May Week Archive
You're in the media release archive of 2006.
Check out the media releases of previous May Week festivals:
It’s May Day!
Edmonton — It's May Day! May 1st is the international day of working people, the day millions of people around the world take to the streets to celebrate their achievements and gains, and renew their commitment to justice. read more »
posted Monday, May 01, 2006
Dark Side of a Boom — Worker Death Rate Hits 25-Year High
Government Denies Problem, Labour Takes Day of Mourning to Remember 143 Workers Killed in 2005
posted Friday, April 28, 2006
May Day for Medicare March
On May 1st, workers, students, citizens and families will take to the streets to demand a stop to the privatization of Alberta's medicare system. read more »
posted Tuesday, April 18, 2006
May Week Labour Arts Festival
Edmonton — From April 27 to May 4, 2006, the Edmonton May Week Labour Arts Festival will bring together workers, artists and the labour movement to celebrate the achievements of people’s struggles for social and economic justice through visual arts, music, film, poetry and theatre.
read more »Workers’ Art Exhibit Opening and Global Visions Film
Edmonton — On Thursday, April 29th, the Edmonton May Week Labour Arts Festival kicks off its festivities with two fantastic events that celebrate the struggles of workers past and present.
read more »
Theatre Yes presents THE MERCY SEAT by NEIL LABUTE
“There is no playwright on the planet these days who is writing better than Neil Labute. The Mercy Seat is the work of a master.”
- John Lahr, The New Yorker