Celebrate International Workers’ Day!
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM The Russian Hall 600 Campbell Ave. Vancouver, BC V6A 3K1
We are excited to celebrate International Workers’ Day (May Day) this year with a march, a rally, and an event at the Russian Hall!
4:00PM: Rally at Victory Square
4:30PM: March to the Russian Hall
5:00PM: Celebration at the Russian Hall
The event will feature speakers, music, comedy, food, union & community booths, and more! All welcome/ all ages.
Thank you to our sponsors: International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 500, MoveUP, BC General Employees’ Union, Canadian Union of Public Employees Metro Council, International Association of Theatrical & Stage Employees Local 891, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 963.
The VDLC is excited to announce our entertainment acts for this year’s International Workers’ Day event! There’s a diverse lineup of different acts that we believe provide something for everyone!
Left Coast Labour Chorus – Formed in September, 2014, the Chorus is 30-plus singers who merge their voices and their activism in their music. Some Chorus members are new to choirs; many have been part of other choirs and song groups, including Solidarity Notes, Bargain at Half the Price and Union Train.
The Labour Chorus have performed at rallies, picket lines, and many other VDLC events.
See and hear more about them at their website – https://leftcoastlabourchorus.com/
Megan Milton – Fresh off taping a gala at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Megan is a Vancouver based stand-up comedian and playwright based in Vancouver BC. Megan’s working-class upbringing is central to her perspective, and she describes her writing as intelligent, dark and just a little bit crass.
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/megan.mish.mash/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmqZtBE1Vlk
Deocera is a Vancouver based band led by singer-songwriter Allison Deocera. With its name derived from Allison’s Filipino family tree, their sound combines tight harmonies, tasteful groove, and jazzy flourishes. With influences of 90s R&B girl groups, 2000s-era neo soul, and 70s soul.
Bandcamp – https://deocera.bandcamp.com/album/birthday-girl-ep
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/deoceratheband/
Cheap Flavor – Raised on equal parts Minutemen, John Lee Hooker, and System of A Down, this power trio of hollerin’ bastards have played for near a decade up and down the west coast.
Slinging homemade hot sauce for merch and covering every artist from Nelly Furtado to Pete Seeger, they’ll make ya shake your ass and shout for class war in the same 45 minute set. or at least until they get winded.
Bandcamp – https://cheapflavor.bandcamp.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cheapflavor/
Simon Thistlewood, aka “dj Ocean” is an artist from the Okanagan. His weekly radio show ‘Forest Grove’ on CITR 101.9fm features an hour of eclectic tracks, chosen hits and occasional guests: https://citr.ca/listen/green-forest-grove
news on upcoming shows and archive of creative projects can be found at: https://hegemony-lodge.ghost.io/
He is delighted to perform again at this year’s May Day, in celebration of working people everywhere -The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World
We also encourage participation in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation & BC Labour Heritage Centre celebration of the Vancouver Labour Temple. See poster below for details.
