About May Week
The festival's theme for 2008 was "RESPECT FOR ALL": a week-long celebration of solidarity.
May Day is celebrated and recognized as the International Workers’ day, chosen over 100 years ago to commemorate the struggles and gains of workers and the labour movement. Most notable reasons to celebrate are the 8-hour day, Saturday as part of the weekend, improved working conditions and child labor laws. But these gains were not attained without the solidarity of workers.
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posted Sunday, April 06, 2008
Next Planning Meeting
Interested in helping the May Week Labour Arts Festival 2009? The May Week organizing committee needs your ideas, commitment and expertise to develop programming for the May Week Labour Arts Festival 2009.
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May Week Photography and new May 3 events
Our photographer Marc has some (uncaptioned) photos up in this gallery. Both the Parkland Institute and the Industrial Workers of the World have new affiliated events on May 3rd!