2023 agenda and workshop notes
10:00 - 12:00
General welcome round
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 16:00
WORKSHOP 1
* Panel on current inflation and strikes
Reports from UK, Germany and France
What inflation means for workers, Konflikt
Workshop notes from Notes from Below
On the current strike wave in the UK - Angry Workers
“We too will prevail by force!” – Report from the class struggle in France - Angry Workers
France on the verge of a mass strike? – Interview with Juan Chingo and Romaric Godin - Angry Workers
The fight over gas in Germany, Communaut
Some notes on what's happening in Germany
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Read workshop contributions and discussion recaps from:
Notes from Below (on UK strikewave)
16:00 - 16:15 BREAK
16:15 - 18:30
WORKSHOP 2
* ‘Strengths and weaknesses’ of current strikes
* ‘Conclusions and the Way Forward’ (Introduced by Konflikt)
Suggested pre-readings:
Thoughts after the first round of NHS strikes - Angry Workers
Successful social partnership – Postal workers report from Germany - Angry Workers
18:30 - 19:30
WORKSHOP 3
* Brainstorming workshop on 'strategic working'
Read recap of the workshop here
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19:30 DINNER
AFTER DINNER: Volleyball/football at beach
09:30 - 10:30
* Introduction to the day: general input on ‘the world and crisis today’ (Introduced by AngryWorkers)
Suggested pre-readings:
Chaos and Fermentation, Friends of the Classless Society
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Read summary of crisis discussion here
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10:40 - 13:00
WORKSHOP 1
* China - US
Reports on the internal class situation and discussion of the block confrontation
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Suggested pre-readings:
Workshop introduction on China
Wildcat 107 China (wildcat-www.de)
https://chuangcn.org/2021/05/involution-wildcat-on-chinas-2020/
https://www.angryworkers.org/2020/04/22/redistribution-or-trade-war/
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Read summary of China discussion here
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 - 17:00
WORKSHOP 2
* Panel on the war in Ukraine
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Suggested pre-readings:
Revolutionary Defeatism Today | Insurgent Notes
Wildcat magazine – Against the war in Ukraine - Angry Workers
Thoughts of Revolutionary Defeatism - AngryWorkers
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Read summary of ukraine discussion here
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17-00 - 17:30 BREAK
17:30 - 19:00
WORKSHOP 3
* ‘Capitalism’s Endgame’ book presentation
Introduced by Old Moles Collective
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Suggested pre-readings:
PDF of book available here (please do not share)
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Read summary of old moles discussion here
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PARALLEL WORKSHOP 4
* Working class mental health (Introduced by Furious Farmworkers)
Introduced by Furious Farmworkers and AngryWorkers
Suggested pre-readings:
Some preliminary notes on mental health
We also recommend watching the film 'Looking for Eric' if you haven't already!
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/looking-for-eric
Read summary of working class mental health discussion here
19:00 DINNER
20:30 AFTER DINNER FILM SCREENING: L'histoire des Gilets Jaunes par nous (approx. 2 hours)
/ Volleyball/football at the beach
9:30 - 11:00
WORKSHOP 1
*Struggles in Bulgaria concentrating on health and public transport (Introduced by Konflikt)
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Read notes from presentations here
11:15 - 12:45
WORKSHOP 2
*On revolutionary base organising (Introduced by Vogliamo Tutto)
Introduced by Vogliamo Tutto, Berlin.
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Suggested pre-reading:
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Read notes from revolutionary base organising discussion here
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12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30
WORKSHOP 3:
*Experiences with current syndicalism (Introduced by Gabriel, SAC)
Introduced by member of SAC, Sweden and input from RMT tube driver, UK and Amazon Workers International, Germany
Suggested pre-readings:
Issues arising with Amazon Workers International (Leipzig)
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Read notes from syndicalism discussion here
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PARALLEL WORKSHOP 4
*The Care Revolution (Un)Chained (Introduced by LevFem)
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15:30 - 17:00
WORKSHOP 5
* Farmworkers inquiry (Introduced by Furious Farmworkers)
Introduced by Furious Farmworkers
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Suggested readings:
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PARALLEL WORKSHOP 6
* From the Sans Culottes to the Gilets Jaunes (Introduced by UTTA)
Introduced by UTTA (Union of Anti-Authoritarian Workers), France
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Read notes from yellow vests discussion here
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17:30 - 19:00
WORKSHOP 7
* Syndicalism and political organisation (Konflikt)
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Introduced by Konflikt, Bulgaria
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Suggested pre-reading: ​
Base syndicalism at the back of beyond - Konflikt (kon-flikt.org)
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Read notes from syndicalism and political organisation discussion here
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PARALLEL WORKSHOP 8
* Current debates within the climate change movement (Introduced by labournet.tv and Old Moles Collective)
Introduced by Labournet.tv and Old Moles Collective
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Suggested pre-readings/film:
Kohei Saito, Marx in the Anthropocene
Video interview with Kohei Saito on labournet.tv
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19:00 DINNER
AFTER DINNER: VARNA SOCIAL CENTRE/BEACH BAR
10:00 - 12:00
WORKSHOP 1
* Contours of World Commune (Friends of the Classless Society)
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Introduced by Friends of the Classless Society
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Suggested pre-reading:
Original text: contours-of-the-world-commune.pdf (endnotes.org.uk)
The Friends' respond to the critiques of their text
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Read a summary of the discussion of this workshop here
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PARALLEL WORKSHOP 2
*World social revolution - today or tomorrow? (FAKB)
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12:30- 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30
WORKSHOP 3
* Question of Transition (AngryWorkers)
Introduced by AngryWorkers
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Suggested pre-reading:
Updated: Workshop notes by AngryWorkers
The role of workers' vanguards in the current moment - Angry Workers
The necessity of a revolutionary working class programme in times of coup and civil war
Trotsky: Transitional program, 1938
Text on Berlin housing campaign / Question of socialisation
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Read a summary of the discussion of this workshop here
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15:40 - 17:00
WORKSHOP 4
* Organisation debate (Communaut)
Introduced by Communaut
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Suggested reading and links to all relevant texts:
The Organisation Debate (Communaut) - Angry Workers
Workshop outline from Communaut
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Read a summary of the discussion of this workshop here
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17:20 - 19:00
* Final Round
19:00 DINNER
AFTER DINNER: HOTEL PARTY