Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Auditorium, 789 Yonge Street 416-395-5577.

Craig Heron has written numerous books on the history of the labour movement in Canada and in Toronto. This is the fifth lecture in Toronto Public Library's 2011 History Matters series. This year these lectures focus on the themes of labour and environmental history in the Toronto area and beyond. Part of TPL’s Thought Exchange programming, these lively talks give the public an opportunity to connect with working historians and discover some of the many and surprising ways in which the past shapes the present.

The series has been curated by Dr. Lisa Rumiel, SSHRC Post Doctoral Fellow McMaster University. We are especially grateful for the generous grant provided by The History Education Network (THEN/Hier), which has made the series possible.