that governments and bosses use to crush workers’ movements.

*1919* was co-created by the *Graphic History Collective*, a group of activists, artists, writers, and researchers passionate about comics, history and social change all across Canada whose recent publication *Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle* won the 2017 Wilson Book Prize, with *David Lester*, an artist, writer, illustrator, author of the acclaimed graphic novel *The Listener*, guitarist for Mecca Normal, as well as the creator of many other politically-engaged art projects.

"A concise, powerful, and beautifully illustrated account of the Winnipeg General Strike that confirms its contemporary relevance for workers demanding their rights and dignity today." – Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress

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