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via Peter Waterman ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Martin Upchurch <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 11:02 AM Subject: Work, Class and Resistance To: [email protected] Dear all, The International Socialism journal is holding a one day conference Work, Class and Resistance: Saturday 8 February 2014. How relevant is Marx’s conception of class? Has the working class been rendered impotent by neoliberalism? What are the prospects for resistance from trade unions today? The conference brings together academics and trade union activists. It is an opportunity to discuss and debate the shape of the working class today and the potential for resistance. Plenary sessions: The Working Class Today Resistance and Organisation Workshops: Theorising Class The State of Workplace Organisation Precarity and Poverty Social Media Speakers include: Ralph Darlington, author of 'Radical Unionism: The Rise and Fall of Revolutionary Syndicalism' Jane Hardy, author of 'Poland’s New Capitalism' Kevin Doogan, author of 'New Capitalism? The Transformation of Work' Martin Upchurch, professor of International Employment Relations at Middlesex University Phil Taylor, who has researched call centres and performance management and is editor of New Technology, Work and Employment. Joseph Choonara, author of 'Unravelling Capitalism'. Simon Joyce, postgraduate student Xanthe Rose, postgraduate student Jim Wolfreys, UCU branch president at King’s College London Paul Mcgarr, NUT activist Saturday 8 February 2014 Registration: 10.30 for 11am start. Ends: 5pm. Location: Birkbeck, University of London , Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX www.isj.org.uk [email protected] 0207 819 1170 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/173209256217117/ Space is limited so book a ticket, email [email protected] or phone 020 7819 1177. Those attending will be asked for a donation (£10 waged /£5 unwaged or student) to cover our costs. Best wishes, Camilla Royle Deputy Editor International Socialism +44(0)207 819 1177 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that Middlesex University's preferred way of receiving all correspondence is via email in line with our Environmental Policy. All incoming post to Middlesex University is opened and scanned by our digital document handler, CDS, and then emailed to the recipient. If you do not want your correspondence to Middlesex University processed in this way please email the recipient directly. Parcels, couriered items and recorded delivery items will not be opened or scanned by CDS. There are items which are "exceptions" which will be opened by CDS but will not be scanned a full list of these can be obtained by contacting the University. -- 1. *EBook, November 2012: Recovering Internationalism <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/recovering_internationalism/>. [Now free in two download formats] <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/> <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/>* 2. *EBook (co-editor), February 2013: World Social Forum: Critical Explorations http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/ <http://www.into-ebooks.com/book/world_social_forum/> * 3. *Interface Journal Special (co-editor), November 2012: For the Global Emancipation of Labour <http://www.interfacejournal.net/current/>* 4. *Blog: http://www.unionbook.org/profile/peterwaterman. <http://www.unionbook.org/profile/peterwaterman.> * 5. *Interface Journal Special (Co-Editor) Social Movement Internationalisms. See Call for Papers <http://www.interfacejournal.net/>, (Deadline: May 1, 2014). * - _______________________________________________ NetworkedLabour mailing list [email protected] http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/