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Strike centennial Manitoba’s unions and Manitoba building trades presented the Winnipeg General Strike centennial gala dinner on May 15 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Attended by almost 1,300 people, the event was held 100 years to the day after the strike began and featured songs from Strike! The Musical, performed by composer-playwright Danny Schur and performers from the cast of the upcoming performance of the play at Rainbow Stage, and by singer Lisa Bell from Stand!, the upcoming film adaptation of the musical. The event also featured a performance by Steve Patterson of CBC’s The Debaters.

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Strike centennial

Manitoba’s unions and Manitoba building trades presented the Winnipeg General Strike centennial gala dinner on May 15 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Attended by almost 1,300 people, the event was held 100 years to the day after the strike began and featured songs from Strike! The Musical, performed by composer-playwright Danny Schur and performers from the cast of the upcoming performance of the play at Rainbow Stage, and by singer Lisa Bell from Stand!, the upcoming film adaptation of the musical. The event also featured a performance by Steve Patterson of CBC’s The Debaters.

Daniel Blaikie
Daniel Blaikie
Composer-playwright Danny Schur.
Composer-playwright Danny Schur.
Gina McKay and Sharon Lupton.
Gina McKay and Sharon Lupton.
From left: Sudhir Sandhu, Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler and Neil Cooke.
From left: Sudhir Sandhu, Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler and Neil Cooke.
Leo Van Den Bussche, left, and Wab Kinew.
Leo Van Den Bussche, left, and Wab Kinew.
From left: Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, Sheilagh Boisjoli and Lloyd Schreyer.
From left: Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, Sheilagh Boisjoli and Lloyd Schreyer.
From left: Kim Driedger, Melissa Stoddart, Wendy Sol, Brigitte Lane, Dan Rugg, Kim Charron and Debbie Marantz.
From left: Kim Driedger, Melissa Stoddart, Wendy Sol, Brigitte Lane, Dan Rugg, Kim Charron and Debbie Marantz.
From left: Leah Gazan, singer Lisa Bell, Janelle Blaikie, MP for Transcona Daniel Blaikie, Kevin Rebeck, historian Sharon Reilly, Nolan Reilly, Andrew Douglas and Anna Rothney.
From left: Leah Gazan, singer Lisa Bell, Janelle Blaikie, MP for Transcona Daniel Blaikie, Kevin Rebeck, historian Sharon Reilly, Nolan Reilly, Andrew Douglas and Anna Rothney.
From left: Lloyd Schreyer, Jeff Traeger and Blake Crothers.
From left: Lloyd Schreyer, Jeff Traeger and Blake Crothers.
Rainbow Stage Strike! The Musical performers (from left) Dane Bjornson, Duncan Cox, Elena Howard-Scott, Josh Bellan and Carson Nattrass.
Rainbow Stage Strike! The Musical performers (from left) Dane Bjornson, Duncan Cox, Elena Howard-Scott, Josh Bellan and Carson Nattrass.

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