Loughborough University Branch of University and College Union
Why we should sing Georges Brassens’ songs on picket days
An online teach-out: Tuesday 21st March, 11am-11:45am (Link to join via Teams)
Isabelle Felici will give a talk about the French singer, author and composer Georges Brassens (1921-1981), whose songs deal with antinationalism, pacifism, anticlericalism, antiestablishment, feminism (in a certain old fashioned way) and are still a handbook for rebellion today.
All staff and students are welcome to attend via this link: Teams link.
Starting conversations about race and racism
A hybrid teach-out: Monday 20th March, 11am-12 noon, in-person and online (Link to join via Zoom)
Denise Coles and Amanda Harrington will talk about how to start conversations about race and racism, with fellow workers and students, in meetings, corridors, formally and in informal exchanges.
All are welcome to attend in person at: The Council Chambers, Loughborough Students Union, or via this link: (Link to join via Zoom)
Organising for Power Workshop
An online teach-out: Friday 17th March, 2pm – 3:30pm, (Link to join via Teams)
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos will lead the workshop introducing methods from the Organising for Power training that some members attended last year, with time for discussion about how they could work within Loughborough UCU.
This workshop is for LUCU members only, you can attend via this link: Teams link.
Organising and Power
An online teach-out: Wednesday 15th March, 11am-12 noon (Link to join via Teams)
Ruth Kinna will give a talk about Rose Pesotta (1896–1965), anarchist, feminist and labour organizer in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.
All staff and students are welcome to attend via this link: Teams link.
Memories of Anti-racism
A hybrid teach-out: Thursday 16th March, 11am-12 noon, in-person and online (Link to join via Teams)
Emily Keightley will introduce the Migrant Memory and Postcolonial Imagination exhibition at Charnwood Arts (address: 27 Rectory Pl, Loughborough LE11 1UW), and will talk about histories and memories of anti-racist protest and experiences of racism in Loughborough and East London.
The Organising and Power Teach Out is PAUSED and will likely be rescheduled.
An online teach-out: Wednesday 1st March, 2:30-5pm (Link to join via Teams)
Ruth Kinna will give a talk (open to all staff and students) about Rose Pesotta (1896–1965), anarchist, feminist and labour organizer in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.
Then Alexandre Christoyannopoulos will lead a workshop (for LUCU members only) introducing methods from the Organizing for Power workshops that some members attended last year, with time for discussion about how they could work within Loughborough UCU.
The Unions and the MediaTeach Out is PAUSED and will likely be rescheduled.
An online teach-out: Wednesday February 22nd, 2:30-5pm (Link to join via Teams)
We will start with a Trade Unions 101 by Anthony Kevins: Is a trade union like a student union? Are strikes just protests? And why are strikes even a thing? In this brief introduction to trade unions, we’ll cover everything you ever wanted to know about collective bargaining but were too afraid to ask. Bring your questions! Then John Downey will present a talk entitled ‘What about the workers? How do news media frame unions and what we can do about it’ discussing unions, inequality, and media representation, including reflections on how UCU does self-mediation and how it is being represented in the current dispute.