Calling all temp workers, wage slaves, job seekers, new dealers....

PRECARITY* Discussion Day >> IDEAS & ACTIONS >> DEC. 11th. 2004

1> Experience & Infosharing

Open discussion on the impacts and effects of flexible labour contracts, temp agencies and causalisation on our lives. Attempting to form a collective analysis on how and why this change in the world of work has occurred.

2> Collective Resistance

Screening: P2P Fightinsharing "Precarity" DVD
Struggles in Korea, Barcelona, Paris
Actions in Milan & Madrid
Followed by experiences of resistance against dole, temp and work regimes,
from the anti-JSA campaigns to the Liverpool Dockers

3> Flex-workers Fight Back

Final Session will discuss various ideas on creating direct action strategies with maximum social impact, ways of communicating, what can be done, what can be achieved and how we gonna do it. Looking towards the Euromayday 2005 as well as connecting with migrant struggles during the 2nd European day of action against detention centres and borders.

DEFINITION OF PRECARITY; Derived from the latin verb precor, literally means being forced to beg and pray to keep one's job. Precarity is the social state of work and being in the age of high neo-liberalism.

MORE INFO:
10am - 6am followed by Food, DJ's, Cheap Bar 'til late
RampARTS Social Centre, 15-17 Rampart Street, Off Commercial Road E1
(see www.streetmap.co.uk)

***Collective Resistance in an age of isolation***

Organised by WOMBLES (www.wombles.org.uk ::  wombles@hushmail.com)

People are encouraged to come with ideas, personal experiences and perhaps some written ideas to circulate. The event is free (but stick in a donation),
If people would like a creche then there will be one but please email us to let us know.