This year’s Organising Summit will take place on Saturday October 21st from 11am-6pm, at Cardiff University Students Union, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3QN.

All members of the IWW are very much encouraged to attend the Organising Summit, where we will:

Discuss the union’s organising strategy and tactics,

Share organising skills,

Discuss and look to overcome barriers and resolve problems, etc.

For a full details, a registration form or further information please email summit [at] iww [dot] org [dot] uk

Programme

11am Welcome to the Summit

Plenary: Democracy, equality and access issues arising from the membership survey

12pm Workshops

a Democracy, equality and access issues arising from the membership survey

b Workers Power in Under an Hour

c Supporting Prisoner Resistance

d Artificial intelligence and the end of work(ers)

1pm Lunch

2pm Workshops

a Introduction to Research Methods for Wobblies

b Street Skills

c Education, health and social care: the new pinchpoints?

d Recent Organising Efforts and Challenges in GLAMROC

3pm Workshops

a Administrating an IWW Organising Campaign

b Organising Efforts in West London Warehouses and Factories

c Casework experiences and best practices

d Antifascism in the IWW: an open discussion

4pm Workshops

a Organising Migrant Workers

b Education Workers Organising Session

c Recognition Agreements

d Reviewing IWW Organising Strategy 2012

5pm Plenary and review of the day

Towards an IWW Organising Strategy: the next 5 years

Potential actions for the union arising from this summit