---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pat Cuninghame <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [Networkedlabour] NetworkedLabour Digest, Vol 8, Issue 2 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]

Dear comrades, I hope you will give this invitation your consideration and that you can resend it to your contacts in Europe. In solidarity, Patrick Cuninghame The first European regional meetings, "The Workers economy", will take place from 31 January to 1 February 2014 in the premises of FRALIB, factory occupied by workers defending their jobs in Marseille, France. These meetings are a continuity of the international meetings called 'The workers economy', organized since 2007 from the experience of recovered companies, and other movements for the self-management of work in Latin America. Organization: "International meetings - the workers economy" organizing Committee, program of the open faculty, UBA (Argentina). Fralib workers in struggle. Self-Management Association (France) Workers Control.net Network Co-organizers: ICEA (Spanish State) Members: ASPAS (Association Solidarité Provence / South America) Viernes 31 de enero y sábado 1 de febrero de 2014: Encuentro internacional “La Economía de los Trabajadores” I encuentro regional Europa y Mediterráneo. En la fábrica ocupada Fralib Gemenos, Bocas del Ródano, Francia Organización: Trabajadores de Fralib en lucha. Comité Organizador del “Encuentro Internacional La Economía de los Trabajadores”, Programa Facultad Abierta, UBA (Argentina), Ärea de Estudios del Trabajo de la UAM-Xochimilco (México). Asociación Autogestión (Francia) Red Workers Control.net Officine Zero (Italia) Co-organizadores: ICEA (estado español) Adherentes: ASPAS (Asociación Solidaridad Provence América del Sur) El I Encuentro Regional Europeo “La Economía de los Trabajadores” se realizará los días 31 de enero y 1 de febrero en las instalaciones de Fralib, fábrica ocupada por los trabajadores en defensa de sus puestos de trabajo. Este Encuentro es una continuidad de los Encuentros Internacionales “La economía de los Trabajadores” organizados desde 2007 a partir de la experiencia de las empresas recuperadas y otros movimientos por la autogestión del trabajo en América Latina. Programa: Viernes 31 de enero: 10 hs: Apertura (organizadores): Trabajadores de Fralib, Programa Facultad Abierta (UBA, Argentina), UAM-X (México), SOLTEC y NESOL (Brasil), Asociación Autogestión (Francia), Red Workers Control, ASPAS, representante España, Italia, Grecia. 11 hs: Mesa 1: La crisis y las respuestas desde la autogestión: América Latina. 13 hs: Almuerzo 14 hs: Mesa 2: Empresas ocupadas y recuperadas en Europa (experiencias de Francia, Italia, Grecia, España): Fralib (Marsella, Francia), Vio.Me (Tesaloniki, Grecia), Officine Zero (Roma, Italia), Rimaflow (Milan, Italia), Asociación Autogestión (Francia) 16 hs: Mesa 3: Los nuevos movimientos de resistencia a la crisis. 18 hs: Proyección del documental “Pazza Idea”, sobre Officine Zero (Italia). 18.30 hs: Proyección de la película “Industria Argentina”, de Ricardo Díaz Iacoponi. 20 hs: Cena con comida latinoamericana. Sábado 1 de febrero: 9 hs: visita a las instalaciones de la fábrica Fralib 10 hs: Mesa 4: Precariedad laboral, migraciones, desocupación y los desafíos del sindicalismo en el nuevo contexto europeo y mundial. 13 hs: Almuerzo 14 hs: Presentación del espacio workerscontrol.net 15 hs: Comisiones de trabajo: a) Rueda de intercambio entre experiencias; b) investigación sobre empresas y colectivos autogestionarios en Europa; c) campaña de solidaridad con luchas autogestionarias. 18 hs: Plenario de cierre For further information, contact: [email protected] On Saturday, 4 January 2014, 9:22, " [email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote: Send NetworkedLabour mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.contrast.org/mailman/listinfo/networkedlabour or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of NetworkedLabour digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Fwd: Work, Class and Resistance (Chapullers OrsanS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 10:45:14 +0100 From: Chapullers OrsanS <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: Work, Class and Resistance Message-ID: <CABcnBF6Lve=Tro-0-=AfuviqDR17ZorvH6ZPKJPnzdAjXmqe7A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" 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. 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