International Womens’ day 2017 saw the first ever International Womens’ strike, and a huge range of activity in the UK and beyond. We collected some texts reflecting on the strike here. The following reports come from a few key areas where Plan C groups either led mobilisations or participated in events that have not been widely reported in
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Plan C has an ongoing commitment to the social strike as a strategic and theoretical orientation. This interview attempts to explore some of the ‘big ideas’ in the background of the concept, and speculate on some of the potential ways forward for the theory and praxis of the social strike. The interviewer is Callum Cant
“A Syndicalism of Everyday Life”: A Conversation on the Social Strike Read More »
A co-ordinated series of public meeting by Plan C in the week beginning 29th September. We Need To Talk About Work: a series of public discussions about the crisis of the work society and strategies for moving beyond it. Plan C is calling for two things in October: * Mass support, solidarity actions and participation
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Here’s a quick round-up of some of the things our Plan C groups have been up to recently and some dates for your diary. London Plan C London met in late March to discuss various proposals on developing ourselves as a group. Some of us have been involved in starting The Common House – a
Since the 2008 financial crisis it has become increasingly impossible to survive on wage labour. In real terms, wages in the UK have declined by 5.5 percent since 2010; the fourth worst in the European Union. Combined with the reduction of the social wage and chronic unemployment (and underemployment) the situation is worse than any in
For A Universal Basic Income Read More »
We believe that humanity has the capacity to organise societies and economies that are more equitable and just than that which we currently encounter. We find ourselves at odds with capitalism, the present organisation of society and current forms of political representation. As capitalism overcame that which preceded it, we assert that it is both
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