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Save the Bauen Hotel [workers control]I found this hotel yesterday and it's pretty amazing, a twenty story modernist building that could be anywhere. Except that this hotel has been taken over by its workers, and is a fascinating example of 21st century self-management. Whe I saw The Take I was a bit sceptical about a prescription of the future based on the production of ceramics and suits in the fordist style, but the takeover movement is much broader than that, please see the book/directory Sin Patron for more details. Help Save the Bauen Hotel Dear Friends, The movements of worker-run businesses in Latin America are growing, creating dignified democratic jobs in the rubble of neoliberalism¹s ruinous experiments on that continent. In Caracas recently, the first pan-Latin meeting of recovered companies was a tremendous success, with 600 workers from 263 companies in eight countries taking the first steps to build an alternative trading network that will deepen and broaden the power of these new social movements. We are writing you today to ask you to help save one of the most important sites in this emerging network: the Bauen Hotel in Buenos Aires. The Bauen is a five star hotel that was abandoned to bankruptcy by its owners, and has been recovered and is now operated by a cooperative of its workers. It is also the informal living room/meeting place of the movement in Argentina, and as such has been targeted by right wing politicians in the city legislature of Buenos Aires for eviction. The hotel is now on emergency footing, with eviction possible within days. At the request of the workers, we¹re asking you to sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/bauen/petition.html Naomi Klein, Arundhati Roy, Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Michael Albert, and Avi Lewis have already signed. You can also send emails to President Nestor Kirchner at privada@presidencia.gov.ar and Anibal Fernandez, the Minister of the Interior at: anibalfernandez@infovia.com.ar. Below is a sample email in Spanish and English. Please forward widely and help Save the Bauen Hotel!
Many thanks, Many thanks, The International Support Campaign for the Workers of the Bauen Hotel
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Exigimos que en forma urgente disponga las medidas necesarias para que
Saluda atentamente,
We demand that you immediately take all necessary measures to stop the
Sincerely,
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En Latinoamérica, los movimientos de empresas gestionadas por sus
En Caracas, el primer encuentro latinoamericano de empresas recuperadas,
Hoy les escribimos para pedirles su ayuda para salvar a uno de los
El Bauen es un hotel cinco estrellas que fue abandonado en bancarrota
El hotel está ahora en estado de emergencia, con la posibilidad de ser
A pedido de los trabajadores, estamos pidiéndoles que firmen este
Naomi Klein, Arundhati Roy, Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Michael Albert
También pueden enviar correos electrónicos al Presidente Néstor Kirchner y al Ministro del Interior Aníbal Fernández a: Abajo encontrarán una carta modelo.
Por favor circular a todos sus contactos para ayudar a ¡Salvar al Hotel Muchas gracias, Campaña Internacional de Apoyo a los Trabajadores del Hotel Bauen ------------------------------
Señor Presidente Néstor Kirchner (o Señor Ministro del Interior Aníbal
Exigimos que en forma urgente disponga las medidas necesarias para que
Saluda atentamente, |
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