Join Mayworks this Saturday evening (April 7) for dinner, live entertainment and an exciting silent auction to celebrate the winners of the 2018 Mayworks Labour Arts Awards.
Labour activists recognized this year for their creative use of arts in promoting workers’ rights and social justice are:
Artist : Tzazná Miranda Leal
Labour Organization : College Faculty, OPSEU CAAT Academic Division
Labour Creative Maverick : “Yeti on Strike” Anonymous OPSEU Member
Traditional Labour Arts : USW District 6 women’s Committee
Min Sook Lee Award : D’Arcy Martin
Where and when: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St, Toronto from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. [view map]
Ticket prices: Sliding scale $20 – $50. Cash bar. To get your tickets: mayworksawards2018.eventbrite.ca or for more information email awards@mayworks.ca or call (416) 561-3163
A reminder about other upcoming April events:
- Markham – April 7: The Chinese Interagency Network (CIN) Labour Committee is holding a community forum on workers’ rights, new labour laws and the upcoming election [see details]
- Toronto – April 25-26: Bancroft Institute sympsoium on workers’ compensation and health issues [see program and registration details]