Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
Flóttamenn á Ásbrú eru ósáttir við þá meðferð sem þeir sæta af hálfu útlendingayfirvalda á Íslandi og skipulögðu mótmæli í síðustu viku þar sem settar voru fram fimm meginkröfur sem bætt gætu aðstæður þeirra til muna.
Þetta er í fyrsta sinn í mörg ár sem flóttafólk frá mismunandi löndum tekur sig saman og berst fyrir kerfislægum breytingum hérlendis. Þau geta komist langt ein, en ennþá lengra ef við stöndum með þeim.
Á fundinum verður fjallað stuttlega um hælisferli á Íslandi og mögulegar stuðningsaðgerðir við flóttamenn á Ásbrú ræddar.
Kröfur þeirra eru:
1. Ekki fleiri brottvísanir
2. Efnismeðferð fyrir alla
3. Réttur til að vinna
4. Jafn aðgangur að heilbrigðisþjónustu
5. Lokun flóttamannabúðana á Ásbrú
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Refugees in Ásbrú have had enough of how they are treated by the Directorate of Immigration and the Icelandic government. Therefore they held a big protest last week where they put forward five demands that could drastically improve their situation.
This is the first time in years that refugees from different countries come together and fight for systematic changes in Iceland. They can get far alone, but they could get even further if we stand beside them.
At the meeting on Thursday, we will talk shortly about asylum seeking process in Iceland as well as possible actions to support the refugees in Ásbrú
Their demands are:
1. No More deportations
2. Substantial review for everyone, no more dublin
3. Work permit and secure housing
4. Equal access to healthcare
5. Closing down of the refugee camp in Ásbrú
Að heyja stéttastríð með vinnu: hvernig tengist heimssamband verkafólks öðrum stéttarfélögum á Íslandi?
Ísland getur stært sig af um 80 prósent þátttöku vinnandi fólks í stéttarfélögum og hér má finna vel skipulagða fylkingu stéttarfélaga sem urðu til í baráttu verkafólks fyrir réttindum sínum. Engu að síður hefur kraftur stéttafélaga smám saman dalað þangað til um þessar mundir.
Stétt stjórnsýslufólks stjórnar öllum eða flestum hliðum daglegs reksturs félagana. Þótt sumir innan stjórnsýslunnar hafi byrjað sinn vinnuferil „á plani” og komist til metorða innan verkalýðsbaráttunar á grundvelli virkrar þátttöku þá er stjórnsýslan að mestu í litlum tengslum við það fólk sem hún stendur fyrir. Þar af leiðandi er minni áhætta tekin í kjaraviðræðum og málamiðlanir gerðar við atvinnurekendur á kostnað verkafólks. Til þess að bæta gráu ofan á svart er leitast við að takmarka átök á vinnumarkaði með hinu mikla regluverki um vinnutengsl sem finna má á Íslandi.
Vinnustefna stéttarfélaganna á Íslandi einkennist af hinu svokallað „le partage du gateau” lögmáli sem merkir að deila kökunni með atvinnurekendum. Þótt félögin veiti þjónustu í krafti verkafólks og skapi einhvers konar átakarými til þess að berjast fyrir bættum kjörum og betri vinnuaðstöðu, þá koma þau einnig að mörgu leyti í vega fyrir að stéttaátök megi eiga sér stað.
Hvernig ætti heimssamband verkafólks að tengjast hinum fastmótuðu stéttarfélögum í ljósi þessa, og þá einkum nú þegar félögin reyna að endurnýja sig?
Aðgengi: Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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Waging class war within labour: how does the industrial workers of the world union relate to other unions in Iceland?
Iceland boast a formal unionization rate of about 80%, with a tightly structured array of unions that were born within the working class for its defence. Despite their rich history, these unions have now become largely complacent.
Today a bureaucratic class within these unions handles all or most aspects of the day to day functioning. While these bureaucrats have often worked on the shop floor, and rose within the labour movement through active participation, their total removal from members affected by their decisions often leads to a lack of risk taking, and a lot of compromise with the bosses at the expense of the workers. Worse yet, Iceland has a highly regulated labour relations system which seeks to restrict conflict to the labour court.
The operating philosophy of Iceland’s unions can be characterized by the principle of “le partage du gateau” or the sharing of the cake with the boss. While they do offer services that represent workers and space to fight for better gains and protection in the workplace, they actively stifle the development of class antagonisms.
In this context, how should the Industrial Workers of the World related to the long-established unions, especially now in their struggle for renewal and rejuvenation?
Accessibility: The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
This course is for both non Farsi speakers and the native speakers who are not able to read and write in Farsi. Those who are interested to learn the language are welcome to come to the meeting.
Accessibility:
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door).
The bathrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building). There is no bathroom on the ground floor.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral. The event takes place upstairs.
Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
Problems at work? Come by for (free) advice! ¿Problemas en su laburo? ¡Consejos gratis! Problèmes au travail? Conseils gratuits! Проблеми на роботі? Отримайте безкоштовну пораду!
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Closed meeting in the comfy room
Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
For 1st March we’ll read the article : Femonationalism and the “Regular” Army of Labor Called Migrant Women by Sara R. Farris
Reading material from earlier sessions are listed below:
Þetta er lokaður fundur samtakanna Refugee Council Iceland.
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This is as closed meeting of the organisation Refugee Council Iceland.
