Potential Supporters
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(cjb) Please add this after a name using the colour codes below to let others know if you have contacted a person or organisation on the list regarding the actual wording of the Criminal Justice Bill 2007
(c) Contacted
(p) Signed Petition
(l) The link to the petition has been advertised (the person/organisation has been told about the petition, or the link has been advertised on a forum/etc - use for when we don't know if anyone's signed it).
(f) Any Follow Up
Colours
Black = suggested to contact
Orange = contacted, no response yet
Blue = responded: undecided about the law
Red = responded supporting the law
Green = responded opposing the law
Purple = responded opposing the law and willing to support
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Names
Politicians, Councillors and other Political figures
Peter Ainsworth MP (Conservative) [1]
Gordon Brown MP (Labour) (c) [2]
Alan Duncan MP (Conservative) (c) [3]
Mark Field MP (Conservative) [4] [5]
Mike Hancock MP (Lib Dem) [6]
David Howarth MP (Lib Dem) (c) [7]
Cathy Jamieson MSP (Labour) [8]
Charles Kennedy MP (Lib Dem) [9]
Edward Leigh MP (Conservative) [10]
David Lepper MP (Labour) (No known contact, but seems to support the law [11])
Martin Linton MP (Labour) (c) [12]
Kenny MacAskill MSP (SNP) [13]
Joan Ruddock MP (Labour) (c) [14]
Martin Salter MP (Labour) [15]
Mark Simmonds MP (Conservative) [16]
Stephen Tall councillor (Lib Dem) (p)
Peter Tatchell (c)
Sarah Teather MP (Lib Dem)
Andrew McIntosh (c)
Norman Baker MP (c)
Edward Garnier MP (c)
Boris Johnson MP (c) needs follow up
Lord Reese Mogg (C) needs follow up
David Davis MP (c)
Douglas Carswell MP (c)
Michael Meadowcroft (c) (Former President of The Liberal Party)
Political Organisations
Police, probation, prison service
Lobby groups
Index on Censorship (c),
Amnesty (c),
Liberty (c),
Justice,
Privacy International,
The Sexual Freedom Coalition (p) (l),
Internet Freedom (c)
British Institute of Human Rights ( [17] )
Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom ( [18] )
International Humanist and Ethical Union ( [19] )
indymedia.org.uk (c)
Ruth Morgan Thomas, Prostitutes' Rights Activist (c)
Garry Otton - Scottish Media Monitor (c) http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/articles2.cfm?ID=162
Film industry
John Hurt
Redemption Films (c),
Marc Morris (c)
Blogs, Forums and websites
Informed Consent (c)(l)(cjb)
BBC Action network [20] (c)(l)(cjb)
Cable Forum (c)
Captive Culture (c)
Channel 4 film forums - extreme (l) [21]
LiveJournal community: backlashuk_org [22] (c)(l)(cjb)
LiveJournal community bdsm [23] (c) (l)
LiveJournal community fetishgoths [24] (c) (l)
LiveJournal community razorotik [25] (c) (l)
LiveJournal community torturelust [26] (c) (l)
LiveJournal community ukbdsm [27] (c) (l)
Monochrome [28] (c)(l)(cjb)
MySpace community backlashuk [29] (c) (l)
samizdata.net (c)
http://www.horrorseek.com (C) and has a link.
www.order-order.com (c)
http://www.net-model.com/Forums (c)
http://www.bdsmrights.com/ (c)
Usenet - alt.fan.pratchett (c) (l)
Usenet - soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm
Usenet - uk.legal (c)(cjb)
Usenet - uk.people.bdsm (c) (l)
Usenet - uk.politics (c)
Usenet - uk.politics.censorship (c) (l)
Usenet - uk.politics.misc (c)(cjb)
Yahoo Group - Brit_BDSM_Personals (c)
Yahoo Group - EastAngliaBDSM (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - EastLondonMunch (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - Exposedsubs (c)
Yahoo Group - BDSMEssex (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - BDSM-HumanRights (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - MistressGoth (c)
Yahoo Group - Nolimitbdsm (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - NorthLondonMunchgroup (c) (l)
Yahoo Group - StunningSlut (c)
Yahoo Group - Thepaainloft (c)
London Fetish Scene [30] (c) (l)
Bondage.com [31] (c)(l)(cjb)
www.horror.com
Gothicvamp UK
Old Curiosity Shop (c)
www.damselsindistress.com (c) (posted about the petition on their forum 9,000 members - some from the UK)
www.annabellesfantasy.com (c) (posted a link)
Buffy Chat
The Dark Chatroom
Dark Gift MUSH
Dark Risings MUD
The Dark Tapestry Chatroom
Dark World By Night
Dungeon of the Damned
Ghost Chatter
Halloween Party at Chathouse
House of Rleyh
Lycanthropic Circle Gothic Chat Room
Occult WebChat
Satanic Chat
Vampire Court at Chathouse
The Vampire's Nest
Vampire Wars MUD
