OT Amnesty greetings card campaign 2006

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10673#guidelines

"Amnesty International's annual Greetings Card Campaign brings people
across the world in touch with each other in a simple way - sending a
card with a friendly greeting or message of solidarity to someone who
is in danger or unjustly imprisoned. These are prisoners of
conscience, people under sentence of death, human rights defenders
under threat because of their work, and others at risk.

The campaign, which runs from 1 November to 31 January, offers hope
and encouragement to the people who receive our cards. It can also
help bring about change - the impression their international mail
makes on police, prison staff or political authorities can help keep
them safe."

As we watch civil liberties here solely erode we can take the time to
do something simple for those who have lost already.

 

Work in progress wrote

Kin right on.

Take today as an example. It seems there is not only me who is
complaining to all the staff I talk to about the noisy floor in
halfords. We can become a movement if we all try hard enough.

 

Like they'll be delivered.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,

Hmm. I was about to write this off as a token gesture. But you're
someone whose views I generally respect. More research required.

Low blow.

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He was asking for it. If Ben hadn't done that he might have come back
with some more.

Probably best to give him another one to make sure he stays down.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
typed

<G>

Whilst I would normally disagree with your violent propensities, in this
situation I am prepared to make an exception.

FINISH HIM!

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Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

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SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

"Craig Shergold"

 

The Older Gentleman tossed off:

I remember him.

Poor little sod got crushed by the sheer weight of business cards
delivered to his house.

--
Dan L

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BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
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OMF#11

 

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So there are some bits of chistmas you're happy to go along with,
then? And some of the worst bits, IMO.

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Oh, nothing, I'm sure. But to my mind the very worst thing about
christmas is the spate of 'season of goodwill' begging campaigns.
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If the Amnesty campaign is "forwarded" in the same way, then I imagine
the end result would be similar. Not that I've anything against the
Amnesty initiative, mind you. I am just ever-so-slightly sceptical about
the likelihood of its success.

 

<Agrees with Ace shock horror>

 

It's a possibility, wouldn't you agree?

Quote from OP: "It can also help bring about change - the impression
their international mail makes on police, prison staff or political
authorities can help keep them safe."

Oh, it's worthwhile, laudable, and touchy-feely-cuddly. I'm sorry, but
I'm not.

 

Whereas I reckon the very best thing about Christmas is that many
people seem to be in a more charitable frame of mind than normal.

 

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:59:56 +0000,

That's a direct quote from the web site not from me.

 

The campaign runs from Nov to Jan as in previous years.

Ok I'm whooshed here, how is the amnesty campaign a 'worse bit'?

 

I really don't think the amnetsy campaign falls into that category.

 

Damn. I agree with all of that!

 

So? Same applies.

 

Worryingly, so do I.