[van-announce] The History of May Day

[May Day 2005]

The History of May Day
visual presentation and discussion

- May Day's pre-Roman/Christian origins in European celebrations of spring.
- May Day's rebirth in 1886 during the movement for the eight-hour work day.
- Government and police repression of the eight-hour movement in Chicago and the international response.
- British Columbia's six dollar training wage and the gutting of employment standards (the reintroduction of child labour, etc.).
- The exploitation of working class immigrants and the theft of Native land.

6:00 pm, Friday, April 29, 2005
Palestine Community Centre
1874 Kingsway
Vancouver



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