[matilda] Doug the man and atw

[Amparo P Gutierrez]

Mural Making:

Among the achievements in this derelict urban splash in decay, one has 
been forgotten: there is an art space functioning here, in order,

please send us your draft drawing as image for a proposed mural, why not?
i was going to suggest a Graffitti sign directly on main access walls 
and door (since a sandwich board may create trouble)
and some Kid Acne was proposing warrior girls,

Kathleen, don't lose your sense of humour,

we appreciate you

amp


Kathleen Holliday wrote:

> "This mailing list is definitely a pain in the arse sometimes. But the
> list isn't everything that happens at Matilda - it's just somewhere
> where the more long-winded of us thrash out our sometimes very tedious
> arguments. /Judging what Matilda achieves by these emails is a bit like
> measuring the output of a factory by the conversations that go on in
> the canteen/."
> *Beaurocrasy eh? Long winded arguments, wow you sound so Important and 
> Super Cool.*
> ** 
> *The content of conversation in a factory canteen is made by it's 
> workers. The output is produced by it's workers, they are directly 
> related. Unless of course you think the white collars count for something.*
> ** 
> *"*Your remarks are a reminder that we waste too much energy on silly
> inward-focused arguments*"*
> *Beaurocrasy again! A symptom of capitalism.*
> ** 
> *"* If your political theory is in denial
> about the basic ridiculousness of human beings*"*
> No it isnt. I feel we all have a sacred human presence but many of us 
> don't recognise it in others
> ** 
> *"*If you had a lot of power, with the same
> attitude, it would probably make you genocidal.*"*
> *I have enough power to change my immediate suroundings as does everyone 
> if only they knew they did. *
> ** 
> *"*2. What fantastic things are you doing to change the world - except
> for criticizing everyone else for failing to change it?*"*
> I speak out and propose solutions, some of these are already being 
> implemented.
> ** 
> *ATW*
> "Your thinking reveals an us and you division. Why do you feel so
> alienated? To me it seems like you are thinking of yourself as a
> consumer and have expectations of us, the providers."
>  
> It isn't me that's labelling myself by belonging to a club, or 
> organisation. I'm just a survivor who is surviving. I chose my path and 
> I am not alienated, just extremely angry at the political, environmental 
> and commercial mess that is in our human-collective part of the life of 
> this beautiful planet.  It just seems to someone on the outside looking 
> in that clowns, parties, beaurocratic meetings and coffee making is not 
> relevant and is not taken seriously by the 200 people who do have real 
> power to change things. I can't put my acheivements on a public mailing 
> list but I have done some and made some changes for the better and 
> influenced the way that some people with more power than I have are 
> doing things.
> The best thing anyone young enough with a concience can do is to do what 
> I said: do a politics degree and go into the heart of Mordor and chuck 
> the bloody ring down the mountain.
>  
> I haven't had the time as a single mum with kids at school to come from 
> outside Sheffield to Matilda, I was thinking of doing you all a mural as 
> I have done a few before and am quite nifty at it but I may as well go 
> and do one at the old folks home.
> 
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