[evoz] The Ginger Goodwin Stories Event
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- Published on Thursday, 05 June 2014 23:20
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The Ginger Goodwin StoriesFeaturing: Dunc Shields, renowned Canadian storyteller and Barry Hall, one of Canada's finest blues guitar players.
7:00pm Sunday, June 8 at 2906 Cook St. (Spencer Castle) map is included below.
Admission: $10 suggested donation (no one will be turned away)
Global Village Storytellers will be touring Vancouver Island in early June featuring Barry Hall and Dunc Shields performing the Ginger Goodwin Stories showcasing his legacy in B.C. labour history.
Sponsored by Victoria Friends of Cubahttp://victoriafriendsofcuba.wordpress.com
Who's Ginger Goodwin?
On July 27 of 1918, United Mine Workers labour organizer Albert "Ginger" Goodwin was shot by a hired private policeman outside Cumberland, British Columbia. His murder sparked Canada’s first General Strike .
Albert "Ginger" Goodwin (May 10, 1887 – July 27, 1918) was a migrant coal miner... who found work in the Cumberland mines; arriving on Vancouver Island in late 1910 from England. Goodwin was disgruntled by the working conditions, and management's ubiquitous disregard of all labour factions. Zealous for change, Goodwin became an advocate for workers rights; organizing and promoting the proliferation of trade unions. Goodwin increased in stature to become a highly prominent leader of the social movement that organized labour.
Hunted by the police for evading the draft, Goodwin camped in the hills surrounding Cumberland. On July 27, 1918, he was shot and killed by Dominion Police Special Constable Dan Campbell. Campbell, who claimed he fired in self-defence, was never tried for the death.
