Hi,
I just got off my arse and did something, emailed a friend of mine about this shitty plan. He happens to be the Member for Werriwa and the Whip, Chris Hayes. While I don't expect much at least it is another email. Rgds Michael From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Allan Sent: Monday, 27 October 2008 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: ISP filtering While several of us have sent Conroy letters, has anyone met with him in person? Or their local Labor rep (if you're in a Labor seat - otherwise, find a Senator for your State)? Gotta mix the web activism with offline interactions. As for the Libs, sounds like Minchin isn't all that positive about the plan, which is promising... -- Pat On 27/10/2008, at 11:17 AM, Warren Seen wrote: Speaking of Fielding: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/10/27/1224955916155.html To make things worse, Nick Xenophon (another senator in that group that hold the balance of power) seems to think that he's going to EXTEND the filter to cover online gambling sites overseas. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that an entirely legal use of the Internet? And so it begins... So we're left with the Greens, and scratching around to find a Labor faction with enough guts to stand up in caucus. Has anything changed with the libs stance on the issue under Turnbull's leadership? Seems to me that when you start talking about blocking legitimate business interests overseas, those based in Australia (eg Betfair) should worry that they'll be next. On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Gary Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Okay then why not lobby the factions within the Labor party to get Conroy to bury this crusade. If you get right factions stirred up this really can have an effect. I bet there are people on this list with at least contacts into these factions. Warren Seen wrote: > Lobbying the "Family First" Senator Fielding to vote against internet > filtering? That sounds like a new definition of futility :-) > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Gary Barber <gary.barber.au > <http://gary.barber.au>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>> wrote: > > > If this is the case then we should be lobbying the relevant greens and > Fielding hard, and making damn sure they vote against it. Making sure > their are no other issues they have in the pipeline that labor can > leverage to win their vote. > > -- > Gary Barber > Freelance User Interaction Designer/ Information Architect > > Web: radharc.com.au <http://radharc.com.au> > blog: manwithnoblog.com <http://manwithnoblog.com> > > > > Pat Allan wrote: > > Another possible action to add to the list: Contact your ISP, tell > > them you you'll switch to someone else if they take part in Conroy's > > trial. I just told iiNet that by twitter. No idea if that'll filter > > through, so I really should send them an email at the very least. > > > > Also, for those looking for some hope: at this stage (ie: unless the > > gov calls a double dissolution), Labor need both the Greens and > > Stephen Fielding of Family First to agree on the policy. Greens have > > been strongly against it (and rarely agree with Fielding), so > perhaps > > we're safe, at least until another election. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Gary Barber Freelance User Interaction Designer/ Information Architect Web: radharc.com.au blog: manwithnoblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
