Overview
After suffering the hardships and horrors of the First World War, workers and soldiers faced the agony of the post-war Canadian economy. With rising inflation, unprecedented unemployment, and an increasingly repressive state, the atmosphere was ripe for revolt. The Russian Czar had been overthrown just eighteen months ago and workers had revolution on their minds. On May 15, 1919 more than 30,000 workers in Winnipeg, Manitoba walked off the job and began a general strike that would last six weeks and change the course of Canadian history. The strikers' demands began with higher wages, collective bargaining rights, and more power for working people. As sympathy strikes broke out and more workers joined the call, the Winnipeg Strike Committee became a de-facto government Like so many labour actions before and since, the strikers were met with a violent end . On ""Bloody Saturday"" the Royal North-West Mounted Police charged into the crowd, killing two workers and injuring dozens more. One hundred years later, the Winnipeg General Strike continues to be a poignant reminder of the power of the state and capital over workers' lives and the brutal ends governments and bosses have and will use to crush workers' movements, and an inspirational example of the possibilities of class struggle and solidarity.
Full Product Details
Author: Graphic History Collective ,
David Lester
Publisher: Between the Lines
Imprint: Between the Lines
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9781771134200
ISBN 10: 1771134208
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 05 May 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""The Graphic History Collective shows us that art and activism can inspire hope for social change."" --Noam Chomsky ""The Graphic History Collective makes the political personal, and beautiful, and inspirational."" --Kate Evans, author and illustrator of Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg"
The Graphic History Collective shows us that art and activism can inspire hope for social change. --Noam Chomsky The Graphic History Collective makes the political personal, and beautiful, and inspirational. --Kate Evans, author and illustrator of Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg
Author Information
The Graphic History Collective is made up of activists, artists, writers, and researchers passionate about comics, history, and social change. They produce alternative histories--people's histories--in an accessible format to help people understand the historical roots of contemporary social issues. Previous publications include Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle and May Day: A Graphic History of Protest. David Lester is an artist, writer, illustrator, author of the graphic novel The Listener, guitarist for Mecca Normal, as well as the creator of many other politically-engaged art projects.
