While May Day stems from an ancient festival celebrating spring, its more contemporary reading is as a nod to those who fought for worker’s rights and that is how it is celebrated today.
In the late 19th century, 1 May became the date for International Worker’s Day, a movement led by socialists and communists the world over. It seemed fitting this year – when so many artists in Australia are falling between the funding gaps, and have been forgotten in the wake of COVID-19 relief packages – to revisit the rights of workers in the culture sector.
