[ELECTRON] International Womens Day Film Screening at the Electron Club

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I concur with Marion's view of the Earth First people and activities. I also knew them (and one was a work colleague) and, although not a member myself at the time, did join them for some activities.


Regards 
Nina Baker 

 

--- On Mon, 1/3/10, Marion Hersh <m.hersh at elec.gla.ac.uk> wrote:


From: Marion Hersh <m.hersh at elec.gla.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [ELECTRON] International Womens Day Film Screening at the Electron Club
To: members at electronclub.org
Date: Monday, 1 March, 2010, 18:58


Women taking action for climate change seems to me an appropriate
subject for international women's day, as our the other subejcts you
mention.  I would also note that female genital mutilation takes place
(often illegally) in non-Islamic countries as well and is not an Islamic
practice.

When there was an Earth First group in Glasgow I was involved in it.  My
experience was of a group of gentle people rather than vandals and
bullies and opposition to the inappropriate use of technology, not
technology per se.
Marion


On 01/03/2010 10:11, James Beeley wrote:
> Judi Barri and the group of vandals and bullies known collectively as
> "Earth First" are hardly an appropriate subject for an International
> Womens Day Film.
>
> It would be far more appropriate to show a film about honour killings
> and female circumcision in Islamic countries, or perhaps about the women
> who are forced into prostitution in many countries, including the UK.
> But these are issues that hardly anybody wants to acknowledge.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 07:38 +0000, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>   
>> On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 06:15 +0000, Marion Hersh wrote:
>>     
>>> Strange ideas of what terrorist organisations do!   Producing an 
>>> inflated imitation aeroplane and taking it on demonstrations as a 
>>> protest against climate change is hardly my understanding of terrorism.
>>> Marion
>>>       
>> Well, they do also attempt to break into airports and damage aircraft
>> and vehicles, and disrupt operations by standing on the runways.
>> Anyway, it was slightly tongue-in-cheek.
>>
>> I do, however, find myself wondering what a massively anti-technology
>> group like Earth First! has to do with Electron Club.  There's a
>> difference between that and "green technology" as stated on the front
>> page of http://www.electronclub.org or so I would hope...
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>>
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