EDMONTON HOSTS INTERNATIONAL WEB PAGE CELEBRATING MAY DAY EDMONTON May Day On The Web (www.accessweb.com/mayday) is a project of the Edmonton District labour Council (EDLC) and the Edmonton May Week Committee. > The Web Page links events in Edmonton as well as announcements and events across Canada and around the world. Launched last year the page has an ongoing online art show, message board and links to events around the world. This web page is unique and was awarded the Political Web Site Of The Day on April 17 of this year. The page has received numerous other awards as well. Over 700 visitors have voted on the web poll asking if May Day should be recognized as a national holiday. The overwhelming majority (88%) have said yes. The theme of this years page is the 80th Anniversary of the 1919 General Strikes. Workers around the world and in particular in Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary conducted general strikes for the eight hour day and union recognition, in 1919. Edmonton was under the control of a workers strike committee from May through July of that year. Information on these and other general strikes are linked on the page. Once again Edmonton, and in particular the labour movement in this city, has shown it is the cutting edge of innovative use of new technology. Visit our web page for a unique view of the labour movement on the web. MayDay on the Web http://www.accessweb.com/mayday/ ******** Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
