A Community Workshop organized by the Canadian Committee on Labour History
Fresh on the heels of the BC provincial election, this workshop brings together activists and academics to consider the past, present and future of social democracy and BC’s working class. It seeks to provide context to current debates and strategies over labour laws, social programs and the balance of power in the workplace and communities.
Featuring:
Jim Sinclair, President, British Columbia Federation of Labour
Joey Hartman, President, Vancouver and District Labour Council
Tara Ehrcke, President, Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association
William Carroll, UVic sociologist and author of Challenges and Perils: Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times
Ingo Schmidt, Athabasca University historian and author of Social Democracy After the Cold War
Sponsored by the Canadian Committee on Labour History, the University of Victoria Social Justice Studies Program and the Society for Socialist Studies.
To register, email CCLH secretary Ben Isitt: isitt@uvic.ca. The Registration fee is $20 for those registering in advance, payable the day of the workshop (waived for the unwaged). The fee increases to $25 for same-day registrations. Childcare is available at no additional cost for requests received prior to May 15.
PROGRAM/AGENDA:
10:15am – Victoria Labour History Walking Tour, with historian Patrick Dunae
Meet at Swan’s Hotel, 506 Pandora Avenue at Store Street
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12:00 Noon – A la carte Lunch at Swan’s Pub, 506 Pandora Avenue
1:00pm – Workshop Registration Opens
Legacy Art Gallery, 643 Yates Street, refreshments provided
1:30pm – Plenary Session #1: “Critical Perspectives on Social Democracy”
• William Carroll, author of Challenges and Perils: Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times
• Nicole O’Byrne, University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law
• Ingo Schmidt, author of Social Democracy After the Cold War
3:00pm – Coffee Break and Refreshments
3:15pm – Plenary Session #2: “Social Democracy and BC’s Working Class”
• Jim Sinclair, President, British Columbia Federation of Labour
• Ms. Joey Hartman, President, Vancouver & District Labour Council
• Tara Ehrcke, President, Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association
5:00pm – Social/Coffee House
Solstice Cafe, 529 Pandora Avenue, featuring live music by local labour troubadour Art Farquharson and a special guest
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5:30pm – BOOK LAUNCH: David Frank’s Provincial Solidarities / Solidarités Provinciales