Our second Mayworks Momentum exhibition to be hosted at the Khyber Centre for the Arts and included in the Nocturne program! my inner child healing my immigrant identity (Rag Dolls 2.0) by Martha Mutale explores the immigrant experience - the self split between two homes.

Mayworks Momentum continues with two October exhibitions hosted at the Khyber Centre for the Arts and included in the Nocturne program! No Dominion/No Domain brings together two artists, Eva Grant and Curtis Botham, whose works reflect on land, labour, infrastructure, and ecological movement.

Calling all artists of every discipline! Visual, performance, music, writing, film, and beyond! Mayworks Kjipuktuk is a labour justice arts festival that highlights art rooted in social justice, including workers’ rights, equity, and collective liberation.

Dalhousie faculty are the first ever faculty at a U15 university to be locked out. Instead of investing in the people who teach, research, and support students, Dalhousie has chosen union-busting tactics.

Bitingly fun!

Happy Labour Day!! Fun times tabling for @mayworkskjipuktuk.bsky.social

Labour Day is not just a holiday… it’s a day to remember the struggles of workers past, present and future. The rights many of us hold were won through generations of organizing, striking, and refusing to accept exploitation.

So-so-so-solidarity at the @dalfaculty.bsky.social rally! End the lockout! Fair bargaining now!

DFA President explains the past 24 hours and urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social board to negotiate rather than dictate. Talk to us at the table ti #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

With yesterday’s stunts by the @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board, this rally will be electric!! The place to be Fri, Aug 29 at 12 noon. See you there! #keepdalstrong

Matt Numer, Health Promotion, urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social board back to the table. Let’s save the Fall term. Students need this resolved. #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social

Rally Today- DFA Lockout Rally kicks off Friday, Aug 29 at 12 noon. We will stream it live from our other Facebook page, Dalhousie Faculty Association #keepdalstrong #halifax #workers #unions #solidarity

The government's "eyebrow-raising" penchant for breaking up strikes finally met its match in the woman-dominated workforce of CUPE's Air Canada unit. Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour: pressprogress.ca/air-canada-f...

Air Canada flight attendants were perfectly positioned to publicly challenge the federal government's back-to-work order. I spoke to labour experts and workers on the picket line to better understand why this woman-dominated workforce was able to do what others couldn't.

All welcome to join DFA's 1st rally in 23 years! In front of the Killam Library, Friday August 22 at 12 noon, half an hour only. See you there! Help us to #KeepDalStrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social

Halifax’s Matchstick Theatre presents Michael Ross Albert’s office comedy at the 2025 Halifax Fringe Festival in an actual boardroom, marking the company's foray into site-specific theatre.

On the lines in solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social

Some great reporting from @mmughees.bsky.social here! #nspoli

@cupe3912.bsky.social supporting the @dalfaculty.bsky.social at the picket lines! 🔔🔔🔔🔔 #KeepDalStrong #cdnpse #canlab @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

Solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social locked out by Dal admin!

Did you miss Sandy and Nora at Mayworks this year? Don’t fret they have posted the two episode recordings including the Q and A session live from Mayworks. Visit the link in our bio to listen 👂 @sandela.bsky.social @nolore.bsky.social

Join CUPE tomorrow for demonstrations and info pickets at the following Liberal MP offices: 10:00 AM – Jessica Fancy-Landry’s Office, Liberal MP, 517 King Street, Bridgewater, NS. 12:00 PM – Sean Fraser’s Office, Liberal MP, 115 MacLean Street, New Glasgow, NS.

Solidarity with @cupescfp.bsky.social flight attendants looking to get paid for hours worked and shame on the Canadian government for ordering them back to work without a fair contract! #solidarity #unfaircanada

C’est le #quinzou! Bonne fête nationale chers Acadiens et Acadiennes ❤️🤍💙💛

The Art of Solidarity Labour Arts and Heritage in Canada Edited by Rob Kristofferson and Stephanie Ross The Art of Solidarity delves into the rich tapestry of labour arts and heritage in Canada

Introducing Mayworks Momenutum 🏃💨🏃‍♀️💨🏃‍♂️ a new presentation series for off-season programming that will carry on our mandate throughout the year. In partnership with other local organisations we will bridge the period between our festivals with engaging and politically charged works of art

Mayworks reiterates its solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for an arms embargo on the state of Israel. We also continue to proudly echo the statement on the occupation of Palestine issued by The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op, of which we are a member.

