[LAF] Venues

steve ash steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk
Sat Aug 20 01:32:57 UTC 2005


The Holborn's Overdraught Pub used to be quiet, but
sometimes embarissingly so, as we were often the only
ones there.

St Martin's Crypt cafe would be fine but I believe it
closes at 8pm. The RFH is fav meeting place, but then
I suspect some of you might have an inverse of my
travel prob?

Steve


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> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:04:12 +0100
> From: christian michel <chr.michel at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAF] LAF2
> To: LONDON EVENTS <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk>
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>  Hi to all
>  
> I would like to put to bed this issue of day and
> dates as I would like to 
> start advertising the LAF debates on the PFA list
> (abt 300 recipients), the 
> PSE list (80+), my own groupies (confidential!) and
> at the French Institute 
> where I moderate a debate every other Saturday
> morning. This is the time of 
> the year to advertise new series. A good blurb shud
> bring enough bodies to 
> fill in the room at FP every other Sat pm, as
> discussed. I know it's unfair 
> to Steve, but unless someone comes up with a better
> alternative that will be 
> fair to all, I'm afraid we're going to be discussing
> this issue of dates and 
> venues until the advent of the fourth messiah. 
> 
>  So again, subject to a better idea agreed to by
> next week, can we schedule 
> debates at FP on 
> 3rd and 17th September, 
> 
> 1st, 15th and 29th Oct., 
> 
> 12th and 26th Nov., 
> 
> 10th Dec.
> 
> please?
> 
>  By yr end, it will again be an appropriate time to
> change day/venue if new 
> consensus is arrived at.
> 
>  Justin, do you want to present yr paper on
> "ideologies and political 
> typologies" on 3rd Sept ?
> 
>  Any idea for speaker/topic for 17th Sept?
> 
>  I think I hv somebody who could do 1 oct.
> 
>  I am all in favour of boozy "social" gatherings at
> any time, but please 
> let's keep the speakers/talks to our regular Sats
> meetings (or whatever day 
> is chosen) or we'll run out of speakers and confuse
> list members.
> 
>  Pse let me hv yr flak/comment/approval/alternatives
> asap so we can start 
> advertising the events and dates.
> 
>  Christian
> 
> 
> On 19/08/05, LONDON EVENTS
> <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: 
> > 
> > Sats would be fine with me but Streve is working
> Sats so it really should 
> > be another day for Socials, Friday at CH is good (
> seems to suit most 
> > people)as long as we get a good speaker/topic
> > and as I said we could still have discussions (if
> people will turn up) at 
> > FP on Sats
> > Ed
> > 
> > *derek axion <derekaxion at yahoo.co.uk>* wrote:
> > 
> > as sunday socials just don't hit the spot, i vote
> for saturdays
> >   *LONDON EVENTS <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk>*
> wrote:
> > 
> >  For some reason this post did not come through
> first time 
> > Hi
> > Its a great idea to have social meetings but
> difficult to agree on a venue
> > Prehaps we should bite the bullet and agree on a
> regular meeting at Conway 
> > Hall
> > on a Friday in Sep, we need a really good speaket
> though to attract new 
> > people
> > We have £17.00 in hand the exact cost of the room
> > So JUSTIN comrade programme organiser what can you
> come up with?
> > also WHICH Friday in Sep I think its between
> 2nd(too early?) 9th, 16th , 
> > 23rd and 30th
> > so we even have an extra one
> >  Think on it, we could still have socials - how
> about Sundays- and Sat 
> > meets at FP
> > if no body minds
> >  Ed
> > 
> > *Ian Gregory <aktiv at zenatode.org.uk>* wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 09:29:39AM +0100, LONDON
> EVENTS wrote:
> > 
> > > I have found the Pen Oak to be one of the least
> noisy pubs around at
> > > least at times and not always that full- 
> > > I prefer central london, (Holborn) but dont have
> Steves Travel problems
> > > ts going to be difficult to suit everyone but we
> should try
> > > Any one know of another pub nr Holborn thats not
> noisy?
> > > I know one but its always full because people
> like it not being noisy
> > 
> > Hi Ed,
> > 
> > I must admit that I hardly ever go into pubs, and
> when I do it is
> > usually a quiet Hertfordshire one. Perhaps I
> underestimate the
