[LAF] blurb for 12th

Wed May 13 19:38:38 UTC 2009

Agreedb

--- On Wed, 13/5/09, Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: blurb for 12th
To: "steve ash" <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: "London Anarchist Forum" <laf at lists.aktivix.org>
Date: Wednesday, 13 May, 2009, 2:18 PM

Have been having computer problems it ebs and flows and I never know when it will ebb
Steve, Everyone
(Scroll down to read Steves email to me)
The Blurb from Tim is great , but friday is bad for Housmans
As before I suggest we stick with the date and find an alternative Venue
this I will leave to Steve and Volodya  so let me know whats happening 

my computer is starting to play sill buggers again
Cheers
Ed McArthur   07981  900  563            

www.eventsandissues.bravehost.com
see also
www.freewebs.com/bookevents
Conway Hall Sunday Concerts
www.conwayhallsundayconcerts.org.uk
www.freewebs.com/secularcivilrights

--- On Wed, 5/13/09, steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: blurb for 12th
To: antines at yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 1:04 PM

The Current Crisis - A Challenge to the Utopianism in Anarchism

Tim Pendry, former organiser of the Grassroots Alliance within the Labour Party and now independent, argues that the current crisis offers a unique opportunity for anarchist ideas to enter the mainstream as a much wider libertarian challenge to a State proven to be greedy and incompetent.

Unfortunately, many 'anarchists' are still navel-gazers with a view of the human condition that is out-dated. With centralised state socialism becoming discredited even in its reform model, anarchism could lose the moment. Tim challenges anarchists to create new political strategies alongside their direct action successes.

--- On Sun, 10/5/09, Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Whats Going On ?
To: steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: "London Anarchist Forum" <laf at lists.aktivix.org>, "Barry ODea" <barryjodea at yahoo.co.uk>, "Biofilo Panclasta" <biofilopanclasta at live.co.uk>, "Jayne" <freedomcopy at aol.com>, "Scott Wakham" <sw003c0056 at blueyonder.co.uk>, "steve ash" <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sunday, 10 May, 2009, 12:52 PM

Steve
I will contact Housmans to see if we can do 12th June 
If not I suggest we keep the date and find an alternative venue
perhaps LARC ?
We need to weave what he has given us into a title and a few words of abstract
Ed

Ed McArthur   07981  900  563            

www.eventsandissues.bravehost.com
see also
www.freewebs.com/bookevents
Conway Hall Sunday Concerts
www.conwayhallsundayconcerts.org.uk
www.freewebs.com/secularcivilrights

--- On Sun, 5/10/09, steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Whats Going On ?
To: antines at yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 2:25 AM

Okay.

Here's what I got from Speaker today..

Tim Pendry
09 May at 16:42
Yes, I can confirm that June 12th is pencilled in as free and I'll prepare
some thoughts soon.

I thought a challenge to 'utopian' anarchism and its vision of human
nature might be integrated with a positive view of how anarchism as a political
ideology would provide the natural leading edge for the widespread revolt
against incompetent political elites in Europe.

Steve Ash
09 May at 18:10
Sounds interesting

Tim Pendry
09 May at 18:32
Ok, I'll go with that ... and I can add the practical experience of trying
to democratise the Labour Party against the machinery of the trades unions ...

--- On Sat, 9/5/09, Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Whats Going On ?
> To: "London Anarchist Forum" <laf at lists.aktivix.org>,
steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: "Barry ODea" <barryjodea at yahoo.co.uk>, "Biofilo
Panclasta" <biofilopanclasta at live.co.uk>, "Jayne"
<freedomcopy at aol.com>, "Scott Wakham"
<sw003c0056 at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Date: Saturday, 9 May, 2009, 1:21 PM
> Steve,
>  
> Ok thats great, let me know when you can,
> As you know I am no longer part of the Freedom collective
> and even when I was i  was not part of the editorial group
>  
> You could always write it when you have time and publish it
> on line
> or Black Cat could publish it in addition if you wanted
> hard copy
>  
> Glad you are busy, must be important
>  
> I am NOT going to the curry house for the forseeable future
> not uintil I know it will be a whole gang of us rather than
> two or three
> I am bored with the food but was willing to come on the
> basis that I would  see people 
> I might not otherwise get to talk to 
> Let me know what the site cost and I will bring you cash
> when next we meet
> Cheers
> Ed
> 
> 
>  
> Ed McArthur   07981  900  563            
>  
>  
> 
> www.eventsandissues.bravehost.com
> see also
> www.freewebs.com/bookevents
> Conway Hall Sunday Concerts
> www.conwayhallsundayconcerts.org.uk
> www.freewebs.com/secularcivilrights
>  
>  
>  
>    
>  
>  
> 
> --- On Sat, 5/9/09, steve ash
> <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> From: steve ash <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Whats Going On ?
> To: "London Anarchist Forum"
> <laf at lists.aktivix.org>, antines at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: "Barry ODea" <barryjodea at yahoo.co.uk>,
> "Biofilo Panclasta"
> <biofilopanclasta at live.co.uk>, "Jayne"
> <freedomcopy at aol.com>, "Scott Wakham"
> <sw003c0056 at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 12:58 AM
> 
> Every things fine Ed, just waiting for info from the busy
> speaker, will be a
> few more days yet. Though he has informed me that Corporate
> PR companies have
> contacted him intrigued by his proposed talk at the LAF,
> which they apparently
> monitor along with other anarchist sites!
> 
> I'm a bit too busy to start writing articles for
> submission for Freedom, if
> they want to publish the inside story I'll write it
> otherwise I've
> plenty of other irons in the fire :)
> 
> Steve
> 
>  
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 8/5/09, Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ed McArthur <antines at yahoo.co.uk>
> > Subject: Whats Going On ?
> > To: "London Anarchist Forum"
> <laf at lists.aktivix.org>
> > Cc: "Barry ODea"
> <barryjodea at yahoo.co.uk>, "Biofilo
> Panclasta" <biofilopanclasta at live.co.uk>,
> "Jayne"
> <freedomcopy at aol.com>, "Scott Wakham"
> <sw003c0056 at blueyonder.co.uk>, "steve ash"
> <steveash_2001 at yahoo.co.uk>
> > Date: Friday, 8 May, 2009, 4:05 PM
> > Comrades
> >  
> > I have been having problems with my yahoomail so I
> dont
> > know whats going on
> > Steve did you get my reply to  your last post
> advising you
> > to contact Freedom directly ?
> >  
> > Whats going on with the proposed June Talk
> > Did you get a title and you will have to remind me of
> the
> > name
> > No reply from Nik at Housmans
> > but I will contact him by phone once I get the info
> > Ed
> > 
> > 
> > Ed McArthur   07981  900 
> 563            
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > www.eventsandissues.bravehost.com
> > see also
> > www.freewebs.com/bookevents
> > Conway Hall Sunday Concerts
> > www.conwayhallsundayconcerts.org.uk
> > www.freewebs.com/secularcivilrights
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >    
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