The Road to Haymarket, May Day, and its Relevance Today<\/p>\n
Monday 2 May 2011 at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start<\/p>\n
Cube Microplex, Dove St South, Bristol BS2 8JD
\n\u00a34\/3\/no one turned away through lack of funds<\/p>\n
On the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, and hot on the heels of the Bristol May Day Parade, Bristol Indymedia and the Anarchist Bookfair Collective presentan evening of films and discussion looking at the origins of International Workers Day and the relevance of labour movement struggles and trade unions today.<\/p>\n
The struggle for a 40 hour week and the murder by cops of striking workers in Chicago in May 1886 led directly to the events of 4 May in Haymarket, of more deaths and the conviction of 8 mainly anarchist workers who became known as the Haymarket Martyrs. May Day became International Workers Day in 1889 in commemoration of the murder of 4 of them by the state, and of the struggles of workers internationally.<\/p>\n
Tonights first film is a US Labor Beat 1986 documentary ‘The Road to Haymarket’ (28mins). It traces the varied struggles of American and migrant workers in the years before 1886, includes archive images, and re-enacts key moments and speeches from the Haymarket events.<\/p>\n
The second film is a cut-up of ‘Trainwreck of the Ideologies 1 & 2’ (20mins approx), also by Labor Beat. This looks at the conflicts which arose at the unveiling of 2 memorials in 1998 and 2004 to the Haymarket Affair. Whilst no anarchists were allowed to speak at these events, speakers included a catholic priest, government reps, and a police spokesman, as once again our radical past was airbrushed away.<\/p>\n
An open discussion will follow on the importance of our histories of struggle, and the relevance of May Day and trade unions to struggles today. All welcome.<\/p>\n
Some background reading on May Day, with further links at this article: A mayday for May Day?<\/p>\n
The Road to Haymarket, May Day, and its Relevance Today\n\nMonday 2 May 2011 at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start\nCube Microplex, Dove St South, Bristol BS2 8JD\n\u00a34\/3\/no one turned away through lack of funds\n\nOn the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, and hot on the heels of\nthe Bristol May Day Parade, Bristol Indymedia and the Anarchist Bookfair\nCollective presentan evening of films and discussion looking at the\norigins of International Workers Day and the relevance of labour movement\nstruggles and trade unions today.\n\nThe struggle for a 40 hour week and the murder by cops of striking workers\nin Chicago in May 1886 led directly to the events of 4 May in Haymarket,\nof more deaths and the conviction of 8 mainly anarchist workers who became\nknown as the Haymarket Martyrs. May Day became International Workers Day\nin 1889 in commemoration of the murder of 4 of them by the state, and of\nthe struggles of workers internationally.\n\nTonights first film is a US Labor Beat 1986 documentary 'The Road to\nHaymarket' (28mins). It traces the varied struggles of American and\nmigrant workers in the years before 1886, includes archive images, and\nre-enacts key moments and speeches from the Haymarket events.\n\nThe second film is a cut-up of 'Trainwreck of the Ideologies 1 & 2'\n(20mins approx), also by Labor Beat. This looks at the conflicts which\narose at the unveiling of 2 memorials in 1998 and 2004 to the Haymarket\nAffair. Whilst no anarchists were allowed to speak at these events,\nspeakers included a catholic priest, government reps, and a police\nspokesman, as once again our radical past was airbrushed away.\n\nAn open discussion will follow on the importance of our histories of\nstruggle, and the relevance of May Day and trade unions to struggles\ntoday. All welcome.