Benefit to support the Visteon workers @ rampART, 16 May 2009

from email, 12 May 2009:

15 - 17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA (near Whitechapel, off Commercial Rd)
rampart[at]mutualaid.org

From 7 - 9pm, we will screen films about the Visteon factory occupation and show images; workers from the Enfield factory will speak about the occupation and their ongoing dispute with Ford.

From 9pm - 2am, we will have an acoustic set, followed by DJs.

Party in support of the Ford/Visteon workers

7 - 9pm:
- workers from the Enfield factory will speak about the occupation and their ongoing dispute with Ford
- screening of the Reel News film and images from the occupation.

9pm - 2am: live music and djs
- Half a Person (Mandolin)
- Special Guest Singing Sensation: Femii
- Double Negative
- DJ Anomie(Rocksteady / Dancehall)
- XC (Dancehall + Dubs)
- John Eden (Dancehall + Reggae)
- Martin Klang (Electro)
- Galaxy Code (Dubstep/D+B)
- other acts TBC
- sound system by trebor

About the Ford/Visteon dispute

The workers at Visteon occupied the factory in Enfield on Wednesday 1st April 2009. The previous day, in a 6 - minute meeting, they were told that the European company, with plants in Belfast, Basildon and Enfield, was going into administration and that they could come and collect their possessions the next day, with no wages due.

They are continuing to maintain a 24-hour picket outside the factory. A deal is being offered, but there are outlying concerns so the struggle continues.

For more details and information on how to help out, visit: http://visteonoccupation.wordpress.com/

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