Action Conference 2014

The Care Revolution Action Conference took place in Berlin from 14 to 16 March 2014. Over 400 people came together over the weekend to discuss their debates and struggles in care work. The common starting point was the desire to re-evaluate and reorganise social reproductive work. In recent feminist debates, the attempt has been made to summarise paid and unpaid reproductive work under the term care. This is intended to adapt a classic concept of reproduction to current social conditions and open up new perspectives, particularly in political practice. Over three days, the heterogeneous group of participants discussed the situation and debates in education and upbringing, health and care, as well as food and housing. According to the participants, care and caring work should receive more social recognition and human needs and interests should take centre stage. In addition to the joint debate and networking, the participants also made their own demands and positions visible. A demonstration followed by a rally through Friedrichshain took place on Saturday afternoon.

Coverage of the action conference:

Video from Leftvision about the conference

Direct action - making the invisible visible

Article by Klaus Drechsel in the Soz

Der Freitag from 21.03.2014: The troubles of revolution

Junge Welt from 21.03.2014: Not a women's issue

Taz from 17.03.2014: For leisure time

Bring on the good life! For everyone worldwide!

Video of the demonstration on Saturday

Reporting in the run-up to the conference:

Taz from 12.03.2014: Bring on the good life

Neues Deutschland from 05/03/2014: Interview "People are exhausted"

Interview "Degrowth still doesn't address the issues of social change enough"

Care crisis and care revolution

Radio Blau Leipzig: "Care Revolution - Action Conference in Berlin"