LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference » Updates http://www.labourstart.org/2014 Berlin - 23-25 May 2014 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Can we do 50%? http://www.labourstart.org/2014/can-we-do-50/ http://www.labourstart.org/2014/can-we-do-50/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:04:13 +0000 http://www.labourstart.org/2014/?p=138 Preparation of the conference is making good progress – ver.di has granted their headquarters as venue for the conference, and the organising committee is working on contacting partner organisations and setting up a programme (the programme section will be updated soon accordingly), which promises to cover a wide array of topics and trigger vivid discussions. If you have any suggestions for speakers and/or workshops, let us know in the registration form or by email.  We hope to include also a bit of political sightseeing and some cultural event, which are all work in progress!

We have opened registration and have already received dozens of registrations – for those who have already registered we ask a bit of patience before we can come back to you with more details. Those who haven’t done so yet can do it here.

And we have set ourselves a goal which normally shouldn’t be ambitious but in reality is not met by most conferences and congresses – we will have 50% women speakers at all panels and in all workshops. If you want to check out whether we will be able to do this – come to the conference!

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In May 2014, LabourStart will hold its next Global Solidarity Conference in Berlin.

The goal of this conference, as for previous ones, is to provide a forum where trade union activists from different countries can meet and discuss the most important issues facing the international labour movement. It is a very informal event with no decision-making capacity; motions are not voted on and resolutions are not passed. The long range goal of the conferences, and of LabourStart itself, is to strengthen international working-class solidarity and face-to-face meetings play an important role in this. Learn more about the planned programme here.

We are looking for organisations and individuals to cooperate with in preparation of the conference. If you’re interested in supporting and helping to prepare the conference, please contact us.

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