A package of two doc shorts and a doc feature film that you may watch in any order: "They Called It the Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images" (15m), "Bev Grant: A Lifetime of Liberation" (39m), "Threads of A Revolution" (54m).

In 1978, in Huron Park, Ontario, the women of Fleck Manufacturing walked off of the job and into the history books. Fighting for better wages, safer working conditions, and union security, the strikers embarked on what would become a pivotal strike for both feminism and the labour movement. For five months the strikers faced backlash and police violence, but they also forged new alliances and built community. They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images amplifies the voices of these women as they tell their story of struggle, solidarity, and sisterhood.

They Called It the Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images

In 1978 Ontario, the women of Fleck Manufacturing walked off of the job for five months, fighting for better wages, safer working conditions, and union security.

A documentary short about the photographer, activist, and songwriter Bev Grant, discussing in her own words her involvement in the Women’s Liberation movement, her work as a photographer for the underground press, and her life as a songwriter.

Bev Grant: A Lifetime of Liberation

Photographer, activist, and songwriter Bev Grant discusses, in her own words, her involvement in the Women’s Liberation movement and more.

When Janet Biehl edited her late partner Murray Bookchin’s approach to participatory politics in the 1970s, she could never have imagined that this work would one day take her half-way across the globe. In this film, Janet explores how Murray’s political theories were adapted to ignite a women-led revolution and bring about remarkable societal transformations in North East Syria. With the recent fall of Assad, we are now at a crucial moment in Syria's history. The country's future is hanging in the balance and the revolution is in grave danger. This film shines a light on a powerful struggle for gender equality and democracy, imagining what Syria’s future could possibly look like.

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Threads of A Revolution

A documentary following Janet Biehl, an American writer who travels to Northeast Syria to explore the legacy of her late partner, Murray Bookchin, whose philosophical ideas helped inspire a women’s revolution. During her journey, she meets a wide range of people who are each coming to terms with life after ISIS.

Canadian Fleck Strike & Bev Grant Biopic Doc Shorts with 'Threads of A Revolution'

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