ART AND CULTURAL WORKERS CONGRESS 2023

MAY 25 - 27, 2023

BAŠKA, KRK

The Art and Cultural Workers congress is a program that we have run since 2021, alternating it with the Political School for Artists (And All Those Interested). Its objective is self-education and exchange of knowledge on organizing of workers in art, culture, and related fields. The first Congress was held in 2021, with participation of several international organizations, professional associations, and trade unions, all actively fighting for better working conditions in the field of culture and arts. This year, the second edition of the Congress gathers Croatian initiatives, trade unions, independent culture and civil society organizations, professional associations, and art and cultural workers who have been very intent over the past few years on organizing with the goal of achieving improved workers’ rights in the sector. The program has a working, internal character, and its objective is to empower connection between different initiatives, discuss organizing strategies, and find a ground for a joint struggle.

ART AND CULTURAL WORKERS CONGRESS 2023

*PROGRAM*

THURSDAY, MAY 25

13:00 - 15:00 // INTRODUCTORY SESSION

introduction: overview of work and employment in the independent cultural field [BLOK]

joint work: mapping of the conditions and problems in the field [the Regional Industrial Trade Union RIS]

15:00 - 15:15 // BREAK

15:15 - 17:00 // THEMATIC SESSION: TRADE UNION WORK IN THE CIVIL SOCIETY FIELD 

presentation: SKUPA (trade unions work), RIS (trade union initiative ‘Personal assistants together’)

joint discussion

17:00 - 17:15 // BREAK

17:15 - 19:00 // THEMATIC SESSION: ADVOCATING BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS

presentations: BLOK (For a Fair Wage! campaign), the Croatian Youth Network (I am Worth More campaign)

joint discussion

FRIDAY, MAY 26

13:00 - 15:00 // THEMATIC SESSION: FREELANCERS

presentations: Za K.R.U.H. (For Bread, the Code Fair-Pay in Culture), the Trade Union of Croatian Journalists (freelancers), The Associations of Professional Dance Artists PULS (professional price list)

joint discussion

15:00 - 15:15 // BREAK

15:15 - 19:00 // THE THETRE OF THE OPPRESSED

workshop [POKAZ]

SATURDAY, MAY 27

10:00 - 12:00 // FINAL DISCUSSION

ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN: Klara Rusan

THE PROGRAM IS FINACIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG SOUTHEAST EUROPE.