People before profit: Conference 13th-14th

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Privatisationm, poverty and people power

People before profit: Privatisation, poverty and people power (conference January 13-14, Dublin)

Weekend discussion and information sessions on

Friday 13th January, 7.30pm, at Cassidy's Hotel, Cavendish Row, Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin.

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Saturday 14th 10am-4pm at the Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin.

Speakers include: Vincent McGrath (of the Rossport Five), community workers and campaigners, migrant workers, Eamon McCann (Journalist, SEA Derry), Rita Fagan (Community Worker St Michael's Estate)

All Welcome

Contact: Catherine at 086 0679708 or Kieran at 087 2839964

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Saturday January 14th Public Workshops and open discussion

10.15 -10.45: registration and welcome

11am-1pm Workshops:

In Teacher's Club:

- Privatisation & the neo-liberal agenda in planning & public services: Andrew Maclaran (Centre for Urban and Regional Studies TCD)

- Environment & Social Housing: John Bissett -St Michael's Estate

- The struggle for our natural resources: Maura Harrington (Davitt League)

- A discussion on national elections:how can we participate? Des Bonass (ATGWU) & Richard Boyd Barrett.

In Trinity College, Arts Block Room 3051

- Migrants and worker's rights: Anna Waltiz, migrant worker from Poland

In NUIM, Maynooth, Room 3071, Colman Etchingham.

Experience of campaigns: what can we learn from Save Our Seafront, Shell to Sea, Save Viking Waterford and others.

Final session at the Teacher's Club (2.30pm):
Workshop outcomes and open discussion on the way forward for People Before Profit Alliance/Davitt League
Facilitated by Ailbhe Smyth (Director WERRC, UCD)

Organised by People Before Profit Alliance / Davitt League.