An alliance of people spied on by Britain's political secret police
This two day conference, organised by Blacklist Support Group (BSG) and the Work & Employment Research Unit (WERU) at the University of Greenwich supported by New Internatinalist and Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, will reveal and discuss the hidden injuries of the modern workplace which are often neglected by mainstream media and academia.
A key aim will be to explore the different and interlocking ways in which surveillance and intensified control operate; in the workplace, in employment and in relation to community campaigns and civil rights activism.
Plenary sessions and workshops will consider the blacklisting and victimisation of activists and the treatment of whistleblowers, who have both highlighted corporate malpractice in the private sector and failures in public service provision. They will also consider the modern workplace tyranny of performance management where workers are bullied by intense monitoring and measurement of their work, with potentially discriminatory effects on disabled, Black and Minority Ethnic, migrant, women and older and younger workers.
The conference brings together academics, politicians, lawyers and activists with a view to inputting into the formulation of a programme of policy and action that can restore workplace rights and fairness at work.
Speakers include:
John McDonnell MP – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Hendy QC – Institute of Employment Rights (IER)
Helen Steel – blacklisted McLibel activist, Police Spies Out of Lives
Gail Cartmail – Assistant General Secretary, UNITE the union
Roger McKenzie – Assistant General Secretary, UNISON
Donna Guthrie & Zita Holbourne – Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC)
Professor Sian Moore – University of Greenwich (WERU)
Professor Keith Ewing – Kings College London (IER)
Professor Phil Taylor – University of Strathclyde
Phil Chamberlain – author ‘Blacklisted’, University of West of England
Shamik Dutta – Bhatt Murphy, solicitors for victims of undercover policing
Dave Smith – Blacklist Support Group
When
Friday 16th September – Saturday 17th September 2016
Venue
University of Greenwich, Stephen Lawrence Building, Old Royal Naval College, 30 Park Row, London SE10 9LS.
Programme
The conference programme will be available on the event page.
Social Events
Friday 16th September – Blacklisting Victory Party held at Students Union Greenwich (Cooper Building, King William Walk SE10 9JH). This social event is free and open to all but registration is essential.
Fees
This conference is free for all.
Registration is essential. Book your place here.