The Art of Solidarity delves into the rich tapestry of labour arts and heritage in Canada—from protest music and union banners, to murals, community theatre, and oral histories, to workers’ history museums and arts festivals—showcasing how these expressions of working people’s culture have been essential to challenging inequality and fostering solidarity. This inspiring collection highlights the resilience and creativity of labour arts and heritage practitioners who, despite financial and organizational challenges, continue to amplify the voices and experiences of working-class communities. In an economy characterized by growing polarization, inequality, precarity, and uncertainty about the future and meaning of work, labour arts and heritage has a central role to play in providing answers that challenge the prevailing narratives about whose work matters and whose efforts are central to our communities’ wellbeing. This work is more important than ever before.
The Art of Solidarity: Labour Arts and Heritage in Canada
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- Published date: Sep 04, 2025
- Language: English
- No. of Pages: 220
- Publisher: Between the Lines
- ISBN: 9781771136792
- Dimensions: 6.0" W x 0.5" L x 9.0" H
“The Art of Solidarity is a landmark volume that documents the dynamic history and present of labour arts and heritage organizations in Canada. Kristofferson and Ross have brought together an impressive range of organizations, artists, and researchers to show that labour is not only the source of all creativity, but that creativity, in turn, nourishes the labour movement’s collective memory, tactics of resistance, and visions for a better future. This inspiring volume dignifies labour’s cultural history and imagines bold futures for movements rooted in economic and social justice—and in the labour, love, and joy of making art.”
- Tanner Mirrlees, professor, Communication and Digital Media Studies, Ontario Tech University