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This lively comic book will inspire new generations to learn more about labour and working-class history and the power of solidarity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/e6071f11-6bea-4960-beb1-d828061af880/Respect+at+Work-MWCBC.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Respect at Work- MWCBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/a41d8833-c588-45dd-9388-6614787a0538/SERIES-MOVE+1.jpeg Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/531e8725-ec32-4211-8ccd-5027f5da9d87/Moving+Towards+Life.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling "Moving Towards Life" (2018) An autobiographical recollection of surviving loss and grieving it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/ca1d86f8-d6ad-42d3-a427-0c46d296237a/SERIES-+ENGINE+ROOM+6.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling The implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 raised many debates on how civil society could be affected by this new data protection legislation. The Engine Room sought to bring a constructive lens to these debates, exploring how the GDPR had been–and could be–used to strengthen the work of civil society. These illustrations accompany the 7 case studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/841f1ae5-d4c7-472b-af4c-7d8f860c1cd9/Series-CATIE+Falling.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling "Falling": Part of CATIES' Hep C campaign for Fiipino migrant careworkers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/39cd53fe-99b2-4cca-a499-685c16beb79a/Moving+Towards+Life+excerpt.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling "Moving Towards Life" excerpt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/b00ad368-3d1b-4478-982f-c6a3d906da60/SERIES-+ENGINE+ROOM+5.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling The Engine Room sought to bring a constructive lens to these debates, exploring how the GDPR had been–and could be–used to strengthen the work of civil society. These illustrations accompany the 7 case studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/f1a344e7-8782-4736-bd5b-be25585cfbc2/Series-CATIE+Draining.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling "Draining": part of CATIES' Hep C campaign for Fiipino migrant careworkers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/ea217d74-f926-4bb4-b3c8-ff9e85d7046f/SERIES-ENGINE+ROOM+4.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Click on the image to check out the articles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/ec903f91-6634-45cf-a3ae-d1cab7825c41/monster+-postcard.jpg Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/5e516e50-118f-49a7-9031-7d9658c19e2c/SERIES-ENGINE+ROOM+3.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/b43a496a-0d1f-4baf-a3bc-3fd5886e29b1/SERIES-ENGINGE+ROOM+2.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/75731661-a495-43f9-9df3-a1c2c3d41b14/Panagawid+cover.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling "Panagawid" (2023) Feeling depleted and lost in the city, Tala, finally connects with her Ancestors who take her on a journey of soul retrieval. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/19f926f6-07b1-43ae-aafb-892d2ff0765c/SERIES-ENGINE+ROOM+1.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/18d46e00-18f8-4f18-a0b9-6b8118b1a3a8/Panagawid+1.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Excerpt 1 of "Panagawid" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/a26d7c97-cb71-4e60-8a37-ec216dea3d02/SERIES-ENGINE+ROOM+7.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/f6a44a39-c998-454a-a1b2-5afdf9f19e14/Panagawid+6.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Excerpt 2 of "Panagawid" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/59ac9e08-3960-4d93-a58a-0ce2df27500d/KBC+Visual+Timeline.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Kwentong Bayan's Visual Timeline Caregiving Work in Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/0ca82472-1729-45cb-80a6-4673b9cccabf/memorial+medallion+DME.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Memorial Medallion, DME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65720e68920d1914593c5b8d/f940d6a5-8814-46b9-a1de-22f389ed9c7d/memorial+medallion+PL.png Work of Althea Idea - visual storytelling Memorial Medallion PL