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The Farmworker 1980 Vol. 03

Farmworker 1980 Vol. 03
Year: 1980
Names: Gill, Charan
Description:

CFU's first tri-lingual paper with English front side (5-pages) and one French page and Punjabi front side (6-pages); Headlines: CFU on the move - 2 certifications won; Chavez attends Vancouver Rally; Jury raps living conditions; 250 attend meeting on health and safety; CUPE contributes $10,000 to CFU Delegates at NDP convention support farmworkers; Phoney union trying to sabotage CFU organizing; Racist attack on union organizer; Government responsible for deaths of four children in Fraser…

Type: Text

The Farmworker 1981 Vol. 04

Farmworker 1981 Vol. 04
Year: 1981
Names: Gill, Charan
Description:

A tri-lingual newspaper with English front side (5-pages), two-page centerfold in French, and Punjabi front side (5-pages). CFU's new logo is presented on the front page. Headlines: CFU National Convention A Success; CFU Signs First Agreement; Ontario's Farmworkers Now Have A Union; Use And Misuse of Pesticides; Immigrant Women Exploited; The Attack at Osoyoos; Okanagan Farmworkers Attend CFU Public Meeting.

Type: Text

The Farmworker 1982 Vol. 05

Farmworker 1982 Vol. 05
Year: 1982
Names: Boal, Sarwan
Description:

A tri-lingual paper with English front side (4-pages), and only the CFU 'President Message' in French, and Punjabi front side (3-pages). Headlines: Farmworker Dies Of Pesticide Poisoning; Agreement Signed At Jensen Mushroom Farm; UIC Discrimination Against Farmworkers Ends; Ontario Summer Legal Clinics; A Time To Learn; Film 'A Time To Rise' Banned in India;

Type: Text

French biographer Olivier Todd on the philosopher and author, Albert Camus

Year: 1998
Names: Stinson, Mary (Producer), Todd, Olivier, Wachtel, Eleanor
Description:

Eleanor talks to Olivier Todd about his new biography on one of the best loved writers of the twentieth-century, Albert Camus - a man described as the "prophet of the Post Ideological age."

Type: Sound recording non-musical

An interview with Québécois playwright and author, Michel Tremblay

Year: 2003
Names: Stinson, Mary (Producer), Tremblay, Michel, 1942-, Wachtel, Eleanor
Description:

Eleanor Wachtel talks with one of the most influential writers in Québec - Michel Tremblay. Over more than 35 years, he's produced a series of plays, a cycle of novels, a trio of memoirs - as well as translations, song lyrics, and more.

Type: Sound recording non-musical

The enduring magic of The Little Prince - A panel with Stacy Schiff, Mark Osborne and Éric Dupont

Year: 2018
Names: Dupont, Éric, 1970-, Osborne, Mark, 1970-, Schiff, Stacy, Stinson, Mary (Producer), Wachtel, Eleanor
Description:

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the beloved classic, Le Petit Prince, three longtime fans join Eleanor Wachtel to discuss the book's universal appeal - and how it has touched their lives.

Type: Sound recording non-musical

Mavis Gallant on From the Fifteenth District

Year: 2008
Names: Gallant, Mavis, Rabinovitch, Sandra, Wachtel, Eleanor
Description:

This week on Writers and Company, from Paris, host Eleanor Wachtel in conversation with the great Canadian short story writer, Mavis Gallant. She'll talk with Eleanor about her novel From the Fifteenth District, a finalist for the 2008 Canada Reads competition.

Type: Sound recording non-musical

David Bellos discusses Victor Hugo and why Les Misérables still resonates today in his new book The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables

Year: 2017
Names: Bellos, David, Rabinovitch, Sandra, Stinson, Mary (Producer), Wachtel, Eleanor
Description:

In his new book, biographer and translator David Bellos chronicles the life and legacy of 19th-century French writer, Victor Hugo. The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables explores the social history and dramatic story behind Hugo's masterpiece - the most frequently adapted novel of all time.

Type: Sound recording non-musical

Canadian Farmworkers Union Benefit - Fete au Benefice du Syndicat Canadien des Travailleurs Agricoles

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Year: 1980
Description:

Cultural evening with speaker, Jean Claude Parrot, president Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Silkscreen poster two diferent colour versions produced (orange or blue).

Type: Text

Canadian Farmworkers Union Benefit - Fete au Benefice du Syndicat Canadien des Travailleurs Agricoles

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Year: 1980
Description:

Cultural evening with speaker, Jean Claude Parrot, president Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Silkscreen poster two diferent colour versions produced (orange or blue).

Type: Text

Canadian Farmworkers Union Benefit - Fete au Benefice du Syndicat Canadien des Travailleurs Agricoles

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Year: 1981
Description:

Cultural evening with a speech 'Racism at Work' by CFU executive member Sarwan Boal and screening of the film A Time to Rise and Reggae music performances.

Type: Text

Farmworkers Support Committee Network Phase 2

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Year: 1982
Description:

This second annual proposal was developed to raise funds amongst the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Also, first phase assesment with details of CFU cultural and educational material produced. Attached: a double-sided one sheet for the film 'A Time to Rise' in french and English a brochure 'An Appeal to the BC Legislature'; a letter from Raj Chouhan with a summary of BC provincial labour laws that exclude farmworkers; the first proposal of the Farmworkers ESL Crusade. Also, see first…

Type: Text

In[/]En Concert

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Names: Kellner, Vivian
Description:

Negative-style image of a male and female dancer with the following text: In[/]En Concert. Judith Marcuse & Sacha Belinsky. Dance. A dynamic evening of new solos and duets by two of Canada's most gifted artists. A winning combination! [emblems of sponsors]

Type: Text