World of Darkness at Mudconnector
X-Files Chat at Chatphiles
X-Files at Mud Connector
Slashdot http://slashdot.org/ (c)(l)(cjb) (coverage of proposals here; further coverage and petition link here; coverage of the bill here)
Necrobabes (c - emailed details and petition link to the owner)
Freedom groups
No2id,
Dr. Yaman Akdeniz (p) http://www.cyber-rights.org/
Society of Individual Freedom
http://www.spiked-online.com (c)
http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/ (link to Melonfarmers' page about the campaign and petition) (l)
Chris Morris, Editor - Outcast (c)
http://www.inquisition21.com (c)
Sex Industry
International Union of Sex Workers, (c)
Harmony,
Ann Summers
Teela Sanders, Leeds university, Academic specialising in sex work and legislation (c)
ETO (c)
AITA (c)
SCOT-PEP (c)
UKNSWP (c)
Armistead Centre (c)
SHOC Haringey (c)
MASH Manchester (c)
Dr Linda Cusick, Paisley University (c)
Streetreach (c)
Fashion
breathless
Models
Morrigan Hel (c), Morgana (c), Little Miss Chaos (c), Belladonna666 (c)
BDSM groups
SM Gays,
SM Dykes (c),
The Spanner Trust (p),
Unfettered (p),
SM Pride,
Heather - Organiser LFF (c)
David - Organiser LAM (p)
suggested sub group Fetish Clubs
suggested sub group forthcoming supporting events
Torture Garden (c)
World of Wicked/ Club Liberty (c)
Master Keith/ The Gate (c)
Ministry of Burlesque (c)
Club Severine (c)
Academics, experts
Julian Petley (p),
Dr Vivian Burr (p),
Dr Nigel King (p),
Matthew Weait (c)
Malcolm Hutty, (c)
Prof Martin Barker et al (c)
Meg Baker (p)
Eric Chaline (c)
Hera Cook (c)
Brett Kahr (c)
Dr Guy Cumberbatch (c)
Ernest Mathijs (c)
Paul F Burton, Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde (c)
Christian Klesse (c)
David Donnison, Emeritus Professor - University of Glasgow (c)
Dr Ian D Goodyer PhD (c)
Feona Attwood (c)
Mandy Merck (c)
Clarissa Smith (C)
Alan Mckee (c)
Stephen Maddison (c)
David Bell (c)
I Q Hunter (c)
Lawyers
Rabinder Singh QC
Geoffrey Robinson
Out Law - http://www.out-law.com/ (OUT-LAW has 6,000 pages of free legal news and guidance, mostly on IT and e-commerce issues.)
Baroness Helena Kennedy
John Stirling of the WS Society (The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet) (c)
Talking heads
Libertarian Alliance, (p) Campaign Against Censorship, (p) Institute of Ideas (c)
The art world
The White Cube,
The Whitechapel Art Gallery,
The Chapman Brothers,
Damien Hirst,
Tracey Emin,
Stephen Fry,
Vivienne Westwood,
The White Cube,
Jack Vettriano - Artist (c)
Sarah Lucas
Stel-arc (c)
Norman Rosenthal -- RA exhibitions Secretary and staged Sensation
Charles Saatchi
Marcus Harvey -- whose Myra picture csaused controversy
Gilbert & George
Chris Ofili
www.artshole.co.uk may take an well targeted article.
Overseas artists whose work has been deemed offensive who -- if on our side -- would have useful contacts
Paul McCarthy
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The following all feature in art porn film Destricted:
Marina Abramović
Matthew Barney
Marco Brambilla
Larry Clark
Gaspar Noé (director of Irreversible)
Richard Prince
Sam Taylor-Wood
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Performance artists:
The Hayward Gallery (which has hosted a number of body mod artists)
Franko B
Fakir Musfar
Ron Athey
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The Guild of Erotic Artists (c)
The association of Erotic Artists (c) (p)
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Jannica Honey - Photographer (c)
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The following signed the open letter objecting to the Edinburgh Pornfire event:
Iain (M) Banks - Author (c)
Ken McLeod - Author (c)
The media
Mark Ballard - Contributor to The Register who has criticised the proposals, (cjb)
Tom Utley, Carole Sarler, Frank Fisher (comment is free),Melvyn Bragg,
Bizarre Magazine (c)
Alternative magazine (c)
Miriam Stoppard
Dr Petra Boynton
Skin Two (p)
Mark Kermode (c)
Joan Bakewell, broadcaster and writer
Bonnie Greer, playwright
Jonathan Ross
David Baddiel might be interested.
Alternative Magazine (c)
pixmetv.com (c)
whatson.uk.com (c)
ETO Magazine (c)
London Locked (c)
Desire Magazine (Moondance Media) (c)
Tied and Teased Magazine (DOM Promotions) (c)
David Kerekes (c) (co-author of authoritative books on 'snuff' and gore movies)
John Hein, Editor - ScotsGay magazine (c)
Student organisations
NUS women's officer (c)
UCL
Birmingham NUS (c)
Feminists
Germaine Greer, Feminists against Censorship, Abby Lee (c)
