As part of the Graphic History Collective’s efforts to inspire people to make their own activist art, we asked the contributors of most recent project, Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle, to explain and reflect on their creative process. David Lester is an artist, writer, illustrator, author of the graphic novel The Listener, … Read More
Muhammad Ali is widely remembered as a dominant athlete and is celebrated for his boxing prowess; however, Ali also fought for social justice. He was active in the Civil Rights Movement and routinely spoke out against racism, imperialism, and militarization. He was a radical figure who, while a professional fighter, used his words and deeds … Read More
The Little Red Colouring Book – Free Download The Graphic History Collective is pleased to release our first labour history colouring/activity book, The Little Red Colouring Book, just in time for May Day 2016. The colouring book is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD. We hope that this alternative colouring book, created by donated union labour … Read More
The Graphic History Collective is pleased to release GHC member Sean Carleton’s comic book, “James Connolly: The Irish Rebel.”Written and illustrated by Sean, the comic book commemorates the life of Irish socialist James Connolly and the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.The comic book is available for free exclusively on the GHC … Read More
From Thozhilalar Koodam: In Tamil, “Thozhilalar” means “Workers” and “Koodam” means “Space” or “Forum”. The objective of the Thozhilalar Koodam labour blog is to be such a space for workers of Tamilnadu, India, and beyond, to share information, interact, discuss, debate, and engage in collective action. We also try to produce resources that can benefit the … Read More
The Graphic History Collective is announcing the launch of our third major comics project, tentatively titled, Direct Action Gets the Goods: A Graphic History of the Strike as Political Protest.
We are pleased to announce the release of Project #12 of the Graphic History Project: “Working on the Water, Fighting for the Land: Indigenous Labour on Burrard Inlet” illustrated and written by Tania Willard (Secwepemc Nation) with co-authors Robin Folvik and Sean Carleton (Graphic History Collective). This new comic focuses on Indigenous labour and responses … Read More
The following is a short preview, the full comic is published in the book, Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle, an anthology of Canadian labour history comics edited by the Graphic History Collective and historian Paul Buhle and published by Between the Lines Press in 2016. Working on the Water, Fighting for the Land: Indigenous Labour on Burrard Inlet … Read More
In honour of Heritage Week 2015, we have pulled together a list of new comics created by the Graphic History Collective and our friends that focus on Canadian history. Although these comics do not match up fully with this year’s theme (Main Street: At the Heart of the Community) we do feel as though there … Read More
The Graphic History Collective is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle. The book is an anthology of comics on Canadian labour history produced for the Graphic History Project and will be published in 2016 with Between the Lines Press. The GHC, along with historian Paul Buhle, … Read More