The Work Less Institute of Technology will conduct a study circle on Wednesday, April 27, begining at 6:00 p.m. at SFU Harbour Centre. We will meet in front of the entrance at 515 West Hastings Street. The topic for discussion will be sustainability and the reduction of work time. Our discussion is timed to co-incide with a debate on sustainability amongst the three "subjectively most electable" BC political parties. That event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
There are two short pieces that I would urge people to read before the event. "Why hard work isn't working any more" by Sharon Beder and a review of Anders Hayden's book, Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet. By Eugene Coyle.
The following quote from another article by Anders sums up the general idea:
"Much of the work we do today feeds unsustainable forms of production that are damaging the planet. But many people fear that measures to scale back environmentally-destructive work will generate unemployment and inflict suffering on working people and their families. We need measures that respond to these understandable fears, but it is also worth pointing out the liberating potential of a transition to less wasteful, ecologically-sound ways of living. With the right societal supports, such a transition could reduce the amount of toil required of us in the job system, and open up time to pursue those activities -- including creative work under our own control -- that we truly desire." -- Anders Hayden, author Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet
Posted by sandwichman at April 24, 2005 09:45 PM