-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008 18:43, Phil Nash wrote: >> Geoffrey Plourde wrote: >>>> Well where will it stop? If we have a project, we should have >>>> a memorial project for all disasters. I echo Mr. Bimmler in >>>> his concerns about the motives behind this proposal. >> I'm in some agreement here because my experience of UK charity >> law is that it is not generally permitted to have a "political" >> purpose, and certainly taking such a strong line on any >> "repression", "genocide" etc, would appear to be anathema to a >> charitable objective. It's OK, I suppose, if the United Nations >> has used such terminology, but I don't think we should be seen to >> be taking partisan sides in political disputes, because that >> dilutes the educational charitable status of the Foundation. It's >> entirely a different issue to support humanitarian aid to the >> victims, however, and I am open to the idea that such memorial >> projects might have that idea as a focus. However, the way it's >> been put forward seems to militate against that construction. >> > > I fail to see how simply presenting a list of peoples' names and > telling their stories constitutes "taking partisan sides in > political disputes." It's educating people about the impact of > these events, plain and simple. I don't think it is something we should focus on. Let us focus on our existing projects, perfect them. Reference my earlier rationale.
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