<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5>No Sweat needs you!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>February 12th to 18th 2007 </STRONG>is <STRONG>No Sweat Week Of Action and we would like YOU to help us make a stand against Sweatshop labour and worker exploitation!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>How can you help?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>You can <STRONG>invite a No Sweat speaker</STRONG> to come to your university!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We have speakers from various world-wide struggles, hopefully including someone from the Oaxaca struggle in Mexico
and are looking for venues in universities around the UK. To book a speaker please call me on 07969597251 or reply to this email.</DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>You can <STRONG>hold a fundraiser</STRONG>!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you know any Bands or DJs? Why not hold a "Rock Against Sweatshops" type event in your union or a local venue? You can sell tickets and we even have merchandise you can sell! If you'd like to organise a fundraiser then please let us know, we can help you if you need it! Why not a<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">sk your SU to run a benefit evening in your union, and turn over the profits to the anti-sweatshop movement?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>You can <STRONG>have a film showing!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>We have several films related to the anti-sweatshop movement and workers struggles, including our own "A Case For Solidarity" that we can send you if you wish to host
a screening as part of your week of action! </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You can<STRONG> initiate a direct action!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>This year's week of action is based on the following themes:</DIV> <UL><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"> <LI>International solidarity with sweatshop workers and their unions; </LI> <LI>Ethical merchandising on campus; </LI> <LI>Living wage campaigning on campus to end the scandal of low pay among cleaners, security, catering and other campus workers.</LI></UL><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"> <DIV>During the week we will also be targeting a number of firms with lousy records of sweatshop employment, including Apple, who make iPods in Chinese sweatshops, Asda/WalMart, Top Shop and Tesco. We may well also be running actions against JJB Sports in response to their dispute with workers union GMB in Wigan and the sacking of union activist Chris Reilly.</DIV> <DIV>Why not initiate a direct action or picket of
these corporations in your town/city? We can help you by sending you flyers and information and advising you on the best ways to organise!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>We would like to make this week as big and as loud as possible and to do that we need your help. If you are willing to do one, or all, of the suggested actions then please contact us as soon as possible by emailing me at <A href="mailto:centre_stage_red@yahoo.co.uk">centre_stage_red@yahoo.co.uk</A> or calling me on <FONT color=#bf00bf>07969597251.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#bf00bf></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I hope to hear from you soon!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Heather Shaw</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>No Sweat</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT> <DIV> </DIV></FONT> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
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