Matchstick Theatre presents Michael Ross Albert’s play The Huns in Neptune Theatre’s Craig Boardroom. A cutting office comedy and nuanced exploration of today’s working world, The Huns is the first piece of Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax: Festival of Working People & the Arts’s new MOMENTUM programming.

Today is Mandela day✨ Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to fighting against the apartheid regime in South Africa, a system of racial segregation and discrimination This quotes sit with us on Mandela Day as Palestinians still face apartheid, genocide and settler oppression.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS MAYWORKS 2026 DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3RD 2025 Submit via Google Form in our bio 📃 Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax celebrates workers, justice and solidarity through art. Our festival presents works of art of any discipline which explore the connection between the labour movement and art

A sweet little throw back to Mayworks 2025

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! June 21 may be the official day but Indigenous Peoples Day is everyday. Everyday you are on this land you should reflect on what it means to be a settler or guest. We encourage you to take action this…

Happy Juneteenth! At Mayworks we celebrate freedom and fight for collective liberation everyday✨

On Wednesday, June 11th, CUPE Nova Scotia observes the 100th anniversary of William Davis Miners’ Memorial Day, which recognizes and honours the sacrifices made in the struggle for workers’ rights. Click below for more details:

11-06-1925 CANADA: Today is Davis Day in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, a memorial day for coal miner William Davis, who was shot and killed by company police in the struggle for control of the Waterford Lake power plant during the historic 1925 strike. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/davis...

Named for a miner who was killed while courageously protesting against the anti-worker actions of the British Empire Steel Corporation during a 1925 strike near New Waterford. The government was against them too, being paid off by the company 🤨 novascotia.cupe.ca/2025/06/10/2...

Today is the 100th anniversary of Davis Day✨ Today we to join in remembering William Davis, a coal miner tragically killed in 1925 during a strike for better working conditions and fair wages in New Waterford. His death ignited a crucial turning point in Nova Scotia’s labour movement.

Major shout out to our sponsors ✨ Thank to Higgins Insurance The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktukand Pink Larkin for sponsoring Mayworks Kjipuktuk 🙏 Thank you to our Leader Partners: Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council, Nova Scotia Federation of Labourand CUPE Nova Scotia

Another great @mayworkskjipuktuk.bsky.social recap! youtu.be/8j-qwhCUMLg?...

@mayworkskjipuktuk.bsky.social recap! youtu.be/bFuwK5eka-M?...

Hello and thank you for sticking with your registration for Emma Lang's second Working Class Heritage Tour: Scratch the Surface. Unfortunately, the weather isn't going to be our friend again this weekend. Plus, it's the Bluenose marathon. We're forced to once again reschedule our tour.

Tmrw Fri May 16, 6pm #Halifax showing of Union. « About the fight for power and dignity in today’s globalized economic landscape. » Tickets for all @mayworkskjipuktuk.bsky.social is pay what you can.

Will Canadian Conservatives wake up to their cultural appropriation of ‘woke’? Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social

Lots of stories in Morning File, including work by @timbousquet.bsky.social, @dentremy.bsky.social, @dartjenhen.bsky.social, and Evelyn C. White. I wrote about the history of the word "woke" and how Conservatives/right wingers stole and redefined it. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

My new book, Corporate Control, is in bookstores now!

Unfortunately, due to expected rain, we will be rescheduling our 2nd tour to Sunday, May 18th at 1pm. Please mark your calendar for the new date! If you have a ticket but cannot attend the new date, please email [email protected] to request a reimbursement.

Don’t miss Flower bed tonight at the Bus Stop Theatre followed by Archive of Loneliness

Today is Westray Day and we remember the 26 miners who lost their lives in the mine explosion and recommit to workplace safety. Worker's memorial sites are featured in this year's new set of Social Justice Trading Cards:

Don’t miss In True Colour: A Celebration of Black Canadian Animators May 8 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | PWYC Presented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax Mayworks and AFX present a collection of films by Black animators that imagine new worlds and reflect creatively on this one.