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<H1 style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 3pt"><FONT size=2>I am forwarding this on behalf of
the LPFMG. </FONT><FONT size=2>There has been no response to this from the media
so far. I wish I could say I was surprised. Gail</FONT></H1>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 3pt"><FONT size=4>London Pro-Feminist Men's Group
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Release<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>For immediate release, Tuesday Feb 16th
2010<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoBodyText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>London
Pro-Feminist Men's Group statement in response to <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Wake up to Rape
report<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Responding to media reports about The
Havens’ report on British public attitudes to rape, The London Pro-Feminist
Men’s Group said:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>"Rape is never acceptable, and it is
never the fault of the woman. The idea that a woman 'should know what
to expect if she goes back to a man's house' is based on the idea that men
cannot control themselves or are naturally driven to have sex at any cost.
These lies serve to absolve men of responsibility for their behaviour but they
do us no service. We call on all men to clean up our acts: in order to
gain women's trust, we need to establish a record of decent behaviour, and to
show no tolerance for any form of abuse of women."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>For more information, contact </FONT><A
href="mailto:londonprofeministmensgroup@googlemail.com"><FONT
size=3>londonprofeministmensgroup@googlemail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3>,
providing a contact phone number.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Notes for
Editors<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>1. The London Pro-Feminist Men's Group
is a group of men who have been meeting in London for over 2 years.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information see
http://londonprofeministmensgroup.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>