Comments on: Pro-test http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/02/14/pro-test/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hardy Kadir http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/02/14/pro-test/#comment-2750 Hardy Kadir Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:17:49 +0000 #comment-2750 I just would like to say that I cannot believe the people of this country, i mean, people bang each other in pubs, fight and in the middle of that if they see a puppy or cat they all go awww little puppy. they have more respect for animals than humans. there are much bigger issues than animal right in the worlds. these people don't even undersatn what they are doing i think they are doing it because they want to be called "animal lovers" and i dont think you could be animals lovers before respecting human rights in the world. i am happy to discuss with anybody who thinks i am worng and i am not afraid of any of them and you could give them my email address. thanks I just would like to say that I cannot believe the people of this country, i mean, people bang each other in pubs, fight and in the middle of that if they see a puppy or cat they all go awww little puppy. they have more respect for animals than humans. there are much bigger issues than animal right in the worlds. these people don’t even undersatn what they are doing i think they are doing it because they want to be called “animal lovers” and i dont think you could be animals lovers before respecting human rights in the world. i am happy to discuss with anybody who thinks i am worng and i am not afraid of any of them and you could give them my email address. thanks

]]> By: Antonia http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/02/14/pro-test/#comment-1864 Antonia Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:23:14 +0000 #comment-1864 Hi Pro-test fella, Won't be there as I'm running an event with young people that day, but best of luck with it all. I'm glad that it's now a local group, and I do support both your aims. Hi Pro-test fella,

Won’t be there as I’m running an event with young people that day, but best of luck with it all. I’m glad that it’s now a local group, and I do support both your aims.

]]> By: Pro-Test http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/02/14/pro-test/#comment-1860 Pro-Test Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:03:48 +0000 #comment-1860 Pro-Test, although conceived by someone outside of Oxford, is now led by a steering committee of ten Oxford students who are coordinating support within the university for the demonstration. Students have actually been directly involved since the day after the initial protest you link to on your blog, though obviously security concerns have limited the amount of information which was revealed about their identities. We have received wide student support and are hoping for an impressive turnout next Saturday. Perhaps as someone recently involved in Oxford student politics you might consider coming along? The march has been organised with two aims in mind: to support scientifically necessary animal testing to further medical knowledge, and to reject tactics of violence and intimidation as used by the Animal Rights movement in Oxford. People are welcome (and encouraged) to march with either aim in mind; we know of individuals who don't support the lab but will demonstrate alongside us anyway because of their disgust with incidents such as the burning of the boathouse over the summer. There has been a flurry of media attention over our demonstration and on the day we expect at least six film crews, including French and Australian TV. This will (hopefully) be one of the bigger student demonstrations in Oxford in recent times. It would be good to see a local politician there on the day in solidarity with the students rejecting the violent threats being made against their person and property. Pro-Test, although conceived by someone outside of Oxford, is now led by a steering committee of ten Oxford students who are coordinating support within the university for the demonstration. Students have actually been directly involved since the day after the initial protest you link to on your blog, though obviously security concerns have limited the amount of information which was revealed about their identities.

We have received wide student support and are hoping for an impressive turnout next Saturday. Perhaps as someone recently involved in Oxford student politics you might consider coming along? The march has been organised with two aims in mind: to support scientifically necessary animal testing to further medical knowledge, and to reject tactics of violence and intimidation as used by the Animal Rights movement in Oxford. People are welcome (and encouraged) to march with either aim in mind; we know of individuals who don’t support the lab but will demonstrate alongside us anyway because of their disgust with incidents such as the burning of the boathouse over the summer.

There has been a flurry of media attention over our demonstration and on the day we expect at least six film crews, including French and Australian TV. This will (hopefully) be one of the bigger student demonstrations in Oxford in recent times.

It would be good to see a local politician there on the day in solidarity with the students rejecting the violent threats being made against their person and property.

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