Flóttamenn á Ásbrú eru ósáttir við þá meðferð sem þeir sæta af hálfu útlendingayfirvalda á Íslandi og skipulögðu mótmæli í síðustu viku þar sem settar voru fram fimm meginkröfur sem bætt gætu aðstæður þeirra til muna.
Þetta er í fyrsta sinn í mörg ár sem flóttafólk frá mismunandi löndum tekur sig saman og berst fyrir kerfislægum breytingum hérlendis. Þau geta komist langt ein, en ennþá lengra ef við stöndum með þeim.
Á fundinum verður fjallað stuttlega um hælisferli á Íslandi og mögulegar stuðningsaðgerðir við flóttamenn á Ásbrú ræddar.
Kröfur þeirra eru:
1. Ekki fleiri brottvísanir
2. Efnismeðferð fyrir alla
3. Réttur til að vinna
4. Jafn aðgangur að heilbrigðisþjónustu
5. Lokun flóttamannabúðana á Ásbrú
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Refugees in Ásbrú have had enough of how they are treated by the Directorate of Immigration and the Icelandic government. Therefore they held a big protest last week where they put forward five demands that could drastically improve their situation.
This is the first time in years that refugees from different countries come together and fight for systematic changes in Iceland. They can get far alone, but they could get even further if we stand beside them.
At the meeting on Thursday, we will talk shortly about asylum seeking process in Iceland as well as possible actions to support the refugees in Ásbrú
Their demands are:
1. No More deportations
2. Substantial review for everyone, no more dublin
3. Work permit and secure housing
4. Equal access to healthcare
5. Closing down of the refugee camp in Ásbrú
Að heyja stéttastríð með vinnu: hvernig tengist heimssamband verkafólks öðrum stéttarfélögum á Íslandi?
Ísland getur stært sig af um 80 prósent þátttöku vinnandi fólks í stéttarfélögum og hér má finna vel skipulagða fylkingu stéttarfélaga sem urðu til í baráttu verkafólks fyrir réttindum sínum. Engu að síður hefur kraftur stéttafélaga smám saman dalað þangað til um þessar mundir.
Stétt stjórnsýslufólks stjórnar öllum eða flestum hliðum daglegs reksturs félagana. Þótt sumir innan stjórnsýslunnar hafi byrjað sinn vinnuferil „á plani” og komist til metorða innan verkalýðsbaráttunar á grundvelli virkrar þátttöku þá er stjórnsýslan að mestu í litlum tengslum við það fólk sem hún stendur fyrir. Þar af leiðandi er minni áhætta tekin í kjaraviðræðum og málamiðlanir gerðar við atvinnurekendur á kostnað verkafólks. Til þess að bæta gráu ofan á svart er leitast við að takmarka átök á vinnumarkaði með hinu mikla regluverki um vinnutengsl sem finna má á Íslandi.
Vinnustefna stéttarfélaganna á Íslandi einkennist af hinu svokallað „le partage du gateau” lögmáli sem merkir að deila kökunni með atvinnurekendum. Þótt félögin veiti þjónustu í krafti verkafólks og skapi einhvers konar átakarými til þess að berjast fyrir bættum kjörum og betri vinnuaðstöðu, þá koma þau einnig að mörgu leyti í vega fyrir að stéttaátök megi eiga sér stað.
Hvernig ætti heimssamband verkafólks að tengjast hinum fastmótuðu stéttarfélögum í ljósi þessa, og þá einkum nú þegar félögin reyna að endurnýja sig?
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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Waging class war within labour: how does the industrial workers of the world union relate to other unions in Iceland?
Iceland boast a formal unionization rate of about 80%, with a tightly structured array of unions that were born within the working class for its defence. Despite their rich history, these unions have now become largely complacent.
Today a bureaucratic class within these unions handles all or most aspects of the day to day functioning. While these bureaucrats have often worked on the shop floor, and rose within the labour movement through active participation, their total removal from members affected by their decisions often leads to a lack of risk taking, and a lot of compromise with the bosses at the expense of the workers. Worse yet, Iceland has a highly regulated labour relations system which seeks to restrict conflict to the labour court.
The operating philosophy of Iceland’s unions can be characterized by the principle of “le partage du gateau” or the sharing of the cake with the boss. While they do offer services that represent workers and space to fight for better gains and protection in the workplace, they actively stifle the development of class antagonisms.
In this context, how should the Industrial Workers of the World related to the long-established unions, especially now in their struggle for renewal and rejuvenation?
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
For 1st March we’ll read the article : Femonationalism and the “Regular” Army of Labor Called Migrant Women by Sara R. Farris
Reading material from earlier sessions are listed below:
Some thoughts extend and expand through writing.
This is a space to write down words on on existence and politics, whatever that may mean for you. It could mean an honest strive for freedom.
This course is for both non Farsi speakers and the native speakers who are not able to read and write in Farsi. Those who are interested to learn the language are welcome to come to the meeting.
Accessibility:
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door).
The bathrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building). There is no bathroom on the ground floor.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral. The event takes place upstairs.
Theme of the reading circles is the concept and reality of work.
Does work bind us or liberate us? What do we mean when we talk about work? How has capitalism affected our perception of work? What does government say about work? Can we destroy work? What would that even mean?
For 1st March we’ll read the article : Femonationalism and the “Regular” Army of Labor Called Migrant Women by Sara R. Farris
Reading material from earlier sessions are listed below:
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