[Cdn-DMCA] GeekPAC.ca - Political Activism != Protest - concert advertisement.

[Tom Trottier]

On Monday, April 15, 2002 at 9:01, Russell McOrmond <canada-dmca-
opponents at flora.org>
wrote re "[Cdn-DMCA] GeekPAC.ca  - Political Activism != Pr" saying:

...
>   A few of us in this forum have been involved in other forms of activism.
> I believe it is critical that we don't allow our current conversation with
> government to break down into protest.

Agreed. Industry Canada seems to be operating in good faith, and 
though some of us champion various rights and freedoms, there are 
many other such as librarians who take the same stands for somewhat 
different reasons.

...
>   We need to educate citizens as to the nature of the current
> conversation, but I don't believe that suggesting 'protests' or announcing
> consultation/communications events to groups like opirg-events is in our
> best interests.  I believe these people should be invited to our forum
> here, and maybe we should start a new list for the purpose of public
> education (IE: keep this list flowing the direction it is, but add a new
> one for beginners who have no idea what's happening yet).
...

I forwarded the meeting notices to OPIRG not because they are a bunch 
of "protesters," but to invite them into the debates on our future. 
Otherwise, it is just industry speaking to government.

Tom
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