Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax

At intersection of labour and art from unceded & unsurrendered Mi'kmaw territory

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Thank you to Theatre Nova Scotia and the @BusStopTheatre for their support. We are proud members of both organizations supporting local live performance!

Photo: Keandre Johnson
Pictured: @LunaSeaTheatre performs "Am I Ovary-Acting?" at the @BusStopTheatre

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Thank you to @upstreamhalifax for helping us in the presentation of Music of Liberation with @johnkameelfarah

Our concert raised $1,570 for @thesameerproject

Photo: Keandre Johnson
Pictured: @johnkameelfarah playing piano at @FSPADal

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Merci à nos partenaires de danse! Thank you to our dance partners! @ccghavre & @LiveArtDance pour leur soutien avec la présentation de... / Thank you for their support in presenting

everything i wanted to tell you / tout ce que j'avais envie de te dire

Photo: Keandre Johnson

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Thank you to our public funders who play a vital role in supporting us.

@CanadaCouncil
@nsgov @NS_CCTH
Halifax
@CdnHeritage @Patrimoinecdn

Photo: Keandre Johnson
Pictured: Shuvanjan Karmaker playing bass with Be Eternal at the @BusStopTheatre

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Many hands make light work. Thank you to all our Fellow Worker level partners who collectively give us the final push we need.

NSGEU Locals 7 & 8
CUPE Local 3912
@IUOEnsparamedic
@iamunioncanada Local Lodge 3111 CULR
@IATSECANADA Local 680
@UniforCanada Local 2107

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Another big thank you! This time to our Activist level partners from the labour movement!

@NSTeachersUnion
@ActraMaritimes
@iatse849
Annapolis Valley Labour Council

Photo: Keandre Johnson
Pictured: @johnkameelfarah playing Music of Liberation at @FSPADal

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Much love to our Steward level partners helping us bring the community together!

@NS_nurses
@CanadianLabour
@CUPWnova
Unifor Atlantic
@PSACAtlantic

Photo: Stoo Metz
Pictured: Reception for Queers in Carhartts by @YWCAHalifax

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Thank you to everyone who attended Music of Liberation with @johnkameelfarah Thanks to you, we raised $1,570 for @sameerproject 🇵🇸

Thank you to @upstreamhalifax for supporting us with this concert.

#freepalestine

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Shout out to our Organizer level partners in the labour movement that help us get our festival off the ground.

NSGEU
@seiulocal2can

Photo: Keandre Johnson
Pictured: @IthandiMunro and Kay Macdonald in "and so we dance"

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Video Recap: May Day 2026 Hip Hop show at the Seahorse: Gearl, General Khan, Ambeez & Stephen Hero + El Tata y Los Taqueros. Thank you to @HalifaxLabour @NS_Labour & CUPE Nova Scotia

https://t.co/frY9ccgrs6

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Big thank you to our Leader partners from the labour movement that provide us stable support year after year!
@HalifaxLabour
@NS_Labour
CUPE Nova Scotia
BTW - support our striking long-term care workers! Follow this link to find out how to help:
https://t.co/RNtHWH5Jmp

[Sébastien Labelle @Seb_Lab_]

Premier Tim Houston is ignoring over 3,000 care workers across Nova Scotia who are on the picket line. This is unacceptable. Join me and call the Premier today. This website makes it easy, including the appropriate phone numbers and a simple script. https://t.co/Msbcf7wSZJ

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

We offer much gratitude to our business sponsors Higgins Insurance , @PinkLarkin and @TwitCoast

Photo: @tee_hfx

Pictured: Andrew Maize gives instructions for the raising of kite banners during Raising Big Questions.

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

LAST DAY!! 📣Celebrating Mothers, domestic caregivers, femmes and those with ovaries/uteruses/vaginas.

Drop in at the The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op anytime after 4pm for free events with SiNS Dance and Audrey Eastwood + Catch LunaSea Theatre Company 's Am I Ovary-Acting? at 7pm.

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Look for us at the Halifax Common today from 1pm to 4pm for RAISING BIG QUESTIONS with Andrew Maize and Sue Goyette!

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[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

UPDATE! New location for RAISING BIG QUESTIONS with Andrew Maize and Sue Goyette. The event will now take place at the Halifax Common on May 9th, 1pm-4pm. Stay tuned for updates on exact location!

https://t.co/JEJyjzfxtB

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

Working In Uncertainty plays with agency, togetherness, and uncertainty through a group improvisation structure.

Free registration or by donation:
https://t.co/tCBqVE0XFN

[sadie b @NSShadesofGreen]

Seán Kennedy and Andrew Maize making truth kites for @MayworksHalifax

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

RAISING BIG QUESTIONS - LOCATION!

Today's sessions with Andrew Maize and Seán Kennedy will take place at and around Garrison Grounds at Citadel Hill.

Bring your kite & sunscreen and see you there!

[Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax @MayworksHalifax]

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

Raising Big Questions with Andrew Maize & Seán Kennedy is GOING AHEAD Saturday, May 2nd at Citadel Hill from 1pm-4pm.

However, the Sunday session w/ Sue Goyette is POSTPONED due to rain. The NEW DATE is Saturday, May 9th, 1pm-4pm at Point Pleasant Park.