Blacklisting, Bullying, Whistleblowing & Police Surveillance conference
Fri 16 - Sat 17th September 2016
Stephen Lawrence Building
University of Greenwich
Blacklist Support Group (BSG) and the Work & Employment Research Unit (WERU) are co-hosting a major 2 day employment rights conference at the University of Greenwich bringing together academics, politicians, lawyers and activists that aims to expose the hidden underbelly of the modern workplace often ignored by the mainstream media
Confirmed speakers so far include:
John McDonnell MP – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Hendy QC – Institute of Employment Rights (IER)
Michelle Stanistreet - General Secretary NUJ
Gail Cartmail – Assistant General Secretary, UNITE the union
Roger McKenzie – Assistant General Secretary, UNISON
Helen Steel – blacklisted McLibel activist, Spies Out of Lives
Shamik Dutta – Bhatt Murphy solicitors for victims of undercover policing
Zita Holbourne – Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC)
Donna Guthrie - (BARAC)
Professor Sian Moore – University of Greenwich (WERU)
Professor Keith Ewing – Kings College London (IER)
Phil Chamberlain – author ‘Blacklisted’, University of West of England
Dave Smith – Blacklist Support Group
Many more high level speakers to be announced
There will also be contributory campaign artwork from acclaimed national and international talents coordinated on display, by BSG Artist in Residence & Art Against Blacklisting.
In conjunction with:
Blacklist Support Group
Work & Employment Research Unit (WERU) at University of Greenwich
New Internationalist
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
This conference will be ideal for trade unions, students, activist, lawyers alike and will reach capacity very fast. Register as a delegate ASAP via: Businessevents@gre.ac.uk
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