[matilda] Inclusivity and all that

[Dan]

Hia,

Do we actually *WANT* MATILDA to be inclusive in every sense? I'm not 
sure that's such a laudable goal.

Why not? Well, to compare -

The other building I work in, Scotia Works, is a shared office space, 
and a lot of the people here are, if not filthy radicals, then at least 
in the same social justice ballpark as MATILDA folk.

The set up here is comfortable for a range of people.  We deal with 
refugees and asylum seekers a lot.  Equally, there are big-wigs from the 
Home Office (and so tenants get very fussed about cleanliness! Perhaps 
equating nice clean carpets with funding opportunities...), and we also 
do neighbour mediation final meetings here, so folk from all over 
Sheffield come in.

A lot of these people (not the tenants - everyone else who uses it) 
wouldn't naturally find themselves in, say, the Basement in Manchester - 
coz they're gonna be put off by the overtly political nature of it. 
Neither would they go into MATILDA, for the same reasons.

And, of course, yes, plenty of people would be put off by the Ketamine 
Kollective, which I'm pretty sure the people doing it thought of! It 
rather neatly guarantees, for example, that anyone wanting to get 
funding for anything at MATILDA won't stand a chance in hell if they 
point anyone to the website, which I know some people would think is a 
great idea! (Since funding, after all, equals sucking Satan's cock, as 
we all know...?)

I was gonna bring my new work colleague, a union guy who's moved here 
from Kings Lynn, to the social - he was asking about it and wanted to 
come along.  I put him off coz I thought a Ketamine quiz wouldn't really 
make him want to come back!  I think food and watching Brazil would be 
better...

And I'm not saying that's a bad thing.  If, as 0742 says, MATILDA is a 
person, then she has many sides to her personality - inluding 'follow Mr 
Spoon, Keta-mooooon'... - and is big enough to accommodate them all 
without going bonkers.

Inclusivity can mean blandness and neutrality.  Not two words I think 
anyone would associate with MATILDA. Now, diversity... there's another 
buzzword, n maybe that's more like it... Bring on the Noo Labour speak! 
Yeah baby!

love

Dan
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worldwarfree at riseup.net wrote:
> perhaps those who desire to turn this into a full on rave club need also
> to consider what has been said by becky..
> 
> Like a human, Matilda has feelings.. 5 people spent the whole day cleaning
> repairing the damage created due to past events..
> 
> All this talk of inclusivity is BOLLOCKS spouted by those in defence of
> Matilda becoming a ghetto for the full time akitivix and a rave club for
> them and their friends..
> 
> Over the years i have seen no posative in many of the so called akitivix
> and likewise neither have i seen any positive from the rave culture..
> 
> Agreed if all the people gave their time however do ask yourself will this
> happen when we have a collective named the Kettamin Collective what
> positive is there in this collective?
> 
> I have been told off for over use of this list been abused for over use of
> this list..
> 
> Some people think one is suffering from parnoid delusions, no i see the
> reality around me a reality that really fucking stinks of hypocracy and
> self interest..
> 
> 0742..
> 
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