Initiatives Archives - Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK https://worck.eu/category/blog/initiatives/ WORCK represents a radical change of perspective on labour history Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:45:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worck.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-Logo-gros-32x32.png Initiatives Archives - Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK https://worck.eu/category/blog/initiatives/ 32 32 In the Aftermath of Disaster: Death, Destruction, and the Emergence of a new Precariat (Virtual Mobility Grant) https://worck.eu/2023/11/30/in-the-aftermath-of-disaster-death-destruction-and-the-emergence-of-a-new-precariat-virtual-mobility-grant/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:22:55 +0000 https://worck.eu/?p=5388 This photo story collection was curated after the devastating earthquake that struck a significant area in Syria and Turkey on February 6, 2023. The project aimed to lend an ear to the narratives of those who survived the earthquake and draw attention to the emerging new precarity in the aftermath of the disaster. The [...]

The post In the Aftermath of Disaster: Death, Destruction, and the Emergence of a new Precariat (Virtual Mobility Grant) appeared first on Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK.

]]> In Solidarity through the Crisis. Precarious Academia in Times of Pandemic https://worck.eu/2020/05/10/in-solidarity-through-the-crisis-precarious-academia-in-times-of-pandemic/ Sun, 10 May 2020 22:35:32 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=2108 The Network for Decent Labour in Academia supports the open letter signed by 11.000 colleagues to declare the summer term 2020 a ‘non-‚ or ‘flexi-semester‘, respectively (https://www.nichtsemester.de/cbxpetition/offener-brief/). We consider the exact naming less relevant than an acknowledgement of the fact that during the current social lockdown the universities and research institutes cannot continue with [...]

The post In Solidarity through the Crisis. Precarious Academia in Times of Pandemic appeared first on Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK.

]]> Towards a Caring Democracy: An Appeal Published by a Group of Italian Researchers https://worck.eu/2020/04/13/towards-a-caring-democracy/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:35:50 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1839 The recent “Cura Italia” (Care for Italy) decree, issued by the Italian Government, does not “take care” of domestic workers, home-based caregivers for the elderly and child minders. But precisely this sector should be our starting point, if we want to reflect on a new form of democracy, states the appeal launched by a [...]

The post Towards a Caring Democracy: An Appeal Published by a Group of Italian Researchers appeared first on Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK.

]]>