David Rovics
Starting at 8:00pm
The Company House Theatre
2202 Gottingen Street in Halifax
Tickets a wage based sliding scale of $10.00 to $20.00
We are very proud to announce we have invited the renowned social justice activist/singer/songwriter David Rovics. Called the “DemocracyNow! of Music” by none other than the anchor of DemocracyNow! Amy Goodman, David is a renowned songwriter and singer who brings passion, skill, and heart to his beautiful music. As just one deeply moving example, David’s song “Sugihara” introduced many to the the story of “the Japanese Schindler” Chiune Sugihara who, as a Japanese Consular officer in Lithuania, saved thousands of Jews during World War Two, by issuing transit Visas against orders from Nazi allied Japan.
This event will have a sliding scale for tickets, from ten to $20.00, based on wage. We want all the arts to be accessible to everyday people, so come out and join us for an evening you will remember for a long time.
We are particularly pleased that this event will take place during the most exciting awakening of social and economic justice the world has seen for many decades, Occupy Wall Street, and its many world wide co-events, including of course, Occupy Nova Scotia, now ongoing and growing centred on the Grand Parade in downtown Halifax.
David quickly wrote and previewed a new song for the occupy movement, answering directly for many the question Main Stream Media felt needed asking. Why are are you occupying Wall Street? See the moving, eloquent song here, recorded quickly to his computer camera. Timely, concise and lovely, a hallmark of David Rovics’ work, it is one of several rallying cries for commitment and activism being shared in cities around the world.
Please come out, share, listen, become engaged and active. David Rovics.
David’s website
David Rovics – Songs of Social Significance
Mayworks Halifax is the cultural effort of the Halifax – Dartmouth & District Labour Council. In main an annual celebration of the arts and artists, of the workers and their work, that are building a culture and society that celebrates and recognizes the history and struggle of the working people of Nova Scotia. The festival is centred on May Day – May 1st – the internationally recognized workers day. Now we are happy to announce we are expanding into year long efforts, beginning with David Rovics.
MayworksHalifax’s goal 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.
MayworksHalifax is built on the premise that workers and artists share a common struggle for decent wages, healthy working conditions and a living culture. We want to build more bridges and create a true working class culture in Nova Scotia that we can be proud of – we have to create the society we want to live in.
We are artists and workers, we have music from our Nova Scotian history and music from the front pages of today’s paper. This celebration is intended to fill us all with joy and anger, hope and pride, determination and motivation, a sense of history, a sense of our historic moment and some visions of the future.
MayworksHalifax is a celebration of the arts and artists, of the workers and their work, that are building a culture and society that celebrates and recognizes the history and struggle of the working people of Nova Scotia and the world.