> > difficulty of finding a pub in Central London that
> is quiet at
> > 8:00 pm on Friday:-)
> > 
> > Also, it seems odd to think of Holborn as Central
> London but not
> > Kings Cross. I think of both of them as Central,
> as opposed to
> > Finsbury Park for ex! ! ample. But then I think of
> Trafalgar Square
> > as more central than either - speaking of which,
> the Crypt at
> > St. Martin in the Fields is more my idea of a good
> meeting place,
> > though I expect it is not everyone's:-)
> > 
> > If there is a largish group of us meeting then I
> don't really mind
> > where it is, though the lower the ambient noise
> the better. But if
> > it is the sort of meeting where people might or
> might not show I
> > would like it to be somewhere that would be cool
> even if I ended
> > up there on my own.
> > 
> > Ian
> > 
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> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:50:20 +0000
> From: "Joy Wood" <joy_helbin at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAF] 19th Century Bombs
> To: steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk,
> adrianrwilliams at yahoo.co.uk,
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> oooooh don't be so defeatist :)
> 
> 
> >From: steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
> >To: Adrian Williams <adrianrwilliams at yahoo.co.uk>,
> laf at lists.aktivix.org
> >Subject: Re: [LAF] 19th Century Bombs
> >Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:51:10 +0100 (BST)
> >
> >They probably wouldn't print it.
> >
> >--- Adrian Williams <adrianrwilliams at yahoo.co.uk>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Sounds as if you should write to New Statesman
> to
> > > say
> > > this. There is one letter about the article in
> NS
> > > this
> > > week (dated 15th) but nothing like what you have
> > > below.
> > >
> > > Adrian Williams
> > >
> > > --- steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > That 19th century bombs article was terrible.
> > > Quite
> > > > unhistorical in that it failed to point out
> that
> > > > while
> > > > anarchists were often blamed for the bombs,
> most
> > > > were
> > > > actually planted by the Nationalist groups
> like
> > > the
> > > > Black Hand (who started WWI when they
> assassinated
> > > > Archduke Ferdinand). The only anarchist I've
> heard
> > > > of
> > > > who promoted terrorism as a means to an end
> was
> > > > Johann
> > > > Most, who was one of those Marxist Anarchist
> > > hybrids
> > > > into class struggle, who tended to terrorise
> the
> > > > bourgeosie in various ways. The other
> anarchist
> > > > bombs
> > > > that seem historically verifiable seem one off
> > > > attack
> > > > on specific targets like a restaurant whose
> owner
> > > > was
> > > > a police informer etc etc or some grudge held
> by a
> > > > 'nuttier' member of the anarchist movement.
> > > >
> > > > But worse than this is the authors confusion
> > > between
> > > > real acccounts and fictional accounts.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:01:11 +0000
> From: "Joy Wood" <joy_helbin at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAF] LAF2
> To: chr.michel at gmail.com,
> londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: laf at lists.aktivix.org
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> Have I missed something:  who was the THIRD one, or
> is that you, Christian?
> 
> 
> >From: christian michel <chr.michel at gmail.com>
> >To: LONDON EVENTS <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk>
> >CC: LAF LIST <laf at lists.aktivix.org>
> >Subject: Re: [LAF] LAF2
> >Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:04:12 +0100
> >
> >  Hi to all
> >
> >I would like to put to bed this issue of day and
> dates as I would like to
> >start advertising the LAF debates on the PFA list
> (abt 300 recipients), the
> >PSE list (80+), my own groupies (confidential!) and
> at the French Institute
> >where I moderate a debate every other Saturday
> morning. This is the time of
> >the year to advertise new series. A good blurb shud
> bring enough bodies to
> >fill in the room at FP every other Sat pm, as
> discussed. I know it's unfair
> >to Steve, but unless someone comes up with a better
> alternative that will 
> >be
> >fair to all, I'm afraid we're going to be
> discussing this issue of dates 
> >and
> >venues until the advent of the fourth messiah.
