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'No Sweat' news - November 2008

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 01/11/2008 - 23:00.

News from No Sweat.

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  1. No Sweat Gathering - Sun Dec 7

  2. King Blues Frontman Itch Fox @ No Sweat Night
  3. Support GAP Drivers in the US
  4. Appeal to Support Thai Electronics Workers
  5. Support Needed for Philippine Labour Rights Lawyer



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'No Sweat' annual conference

Submitted by Janine on Sun, 24/09/2006 - 13:32.
25/11/2006 - 12:00
25/11/2006 - 18:00

Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), near Euston.

There will be films, debates, and discussions…


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'No Sweat' film show

Submitted by Janine on Sun, 17/09/2006 - 12:28.
25/09/2006 - 19:30
25/09/2006 - 21:00

The Central London No Sweat group presents No Sweat’s new film:
“The Case For Solidarity”


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Protest against Apple i-Pod slave labour

Submitted by Janine on Thu, 24/08/2006 - 08:38.
24/08/2006 - 18:30
24/08/2006 - 19:30

Apple's i-Pod's - Designed in California, Made in China by slave labour - Workers forced to work 15 hour shifts a day for as little as £27 a month @ i-Pod City Longhua


News from 'No Sweat'

Submitted by Janine on Tue, 25/04/2006 - 12:06.

Homeworking

  1. SWEATSHOP ACTIVISTS CAUSE CHAOS ON CAMPUSES ACROSS US

  2. THOUSANDS OF CHINESE TEXTILE WORKERS ON STRIKE
  3. NEPAL ON BRINK OF REVOLUTION
  4. FRANCE - STUDENTS AND WORKERS: 1 - GOVT: 0
  5. NO SWEAT AT THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM
  6. NO SWEAT BLOG FROM BOLIVIA
  7. BIRMINGHAM NO SWEAT LAUNCHED
  8. FAILING HAITI - FILM SHOWING
  9. NO SWEAT NEEDS YOUR HELP
  10. WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY
  11. MAY DAY
  12. OTHER EVENTS ETC

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'No Sweat' discussion forum: After 'Fairtrade Fortnight'

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 24/02/2006 - 08:02.
31/12/1969 - 23:00

Many firms are eager to present themselves as ‘green’, ‘ethical’ and ‘environmentally friendly’. Is this a real change in capitalism, or a PR con?
Is ‘ethical consumption’ changing the way we live?
To what extent can Fairtrade change the world?

More information: 07906 384592


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No Sweat conference

Submitted by Janine on Thu, 13/10/2005 - 19:08.
31/12/1969 - 23:00

Homeworking

Sweatshops, workers and international solidarity:
A conference for activists.

No Sweat’s fifth annual Gathering takes place on 26 November in central London. Expect high-profile speakers, films, lots of debate, a social event on the Saturday evening and Training sessions on the Sunday.

  • Film and discussion on the Bolivian Gas and Water Wars: Basta! plus Jose Sagaz from the Bolivian Solidarity Campaign

  • Unseen footage from Naomi Klein’s new film, The Take, about Argentina’s Occupied Factory movement. Plus a speaker who worked on the film leading a discussion about the events in Argentina after the 2001 crisis
  • A session which will look at Africa’s problems in the aftermath of the G8 summit. Focus on HIV/AIDS and including union speakers and activist Explo Nani Kofi
  • A discussion about the sweatshop-produced clothes sold by the Arcadia group (Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge) - with Labour Behind the Label
  • A discussion on the ethics of the Supermarket chains: with a focus Tescos and Wal Mart – including a speaker from War and Want
  • Discussion on water privatisation in Africa
  • Debate: what policies will lead to Trade Justice?
  • Migrant workers: a discussion about the Canary Wharf organising drive with a TGWU organiser
  • After the G8: plenary session and a chance to discuss where the networks created during the Gleneagles protests should go next
  • Student organising session about the national campus week of action against Sweatshops on 11-18 February 2006. Including speakers from People and Planet and Dan Randall from NUS. Plus Matthew Bolton from London Citizens on organising against low pay on campus
  • Arab workers' rights: including Saudi trade unionist Yahya al Alfaifi and a speaker from the Iraqi Federation of Workers’ Councils.
  • Venezuela: a debate between Hands Off Venezuela and No Sweat on Chavez’s project.
  • The Gate Gourmet dispute and the anti-union laws – Gate Gourmet activists plus speaker on anti-union laws

Tickets are £8 (waged) and £4 (unwaged, students)

Cheques (payable to ‘No Sweat’) to PO Box 36707, London SW9 8YA

Or get your ticket on-line.


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Can Trade Justice Make Poverty History?

Submitted by Janine on Thu, 13/10/2005 - 19:05.
31/12/1969 - 23:00

NO SWEAT Open Discussion Forum:

A debate: Speakers have been invited from War On Want and Unison

More information: Karen Johnson 07906 384592


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No Sweat meeting about Tesco

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 27/08/2005 - 11:39.
31/12/1969 - 23:00

Tescos: bad for workers, bad for the environment, bad for the consumer
Speakers include Julian Oram (ActionAid)

Join us leafleting Tescos on Tottenham Court Road from 6pm

More information: Karen Johnson 07906 384592
No Sweat


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No Sweat meeting about Chinese workers

Submitted by Janine on Tue, 03/05/2005 - 10:59.
31/12/1969 - 23:00

A discussion about the rise of Chinese sweatshop production and the plight of Chinese migrant workers in the UK.

Speakers: Jabez Lam (from Min Quan, a Chinese Community Campaign based in Chinatown) and a special guest speaker, recently returned from China

More details: 07906 384592


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