This is awesome, and a great national project that coworking spaces can participate in to help their freelancing members.
Good on you all for starting this. I hope it goes well. (and so glad to see Toronto native startup Freshbooks be a part of this) r. *____________________ rachel young *[email protected] *Find us in person:* Camaraderie 102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M5C 1K9 (647) 861-4350 *Find us online:* Website/blog <http://camaraderie.ca> and Newsletter<http://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter> Google+ <http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus>, Twitter<http://twitter.com/camaraderie> , Facebook <http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx>, and LinkedIn<http://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup> *Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! * *May 27, 2012 is the next FLCTO. * *Stay in the know at http://bit.ly/freelancecampTO<http://bit.ly/freelcancecampTO> * *Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? * *Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program <http://bit.ly/CTOPassport2012>* *for a day pass to seven spaces for one price.* * * On 12 April 2012 18:31, Althea <[email protected]> wrote: > Coworking friends: > > Did you know 77% of freelancers will be stiffed by a deadbeat client > at some point in their career? Without any true protection, > freelancers are forced to spend precious time and money chasing their > checks or taking legal action, or they have to walk away, at an even > greater cost to pride and pocketbook. > > That’s why Freelancers Union, Loosecubes, Freshbooks, and freelancers > throughout the country are launching The World’s Longest Invoice on > April 24 to raise awareness about this critical issue. And we're > hoping you'll join us. > > The World’s Longest Invoice will jumpstart a fun and irreverent - but > critically important - nationwide conversation about how much it sucks > to not get paid for your work – and how it can be avoided. > > Here’s where you come in: Coworking spaces nationwide are invited to > participate in any way they can, from projecting the growing World’s > Longest Invoice live on the wall to creating a special coworking day > to bring new members into your space. > > We'd love it if you'd join The World’s Longest Invoice party, and have > got some great ideas about how you can participate. Sign up here for > more info: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/896250/Coworking-DoA > > In May, we’ll deliver the World’s Longest Invoice to lawmakers in > Albany to urge them to pass the Freelancer Payment Protection act in > New York. It’s model legislation that gives freelancers the same > protection as “traditional” employees – they can file wage claims for > the money they’re owed and get protection from the Department of > Labor. We are SO CLOSE to passing the bill and creating a historic > precedent in NY that can be replicated throughout the country. > > Let us know if you're down to help the freelance community build The > World’s Longest Invoice: > http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/896250/Coworking-DoA > > If you have any questions or comments, definitely contact Chris > Westcott at [email protected] for more info. He'll get > you what you need. > > We hope you will join us in the effort to get freelancers paid not > played. > > > Best, > Althea > > Advocacy and Policy Director > Freelancers Union > www.freelancersunion.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
