[Netnews-action] 14 Feb: Meeting with Argentine speaker from occupied Zanon factory

[Manchester Campaigns]

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> From: Bruce Robinson <bruce.rob at btinternet.com>

> 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