Corbin, British Columbia, is largely a ghost town now. Located in the southeastern part of the province, close to the Alberta border, if you decided to make a trip to visit you might find an old graveyard, greying shacks, and maybe even a resident or two nestled in the mountains. However, you would likely find … 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. Coal Mountain by Nicole Marie Burton Bio Nicole Marie Burton is a comics … Read More
We are excited to share the mini-comic version of Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love, a community based comic book project created by Toronto-based artists Althea Balmes (Illustrator) and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo (Writer) in close collaboration with caregivers and supporters. This comic looks at the real life stories of Filipina migrant workers in the Canadian Live-in … 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. Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love by Althea Balmes and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo Learn … Read More
We love receiving comics from new creators and are happy to share this new mini-comic on the history of Deadman’s Island* from Cynthia Williams. Cynthia Williams is a creative writing student at the University of British Columbia who primarily writes nonfiction. Deadman’s Island, Cynthia’s third attempt at a comic, explores the fascinating history of Deadman’s … 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. Looking Back at the Ontario Days of Action A quirk of how we … Read More
A new Graphic History Project comic from artist Tania Willard, Secwepemc Nation, and the Graphic History Collective research and writing team of Robin Folvik and Sean Carleton. This comic focuses on indigenous labour and responses to the coming of capitalism and colonialism along Burrard Inlet, which flows through the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm … Read More
The Story of Minimum Wage in Australia examines the history of work and wages in Australia, and the importance of struggles undertaken to improve conditions for people in the country. Although successfully achieving a number of goals (such as the idea of a weekend) the fight to improve working and living conditions continues today. From … Read More
GHC Member Sean Carleton reviews Willow Dawson’s Hyena in Petticoats and the Story of Suffragist Nellie McClung on Women Suffrage and Beyond Historically, women have not fared well in comic books. As a traditionally male dominated medium, derogatory depictions of women figure prominently in both past and present comics. Even portrayals of iconic female characters … Read More
We are excited to share the newest contribution to the Graphic History Project: An ‘Entirely Different’ Kind of Labour Union: The Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada. Growing out of the many movements that emerged in the 1960s and 70s, SORWUC was a socialist-feminist union based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, that sought … Read More