This is the first call from The SAC international committee, the Joe Hill Society, and the
Federativs förlag publishing house. ---- Don't mourn - organi<e! ---- This year marks the
centenary of the execution of Joe Hill. Born and raised in Gävle, Sweden, he was just one
of many who were forced to emigrate to the United States because of poverty and
unemployment. After having arrived in the US, he joined the IWW, where he became an
organizer and eventually also a well-known protest singer. On November 19th, he was
executed in the state of Utah, following a controversial trial. ---- How might we best
honour his memory? By continuing to organize! We must continue to fight to change this
world, still dominated by social injustice and class oppression. Therefore we want to
extend our warmest welcome to an conference for organizing in the spirit of Joe Hill,
later summer 2015.
From 13-16th of August, we will gather in Gävle, the birthplace of Joe Hill. Our ambition
is for this conference to be used as an opportunity for the red and black community to
exchange experiences, network, organize, all according to our different specific
circumstances at this particular stage of history. The conference will focus on the themes
of labor and migration, labor and repression, and how to bring together our struggles and
the work we perform in everyday life. Our hopes and intentions is that we will be able to
focus on our commonalities rather than differences.
What can we learn from each other? What can we do to improve on our cooperation? How do we
move forward together, both as movement and class? Because mark our words, the only way is
forward, comrades!
We encourage you to start thinking about possible points of discussions and what you are
interested in knowing more about right away.
Information will be forthcoming.
Still building internationalism - for a world without borders!
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