Click here for full PDF & a more thorough explanation of themes and details

The 44th Annual Conference of the Pacific Northwest Labour History Association (PNLHA) takes place in the historic village of Cumberland, BC. June 13-15th, 2014.

Deadline for Proposals: December 13, 2013. You will be notified as to the status of your proposal Jan 13, 2014.

Major Themes:

• "Mining Our Past: Conflict and Solidarity in a Resource Economy."
• "Indigenous Workers, a Hidden History"
• "The Evolving Role of Women over Time in Boom and Bust Towns and Union Reaction to the 'feminization of the workforce'"

Other Themes:

• See the PDF above!
• (Includes 'effect on political atmosphere of war time on working people and their struggle for economic and political justice?' and 'what role has art played in past struggles, and how can we use music, poetry and visual arts today in reaching the rank and file?')

The local PNLHA committee is seeking proposals for workshops and presentations that both illuminate the past and help us learn how to organize and mobilize for the future.

The conference this year will be held in conjunction with Cumberland's own Miners Memorial Weekend, which commemorates the thousands of miners who were killed and injured in the coal fields of Vancouver Island, while celebrating the spirit of resistance of labour leaders like Ginger Goodwin and Joe Naylor.

Submit your proposals via e-mail to Brian Charlton, for the Local Organizing Committee at: bcharlton@shaw.ca