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<p class=MsoNormal>As one member of ARC, Joyce Canaan, happens to be on the No
Borders mailing list and has watched the exchange of emails with regard to Val
and Corvin, some of us in ARC (Joyce, Dave Rogers and Mary Wilkins), felt that
we wanted to intervene in this exchange because we have been working very
productively with Val and Corvin over the past year or so. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We in ARC think that the exchanges between Mike, Shiar and
phunkee, and Val and Corvin, should stop. At a time of deep economic crisis,
when neoliberal capitalism is in a tailspin that could have devastating effects
for all of us and particularly for all migrants and working class people, we
think that whatever happened in the social centre several years ago is really
not that significant and should be put in the past. There are serious
allegations being made against Val and Corvin. Can No Borders at a national
level can offer some mediation here so that these exchanges can be replaced by
more valuable campaigning efforts? we don't exclude people who in our opinion
are valuable to progressive struggles?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There is room for publicising our beliefs, room for direct
action, room for constructive debate and strategising but no room for internal
wrangling that seeps energy from more important matters. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Can we move on? We as ARC will continue to work with Val and
Corvin because they make a valuable contribution to ARC. We want to continue to
work with No Borders because we respect the politics and work being done. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whatever personal or ideological differences we have, we
think that given the major contradictions that face us at present, these
differences pale into insignificance. We ALL should move on and organise
together against the real enemy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mary, Dave, Joyce<o:p></o:p></p>
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