LONDON MAYDAY WEEKEND
SATURDAY 29th
Anarchism06: 21st Century Ideas and Action.
The Square Social Centre
21 Russell Square
London WC1
(nearest tube: Russell Square)
1 - 4pm - Well known speakers from 'the anarchist movement', past, present & future (!) open the conference at the 2 day conference celebrating anarchism as a positive political force
"a way of getting the various strands and political movements together, feeding off each other and hopefully learning from each other, building trust and confidence in our abilities to connect and develop strategies together, as well as fostering solidarity and a sense of collective purpose in what we do".
followed by:
4 - 6pm - WORKPLACE ORGANISING TRAINING
with Adam Lincoln, IWW dual carder and experienced trade unionist.
6 - 7.30pm - 80th anniversary commemoration of the 1926 GENERAL STRIKE.
Presentation: The bitter lock-out, Days of hope in the General Strike, and the betrayal by the TUC - Dave Douglass, NUM & Wobbly veteran with cookies and Zapatista coffee
Organised by the LONDON IWW
8 - 1am - Saturday Social - benefit night
Live bands, dj's, film showings, solidarity bar & food
SUNDAY 30th April
Anarchism06 - Discussion day
1 - 6pm - discussions based on current issues along the following themes:-
- workplace struggles
- community struggles
- social struggles
- international struggles
(confirmed so far: autonomous workers struggles with Gate Gourmet, Laing O'rourke workers & tube cleaners; the current uprisings in France from those who have been involved; as well as the recent Broadway Market occupation in Hackney against gentrification; plus a discussion on why today there is so few genuine working class anarchists).
There are still available places if people, or their groups, wish to contribute discussion topics. Should ideally fall within the 4 themes with the emphasis of how anarchism does, or should, positively contribute to these struggles
email: anarchism2006@hushmail.com
or check londonsocialcentre.org.uk nearer the day for a full programme of events
MONDAY 1st May - MAYDAY
- Autonomous Bloc on the TUC March
Meet Midday, Clerkenwell Green, London EC1
"This Mayday we invite all self-organised workers, migrant workers, non-unionised workers, agency workers, cash in hand workers, dole claimants, free-lancers, work rejecters and all of those who fall outside of traditional union organisation to join our autonomous bloc on the TUC march".
Looks like a packed program! Who's been organising it?