[xmca] Fwd: DR JAMES WATSON

Good news!!!
Shirley

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> From: "Hayley Ferguson" <Hayley.Ferguson@life.org.uk>
> Date: 19 October 2007 16:45:38 BDT
> To: "Shirley Franklin" <s.franklin@dsl.pipex.com>
> Subject: RE: DR JAMES WATSON
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> Dear Shirley
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> Many thanks for your email. We appreciate your comments.
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> The planned interview has now been cancelled following Dr Watson’s
> decision to return to the United States.
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> Below is the statement we issued to the media earlier today
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> Best wishes
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> Julia Hankin
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> Release date: 19 October 2007
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> JAMES WATSON INTERVIEW AT NEWCASTLE’S CENTRE FOR LIFE CANCELLED
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> The planned appearance of Dr James Watson at Newcastle’s Centre for
> Life this Sunday, October 21st, has been cancelled after his
> publisher announced that he has returned to the United States. His
> departure follows a week of controversy for the Nobel Prize winning
> scientist, after remarks he made about African people and
> intelligence.
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> Linda Conlon, Chief Executive of the Centre for Life said: ‘We are
> extremely disappointed that James Watson has cancelled this event.
> Robin McKie, science editor of the Observer, was due to interview
> Dr Watson. Robin is a tenacious interviewer and would certainly
> have vigorously challenged Dr Watson’s views. We planned to follow
> the interview with questions from the audience.
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> The Centre for Life made the decision to go ahead with the
> interview, despite the cancellation of his planned appearance at
> London’s Science Museum.
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> Linda Conlon continued: ‘A great many people felt that Dr Watson’s
> remarks were outrageous and offensive but we feel censorship is
> equally as abhorrent. We wanted a rigorous and open debate about
> his remarks. Many have been denied an opportunity to question Dr
> Watson directly about his views and that’s disappointing.”
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> The event was due to be held this Sunday October 21st at 6pm at
> the Centre for Life in Newcastle. For ticket refunds, please
> contact 0191 243 8210
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> From: Shirley Franklin [mailto:s.franklin@dsl.pipex.com]
> Sent: 19 October 2007 16:46
> To: info
> Subject: DR JAMES WATSON
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> I am appalled that after the recent racist comments made by Dr
> Watson that his invitation to speak at the Centre for Life in
> Newcastle.
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> Despite his invaluable contribution to Science (along with that of
> my aunt Rosalind Franklin -towards whom he was horribly sexist) his
> current views are abhorrent. As a renowned scientist, it is
> particularly important that he is not given a platform to air such
> unscientific and racist opinions. You should therefore withdraw the
> invitation for him to speak.
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> Yours
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> Shirley Franklin
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> Shirley Franklin
> Associate Tutor
> Institute of Education
> University of London
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> Hayley Ferguson
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> Centre for Life
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