Manchester NO2ID November Newsletter

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from email, 24 October 2007: Recent news, upcoming events and ongoing campaigns from Manchester NO2ID.

Recent News

As part of our ongoing attempts to be more contactable, we now have a Manchester NO2ID mobile phone. This number will be distributed on all future Manchester NO2ID literature and made public on our website etc. The number is 07982 814441.

Manchester NO2ID praised the Home Office's "National Identity Fraud Protection Week" - http://www.stop-idfraud.co.uk/ - by issuing a press release calling on the Government to help reduce identity fraud by scrapping the National Identity Scheme and buying every UK household a cross-cut shredder. You can read the press release here.

Manchester NO2ID has been organising further screenings of the Taking Liberties documentary which is now available on DVD from http://www.noliberties.com/ - catch a free Manchester-based screening and then buy the DVD for all your friends for Christmas!

Upcoming Events

Thursday 8th November 7:30-9pm: Taking Liberties Screening

Manchester Projectile Films, in association with Manchester NO2ID and Manchester Defy-ID, present a screening of acclaimed documentary "Taking Liberties" at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester. The screening will start at 7:30pm sharp, and will be followed by a discussion session in the Waterhouse pub on Princess Street.

TAKING LIBERTIES uncovers the stories the government don't want you to hear - so ridiculous you will laugh, so ultimately terrifying you will want to take action. Teenage sisters detained for 36 hours for a peaceful protest; an RAF war veteran arrested for wearing an anti-Bush and Blair T-shirt; an innocent man shot in a police raid; and a man held under house arrest for two years, after being found innocent in court. Ordinary law-abiding citizens being punished for exercising their "rights" - rights that have been fought for over centuries, and which seem to have been extinguished in a decade.

Irreverent but revelatory, outrageous but true, TAKING LIBERTIES combines these real stories of liberty loss with never-seen-before footage, cheeky stunts and comment from Mark Thomas, leading politicians, celebrities, human rights organisations, academics and lawyers. Narration from Ashley Jensen (EXTRAS, UGLY BETTY); a pumping soundtrack with tracks by Oasis, Radiohead, Stranglers and Franz Ferdinand; and the presence of Kurt Engfehr, producer of FAHRENHEIT 9/11 and BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE add up to make TAKING LIBERTIES the most explosive and controversial film to hit screens this summer.

Saturday 10th November 1-3pm: Street Stall

We'll be running a Saturday afternoon stall in St. Anne's Square. The main objectives of the afternoon will be to raise awareness among the public, engage people in discussion about the NIR, and collect petitions for the NO2ID petition to keep people in touch with the campaign. We'll meet in the square itself at 1pm to set up shop; feel free to join us to lend a hand or just chat. You don't need any experience or equipment, just a bit of time to spare and a friendly smile!

Wednesday 14th November 7-9pm: Manchester No2ID Meeting

Manchester NO2ID will be holding our monthly meeting in the upstairs function room of the Town Hall Tavern, Tib Lane, Manchester. Sadly, this venue is not wheelchair-accessible; please contact us if you have accessibility needs.

At our monthly meetings we discuss the state of the NO2ID campaign, what we've been up to recently and where we're going in future. Everyone is welcome, newcomer or not, curious or committed. The Town Hall Tavern serves reasonably-priced, good quality food until 9pm so you don't need to pop home for tea - you can even order your meal brought up to the function room.

Upcoming Campaigns

Manchester NO2ID's focus is turning to the Scottish Entitlement Card. This Oyster-style card, rolled out under the guise of free bus travel for pensioners, already has over half a million people on a centralised entitlement database used for multiple purposes.

The full story was revealed in this month's NO2ID newsletter - here. You can subscribe by filling in our petition forms at stalls and other events or online here.

Please contact your councillors about this issue at http://www.writetothem.com/ and make sure that the proposed GMPTE travel pass is not used to compel Manchester citizens into the Database State.

In other news, volunteers are needed to help promote Manchester NO2ID to local trade unions, community groups and media. If you can spare an hour or two to help out, please e-mail manchester@no2id.net.

Email: manchester@no2id.net
Homepage: http://manchester.no2id.net/

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