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International Workers Day Celebration! May 1 (mayday)
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International Workers Day Celebration!

May 1, 6pm-11pm
@ Camas Books 2590 Quadra st, Coast Salish territories Victoria BC.

Local IWW members will be presenting a mayday gathering to celebrate radical labor history and the anticapitalist movement. The event will be a multimedia event including a mix of films, speakers, poetry, and folk music, including a screening of:

Speakers:

Luke Woodyard speaking on the Zapatista Movement and APPO, and his experiences with both while living in Oaxaca

PEERS advocasy for prostitutes and sex workers

Students Against War speaking on the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)

(Unconfirmed) possible speaker on queer and trans workplace issues.

Films:

Starbucks Workers Union - Together We Win
A Short Documentary about the IWW/IU660 Starbucks Workers Union. Chronicles the Struggles and Victories in the two year campaign. Entitled "Together We Win - The Fight To Organize Starbucks." Produced by Diane Krauthamer. 2006.

Live Nude Girls Unite -
A documentary on Dancers at the Lusty Lady peepshow forming a union to protect themselves from discrimination and gain workers rights.

The Wobblies
A Documentary detailing the history of the Industrial Workers of the world.
Music:
Art Farquharson

More info still to come on confirmed speakers and musicians. The event will be hosted by MC Mathew Cook and presented by local members of the IWW. The event is free however donations are welcome.

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