\nSome background reading on May Day, with further links at this article: A\nThe Road to Haymarket, May Day, and its Relevance Today\n\n\u00a0\n\nMonday 2 May 2011 at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start\n\nCube Microplex, Dove St South, Bristol BS2 8JD\n\n\u00a34\/3\/no one turned away through lack of funds\n\n\u00a0\n\nOn the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, and hot on the heels of\n\nthe Bristol May Day Parade, Bristol Indymedia and the Anarchist Bookfair\n\nCollective presentan evening of films and discussion looking at the\n\norigins of International Workers Day and the relevance of labour movement\n\nstruggles and trade unions today.\n\n\u00a0\n\nThe struggle for a 40 hour week and the murder by cops of striking workers\n\nin Chicago in May 1886 led directly to the events of 4 May in Haymarket,\n\nof more deaths and the conviction of 8 mainly anarchist workers who became\n\nknown as the Haymarket Martyrs. May Day became International Workers Day\n\nin 1889 in commemoration of the murder of 4 of them by the state, and of\n\nthe struggles of workers internationally.\n\n\u00a0\n\nTonights first film is a US Labor Beat 1986 documentary 'The Road to\n\nHaymarket' (28mins). It traces the varied struggles of American and\n\nmigrant workers in the years before 1886, includes archive images, and\n\nre-enacts key moments and speeches from the Haymarket events.\n\n\u00a0\n\nThe second film is a cut-up of 'Trainwreck of the Ideologies 1 & 2'\n\n(20mins approx), also by Labor Beat. This looks at the conflicts which\n\narose at the unveiling of 2 memorials in 1998 and 2004 to the Haymarket\n\nAffair. Whilst no anarchists were allowed to speak at these events,\n\nspeakers included a catholic priest, government reps, and a police\n\nspokesman, as once again our radical past was airbrushed away.\n\n\u00a0\n\nAn open discussion will follow on the importance of our histories of\n\nstruggle, and the relevance of May Day and trade unions to struggles\n\ntoday. All welcome.\n\nSome background reading on May Day, with further links at this article: A\n\nmayday for May Day? (see http:\/\/www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org\/?p=1214)\n\n\u00a0\n\nmayday for May Day? (see http:\/\/www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org\/?p=1214<\/a>)\nThe Road to Haymarket, May Day, and its Relevance Today\n\n\u00a0\n\nMonday 2 May 2011 at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start\n\nCube Microplex, Dove St South, Bristol BS2 8JD\n\n\u00a34\/3\/no one turned away through lack of funds\n\n\u00a0\n\nOn the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, and hot on the heels of\n\nthe Bristol May Day Parade, Bristol Indymedia and the Anarchist Bookfair\n\nCollective presentan evening of films and discussion looking at the\n\norigins of International Workers Day and the relevance of labour movement\n\nstruggles and trade unions today.\n\n\u00a0\n\nThe struggle for a 40 hour week and the murder by cops of striking workers\n\nin Chicago in May 1886 led directly to the events of 4 May in Haymarket,\n\nof more deaths and the conviction of 8 mainly anarchist workers who became\n\nknown as the Haymarket Martyrs. May Day became International Workers Day\n\nin 1889 in commemoration of the murder of 4 of them by the state, and of\n\nthe struggles of workers internationally.\n\n\u00a0\n\nTonights first film is a US Labor Beat 1986 documentary 'The Road to\n\nHaymarket' (28mins). It traces the varied struggles of American and\n\nmigrant workers in the years before 1886, includes archive images, and\n\nre-enacts key moments and speeches from the Haymarket events.\n\n\u00a0\n\nThe second film is a cut-up of 'Trainwreck of the Ideologies 1 & 2'\n\n(20mins approx), also by Labor Beat. This looks at the conflicts which\n\narose at the unveiling of 2 memorials in 1998 and 2004 to the Haymarket\n\nAffair. Whilst no anarchists were allowed to speak at these events,\n\nspeakers included a catholic priest, government reps, and a police\n\nspokesman, as once again our radical past was airbrushed away.\n\n\u00a0\n\nAn open discussion will follow on the importance of our histories of\n\nstruggle, and the relevance of May Day and trade unions to struggles\n\ntoday. All welcome.\n\nSome background reading on May Day, with further links at this article: A\n\nmayday for May Day? 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