🔷 Letterpressed across the pages, the message "Was it Worth it" poses a larger question about our relationship with labor in the "post-COVID" world. From remote working to essential workers ("What counts as essential/frontline?"), the pandemic has dramatically transformed our perspective on work. How can we learn from local labor histories to build a more equitable and sustainable future? 💭 Created by our Hamilton-based Artist in Residence Tara Bursey yesrub_arat , Saint John Labour Scrapbook collects archival materials related to the labor history of Saint John, NB over the last 100 years. Compiling rare news articles and images, the zine combines contemporary and historical print technologies (risograph and letterpress printing) and the act of quotation to make links between historic labor actions and the realities of living and working in the shadow of COVID-19. Saint John Labour Scrapbook is available in our physical and online shop. Link in bio. 🔗 The Hamilton-based Artist ...