[Netnews-action] Meeting with Argentine speaker from occupied Zanon factory

[Bruce Robinson]

MEETING WITH ZANON WORKER
JOSE JULIAN PEÑUÑURI
TUESDAY FEB 14, 5PM
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY
LECTURE THEATRE 4, STOPFORD BUILDING, OXFORD ROAD
(OPPOSITE CONTACT THEATRE, CORNER ACKER ST..)

In December 2001, in the midst of economic collapse, Argentina exploded as 
unemployed activists, impoverished savers and workers occupied the streets, 
attacked the banks and took over their workplaces. The movement saw off 
president after president, as the Argentinian elite struggled to contain the 
economic crisis and the movement that had erupted in response to it. 
Foremost among the workplace occupations was Zanon.

Zanon continues to provide a beacon to all those who struggle in Argentina 
and around the world – to show another way of working and of living our 
lives. With no bosses, the workers themselves make all important decisions 
by general assembly, everyone receives the same salary and committees take 
responsibility for sales, administration and other running concerns.

Despite several attempted evictions, the workers, supported by their local 
community and allies have held out and even managed to dramatically increase 
production, sales and jobs.
Alongside all this they publish Nuestra Lucha (Our Struggle) – a newspaper 
of the occupied factories and workers in struggle – and play a key role in 
uniting and providing a political direction to the occupied workplaces, 
worker, indigenous and unemployed movements.


COME AND HEAR THEIR STORY!


THE MEETING WILL START WITH A SHOWING OF NAOMI KLEIN'S FILM 'THE TAKE' ABOUT 
THE FACTORIES RUN BY THE WORKERS IN ARGENTINA.



This meeting is part of the NUS / No Sweat joint campus week of action on 
sweatshops and workers' rights.
More details of local activity during the week of action from 07946 460778 / 
manchester at nosweat.org.uk

ORGANISED BY NO SWEAT AND THE ARGENTINA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
HOSTED BY LACS, MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY



No Sweat, PO Box 36707, London SW9 8YA. 07904 431 959.
www.nosweat.org.uk  admin at nosweat.org.uk