We will promote this in china, it looks very interesting! I would have set up such an event to participate if i were in shanghai on that day.
-- Liu Yan 刘妍 CEO/Co-founder Xindanwei 新单位 (+86) 021 3428 0783 +86) 135 2429 5509 50 Yongjia Rd, Shanghai,CHINA 中国上海徐汇区永嘉路50号 http://xindanwei.com twitter/weibo:@theliuyan 在 Apr 13, 2012，9:57 PM，rachel young <[email protected]> 写道： > > 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 and Newsletter > Google+, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn > > Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! > May 27, 2012 is the next FLCTO. > Stay in the know at http://bit.ly/freelancecampTO > > Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? > Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program > 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 �C 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 �C 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. -- 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.
