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Item is a documentary film documenting a street demonstration in Vancouver in July 1981 protesting the screening of the sexually explicit feature film Caligula in a conventional movie house (not a pornographic establishment). The film includes footage of a crowd of several dozen adults and children carrying placards and picketing the Towne Cinema (919 Granville Street) where Caligula was being shown, a spokesperson for the organization United Citizens for Integrity explaining their reasons for protest, and a number of heated debates on the street between protestors and bystanders/theatre-goers. Film also includes some general views of Granville Street showing the Towne Cinema and nearby buildings.

For Twenty Cents a Day

For Twenty Cents a Day

Item is a documentary film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film discusses the establishment of relief camps and projects, where men were paid twenty cents per day; the founding of organizations such as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), Workers' Unity League, and Relief Camp Workers' Union; general unionization and protest of the unemployed, including the On To Ottawa Trek, Regina Riot, sit-in strike from May to June 1938 at the Vancouver Main Post Office, Vancouver Art Gallery and Hotel Georgia, and the resulting Bloody Sunday of June 19. Archival footage and photographs complement the narration. The film includes interviews with Syd Thompson, a participant in the On To Ottawa Trek and later a leader of the IWA Vancouver local, Steve Brodie, leader of the Vancouver sit-in, and poet Dorothy Livesay.

Riot damage, hotel lobby

Riot damage, hotel lobby

Item is a photograph of damage inside a hotel as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, hotel interior

Riot damage, hotel interior

Item is a photograph of damage inside a hotel as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, Hotel Majestic facade

Riot damage, Hotel Majestic facade

Item is a photograph of debris and rubble outside the front facade of the Hotel Majestic. The damage was caused as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam.

Riot damage, hotel lobby

Riot damage, hotel lobby

Item is a photograph of riot damage inside a hotel caused as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, hotel interior

Riot damage, hotel interior

Item is a photograph of damage inside a hotel as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, burned car at the Hotel Majestic

Riot damage, burned car at the Hotel Majestic

Item is a photograph of a burned out car and other rubble and debris on the street outside the Hotel Majestic. The damage was caused as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam.

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Item is a photograph of rubble and debris on the street as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Item is a photograph of rubble and debris on the street as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, burned signage

Riot damage, burned signage

Item is a photograph of signage burned as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Riot damage, rubble and debris on the street

Item is a photograph of rubble and debris on the street as a result of a riot that occurred during demonstrations against the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. The Hotel Majestic (ICSC headquarters) and the Hotel Gallieni were both damaged during the riots.

CCCA rally

CCCA rally

Photograph shows people sitting and standing on the steps in robson square.

[CCCA demonstration]

[CCCA demonstration]

Photograph shows a crowd of demonstrators. Photograph also shows the back of the Bird of Spring statue which is located on the stairs down to the plaza from the Vancouver Art Gallery at Robson Square; corner of Robson Street and Hornby Street.

CCCA rally

CCCA rally

File shows the march with people holding IWA, CUPW, and Trotskyist League banners.

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