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May Week: The Labour Arts Festival
URL: http://www.mayweek.ab.ca/

Description:
The purpose of this annual event in Edmonton, Canada, "is to promote the interests of cultural workers and trade unionists, and to bring working-class culture from the margins of cultural activity onto centre stage." The site features information about May Week events and links to information about May Day's "rich tradition in the labour movement and as a pagan day of celebration." Includes archives back to 1998.

Extra Keywords
center International workers' day May 1 labor

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Art festivals
Festivals -- Canada -- Edmonton
Holidays -- Canada
Labor unions
May Day (Labor holiday)

LII Database Information:
Record 3244 created by Maria Brandt on 04/26/2004
Last modification on 08/29/2004
Published: 04/26/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3244