Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love will be included in the anthology, Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working Class Struggle to be published by Between the Lines Press in 2016. The book is an anthology of comics on Canadian labour history produced by the Graphic History Collective along with historian/editor, Paul Buhle. |
A Space Gallery and Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts are pleased to present Portrait of Solidarity. This exhibition in the A Space vitrines celebrates 30 years of Mayworks commitment to support labour values and movements in the arts and to showcase the cultures of working people and equity-seeking groups. The selected artists Carole Condé & Karl Beveridge, Min Sook Lee, and the Kwentong Bayan Collective have been winners of the Mayworks Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards. The works chosen for the exhibition deal specifically with the issues of migrant workers and how these artists have engaged in different mediums to empower the voices of these communities. As the artists are at various stages of their careers, the exhibition celebrates the history and intergenerational voices of Mayworks artists. Portrait of Solidarity runs March 28 to May 16, 2015 Reception: May 2, 2015 Excerpts from our comic book, Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love are featured in the Winter 2014 issue of Ricepaper - a Canadian magazine showcases Asian Canadian literature, culture, and the arts. Issue 19.4 on the theme of Activism is available now at local booksellers or online at http://ricepapermagazine.ca/19-4-issue/ Thank you to the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts for honouring Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love with the 2014 Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Award for Artists who have captured the values of labour and social justice in their work. We will be accepting the award on November 29, 2015 at the Annual Mayworks Fundraising Gala. We welcome you to join us! Tickets available at http://mayworks.ca SAT NOV 22 - JUSTICE FOR CAREGIVERS: Please support this community solidarity event on Saturday November 22, 2014 150 King Street West, at University Ave. 3:00 - 4:00 PM Read an analysis of Canada's recently reformed Live-in Caregiver Program by Salimah Valiani, PhD. http://salimahvaliani.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/briefing-note-an-analysis-of-the-recently-reformed-live-in-caregiver-program-in-canada/ Women's Self-Defense Course for Live-in Caregivers & Friends SATURDAYS November 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2014 This 4-week self-defense course is specially designed for Live-in Caregivers to learn how to create safety in their workplaces and communities. Please visit our event page for more details. Excerpts from our comic book, Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love are featured in the Aug/Sept 2014 Labour Day issue of Our Times Magazine - an independent, pro-union Canadian labour magazine dedicated to promoting workers' rights and social justice, Our Times is read by over 8,000 trade unionists, community activists and union supporters across the country. Read "Writing Pictures, Drawing Stories - A Caregiver Comic Book" by Haseena Manek http://ourtimes.ca/Newsletter/ourtimes33_3_45_53.pdf Kwentong Bayan Collective are Artists-in-Residence at Art City St. James Town this summer! We will share how we work as a collective to make comics and produce collaborative art with children from the St. James Town neighbourhood. Our series of after-school and weekend workshops will explore themes of community, belonging, and friendship. This program is funded by the Toronto Arts Council in partnership with Art City Toronto. Kwentong Bayan is proud to co-present Labour + LOVE - A Celebration of Caregivers in collaboration with the Mayworks Festival. This event features storytelling, spoken word, and musical performances. Kwentong Bayan and CCESO (Caregiver Connections) will share stories by caregivers blended with live illustrations, projections, and audio soundscapes. Special guests include Mahlikah Awe:ri, Lishai, Han Fernandez, PANTAYO, Zak’isha Brown & Randell Adjei. Please visit our event page for more details. |
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