> >
> >  So again, subject to a better idea agreed to by
> next week, can we 
> >schedule
> >debates at FP on
> >3rd and 17th September,
> >
> >1st, 15th and 29th Oct.,
> >
> >12th and 26th Nov.,
> >
> >10th Dec.
> >
> >please?
> >
> >  By yr end, it will again be an appropriate time
> to change day/venue if 
> >new
> >consensus is arrived at.
> >
> >  Justin, do you want to present yr paper on
> "ideologies and political
> >typologies" on 3rd Sept ?
> >
> >  Any idea for speaker/topic for 17th Sept?
> >
> >  I think I hv somebody who could do 1 oct.
> >
> >  I am all in favour of boozy "social" gatherings
> at any time, but please
> >let's keep the speakers/talks to our regular Sats
> meetings (or whatever day
> >is chosen) or we'll run out of speakers and confuse
> list members.
> >
> >  Pse let me hv yr
> flak/comment/approval/alternatives asap so we can
> start
> >advertising the events and dates.
> >
> >  Christian
> >
> >
> >On 19/08/05, LONDON EVENTS
> <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sats would be fine with me but Streve is working
> Sats so it really 
> >should
> > > be another day for Socials, Friday at CH is good
> ( seems to suit most
> > > people)as long as we get a good speaker/topic
> > > and as I said we could still have discussions
> (if people will turn up) 
> >at
> > > FP on Sats
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > *derek axion <derekaxion at yahoo.co.uk>* wrote:
> > >
> > > as sunday socials just don't hit the spot, i
> vote for saturdays
> > >   *LONDON EVENTS <londonevents2004 at yahoo.co.uk>*
> wrote:
> > >
> > >  For some reason this post did not come through
> first time
> > > Hi
> > > Its a great idea to have social meetings but
> difficult to agree on a 
> >venue
> > > Prehaps we should bite the bullet and agree on a
> regular meeting at 
> >Conway
> > > Hall
> > > on a Friday in Sep, we need a really good
> speaket though to attract new
> > > people
> > > We have £17.00 in hand the exact cost of the
> room
> > > So JUSTIN comrade programme organiser what can
> you come up with?
> > > also WHICH Friday in Sep I think its between
> 2nd(too early?) 9th, 16th ,
> > > 23rd and 30th
> > > so we even have an extra one
> > >  Think on it, we could still have socials - how
> about Sundays- and Sat
> > > meets at FP
> > > if no body minds
> > >  Ed
> > >
> > > *Ian Gregory <aktiv at zenatode.org.uk>* wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 09:29:39AM +0100, LONDON
> EVENTS wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have found the Pen Oak to be one of the
> least noisy pubs around at
> > > > least at times and not always that full-
> > > > I prefer central london, (Holborn) but dont
> have Steves Travel 
> >problems
> > > > ts going to be difficult to suit everyone but
> we should try
> > > > Any one know of another pub nr Holborn thats
> not noisy?
> > > > I know one but its always full because people
> like it not being noisy
> > >
> > > Hi Ed,
> > >
> > > I must admit that I hardly ever go into pubs,
> and when I do it is
> > > usually a quiet Hertfordshire one. Perhaps I
> underestimate the
> > > difficulty of finding a pub in Central London
> that is quiet at
> > > 8:00 pm on Friday:-)
> > >
> > > Also, it seems odd to think of Holborn as
> Central London but not
> > > Kings Cross. I think of both of them as Central,
> as opposed to
> > > Finsbury Park for ex! ! ample. But then I think
> of Trafalgar Square
> > > as more central than either - speaking of which,
> the Crypt at
> > > St. Martin in the Fields is more my idea of a
> good meeting place,
> > > though I expect it is not everyone's:-)
> > >
> > > If there is a largish group of us meeting then I
> don't really mind
> > > where it is, though the lower the ambient noise
> the better. But if
> > > it is the sort of meeting where people might or
> might not show I
> > > would like it to be somewhere that would be cool
> even if I ended
> > > up there on my own.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >    Visit The Events And Issues Website
> > > http://www.eventsandissues.bravehost.com/
> > >  BOYCOTT NESTLE
> > > www.babymilkaction.org
> <http://www.babymilkaction.org/>.
> > >  Check Out Events At Conway Hall
> > > www.conwayhall.org.uk/events.htm 
> ><http://www.conwayhall.org.uk/events.htm>
> > >  Free John Graham see Events and Issues Site
> > >
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