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<DIV>Luddites 200 is holding two events on November 4th, a film night/party in
London and a meeting in Nottingham. We very much hope to see you at one or other
of these events. Please help us publicise the events by circulating
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<DIV>Down with all Kings but King Ludd</DIV>
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<DIV><B>London </B></DIV>
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<DIV>Celebrate the Luddites’ 200th Anniversary!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Film screening/200th Birthday
Party</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Housmans Peace Diary 2012
launch</FONT></DIV>
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face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">November 4, 2011 7 pm London Action Resource
Centre 62 Fieldgate St London E1 1ES <A
href="http://www.luddites200.org.uk">www.luddites200.org.uk</A> <A
href="mailto:luddites200@yahoo.co.uk">luddites200@yahoo.co.uk</A></FONT></DIV>
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face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Free, donations welcome</FONT></DIV>
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helvetica, sans-serif">On the exact 200th anniversary of the
first Luddite attack at Bulwell near Nottingham, (‘Mischief Night’ in the North
of England), we will be screening two films. The first is a
drama-documentary about the Yorkshire Luddites in 1812 that shows that the
Luddites were not mindless vandals and opponents of progress as scientists have
portrayed them - they broke only machines they thought ‘hurtful to Commonality’
ie. to the common good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The second film, ‘New Technology: Whose
Progress?’ is a documentary about industrial automation and workers’ responses
in the 1980s, featuring Tony Benn and Mike Cooley of the Lucas Aerospace Shop
Stewards. The film is very relevant in the current austerity climate, in
which technology is being used to cut the jobs of public sector workers, such as
librarians.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We will also be launching the 2012
Housmans Peace Diary which contains a special feature on the Luddites and
current technology issues such as GM food, nuclear power, drones, reproductive
technology, nanotechnology and ‘geoengineering’. The screenings will be
followed by a 200th Birthday party for the Luddites.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Luddites200 group is celebrating this
anniversary to set the record straight about the Luddites. We want to
start an open debate about the politics of technology. This event and a
simultaneous event in Nottingham marks the launch of the Luddites200
celebrations. For details of other forthcoming events see <A
href="http://www.luddites200.org.uk">www.luddites200.org.uk</A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=yiv789180061Apple-style-span
face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Housmans Bookshop has published the Peace
Diary since 1952. This edition includes a World Peace Directory
listing1500 national and international peace, environ-ment and human rights
organisationsaround the world. <A
href="http://www.housmans.com/diary.php">www.housmans.com/diary.php</A>.
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Celebrate The
Luddites’ 200<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Friday
November 4, 2011 7 pm Sumac Centre 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7
6HX</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.luddites200.org.uk">www.luddites200.org.uk</A> <A
href="mailto:luddites200@yahoo.co.uk">luddites200@yahoo.co.uk</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Free,
donations welcome</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On the exact
200th anniversary of the first Luddite attack at Bulwell near Nottingham,
(‘Mischief Night'), the Luddites200 group is launching its
celebrations.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chris Weir of
the Nottingham archives will tell the story of the 1811-12 uprisings and talk
about what the Luddites were fighting for.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael
Reinsborough of Luddites200 will talk about technology issues in the
21<SUP>st</SUP> century including the use of technology to cut jobs as part of
the public sector cuts and issues like GM food, nuclear power and
surveillance.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
discussions will be followed by a social event.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv789180061MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
Luddites200 group is celebrating this anniversary in order to set the record
straight about the Luddites.<SPAN> </SPAN>We want to start an open debate
about the politics of technology.<SPAN> </SPAN>For details of other
forthcoming events contact luddites200@yahoo.co.uk or visit
www.luddites200.org.uk.</SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>