Wells Group - Labour Day March for 16 Hour Working Day

Labour Day Parade Celebrates the 16 hour Day.



Wells group delivered it’s inaugural Labour Day parade in the empty streets of down town Wellington this morning.

The Public Relations Agency created the two person parade as a form of voluntary political work for their community.  Poster childs Tao Wells and Laura Shepard represent the Wells Group’s self appointed  re-marketing of  Work and Income New Zealand, with the slogan : Welfare - take a break. 

The odd person looked on as they chanted such lines as:

Don't work to escape, be responsible for what you make" 

Self generated media in tow, the twosome brandished a banner with no words, just a second hand curtain. Carrying it across the road way, stopping for photo sessions, equipped with C.V’s and empty office buildings.

Walking from that symbol of misunderstood wealth, the NZ Stock Exchange to finish at Volunteers corner where they paid respect to the real wealth of this nation.

“As unemployed citizens we consider everything we do as participating and benefiting society, none of this separation between work and escape from work, we are always at "work", life is art and all works should be taken into consideration whether they make profit or not.”

“we take responsibility for what we create, so too should everyone who wishes to contribute positively to their community  – everyone is an artist, there is no escape” says Wells Group.

Late in the 20th century the purpose of Labour day was to publicize workers rights,. Each year employees and their supporters marched under banners to send out messages of serious political intent, before retiring to an afternoon of fun and games. Today the average worker participates only in recreation with no thought to worker rights. 

Day off and the debt keeps rising.



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