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1st Debatewise EVENT!
Hi all,I've been a little out of touch recently i'm afraid. Unlike Dave I have not been sitting in a ten foot circle. Well not in the forest anyway...and I have moved around the office...what i'm trying to say is that it's been pretty busy here at debatewise HQ. I'm organising a media event at Speakers' Corner with members from four different campaign organisations, speaking in seven debates.
We've also got some student debaters, the web developer and members of our very own rapid response team coming along to lend a hand. Internet companies can be lonely things, it's rare to meet the people that put in the remote work, so it will be great to put names to email addresses
I'm also pretty excited about using my new digital SLR to photograph the event but that's a whole other story. Probably one with additional 'angry bank manager' character...As a special treat i've pasted below a copy of the press release (not going live for 24 hours at least) - so you heard it here first people!
"On Sunday 12th October from 1-4 p.m the centuries old tradition of Speakers Corner will be subverted in a groundbreaking event. The venue, usually home to lone preachers on soapboxes, will be transformed into an arena for debate on issues of public interest.
Campaigners from Plane Stupid, Jubilee Debt, No2ID and The Liberal Party will debate controversial topics, ranging from Heathrow’s third runway proposals to the European Constitution. Motions will include ‘ID cards are a good idea’ ‘This house would rather cancel third world debt than bail out an investment bank’, and ‘Cheap flights do more harm than good’!
Debatewise.com, the organization behind the event, aim to help the public make informed decisions. Until now this has not been possible at Speakers Corner – the right to freedom of speech has only been used by individuals with an axe to grind. This unique event will generate public discussion of the issues that really matter, putting free speech into practice."
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