FESTA ĦADDIEMA | 1st of May

🚩Join us for Festa Ħaddiema (Workers’ Fest) on Thursday 1st May, International Workers’ Day, between 15:00 and 20:00 at the Council of Europe Garden in Gzira to remember the many workers’ struggles and achievements throughout history and to show solidarity with workers in Malta and around the world.

There will be socio-political activities and music performances by 👇

 🔊 Karmaġenn

Karmaġenn

Karmaġenn is a collaborative project by Noah Fabri together with various other musicians and artists from the scene.

In 2019, they issued a story-album with the same name, EP, Il-Ħsibijiet ta' Martina, in 2020, and the second album, Urbanali, in 2023.

The fairly unhinged collective is currently preparing material for a new EP. The lyrics of the project have always reflected leftist values and are embedded in the challenges of everyday life of workers and artists in Malta.

🔊 Funky Monkey

Funky Monkey

Funky Monkey is a Maltese DJ, producer, Beatbox, MĊ and multi-instrumentalist who founded 141 Records in 2014 to break genre boundaries.

Active in hip-hop and electronic music, he collaborates with artists like Oxygyn, Sempliċiment Tat-Triq, REA, Lil-Jun, DEM, Myles & more while organising events and directing music videos, shaping Malta’s independent music scene with innovation and versatility.

 🔊 Sean Borg

Sean Borg

Sean Borg is a Maltese singer-songwriter who has been active in the local music scene for the past few years. Inspired by various musical styles, he enjoys writing about everyday life - from nostalgic stories of youth to current socio-political issues.

Last year, he released the album ‘Terapija u Mħabba’, a collection of nine songs, some of which he will be sharing with us, along with new material. He is taking part in this event because he believes in the work of Moviment Graffitti and considers the role of such organisations essential in sustaining a strong democracy in Malta.

🔊 Vintage

Vintage

The band members of Vintage

Denis, Michael, Roger, Johnny, and Lillian are all over 60 years old and perform covers from The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, and others.

They usually play at events organised by parish churches or band clubs, and they are very happy to be performing at this event for Workers' Day, organised by Moviment Graffitti and Solidarjetà.

 🔊 Edgar Allan Paul

Edgar Allan Paul

Edgar Allan Paul was born as a home project of two Italian expats in early 2020, just before the pandemic, and turned into a fully-fledged band with members from Italy, Malta and Belgium. Based in Malta, they released their first album, “Scappati di casa” that same year and debuted live as a five-piece band opening for local heroes Brikkuni.

 The following year they released the EP “Polvere e cemento” for Ultralow Music. Two EPs followed in 2024, respectively titled “Come diceva Marvin Gaye” and “21”. Currently they are working on new stuff.

🔊 Kor Re-Sisters

Kor Re-Sisters

Kor Re-Sisters will be performing a selection of songs.

Formed in early 2024, the Kor is a collective of non-professional singers who come together to rehearse and perform social and protest songs from around the world. Their repertoire also includes Maltese translations and adaptations of some of these songs.

All members are activists engaged in local struggles who believe in the power of singing together, sharing messages of resistance and social justice.

 ✊ Solidarjetà will be facilitating a workshop about organising workers at the workplace.

Solidarjetà 

The workshop will be about organising your workplace and the importance and challenges of unions in the current day.

The workshop will be made up of a short presentation and an interactive discussion. It is especially encouraged for people who are interested in having a union at their workplace or joining the fight for better workers’ rights and wages!

🛠️ Sammy Meilak

a veteran dockyard worker and shop steward for many years and

Dawn Sammut

a mechanical engineer and activist,

will be sharing their experiences about work, workers and workplaces.

 🍷 🧇 We invite you to join us and to get some food and drinks to share and a cushion to sit on. Come and bring your friends to celebrate and to express your solidarity with workers.