The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 10.1788 Thursday, 21 October 1999.
[1] From: Tom Dale Keever <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 14:13:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subj: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
[2] From: Mike Jensen <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 11:19:32 -0700
Subj: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
[3] From: Marion Aston <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 23:17:39 +0100
Subj: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
[4] From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 18:04:33 -0700
Subj: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
[5] From: Karen Peterson-Kranz <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 21 Oct 1999 07:38:07 +1000
Subj: RE: Old Bill
[6] From: Dale Lyles <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 21 Oct 1999 06:39:36 EDT
Subj: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
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From: Tom Dale Keever <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 14:13:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: 10.1780 Old Bill
Comment: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
Sounds like President Zemin would have gotten on well with Queen
Elizabeth and James I. What Tony Blair is doing with his arm around his
shoulder, though, is a troubling question.
I hope they got a noisy reception at the New Globe!
T. D. Keever
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From: Mike Jensen <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 11:19:32 -0700
Subject: Old Bill
Comment: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
>In London yesterday the state visit to Britain of President Jiang Zemin
>of China was marked by scuffles involving protesters against China's
>record on human rights. The vigorous suppression of these protests by
>the police accords with President Zemin's frequently expressed
>sensitivity to such activities. His view that in a civilised society
>dissident voices should be kept firmly in check is evidently fully
>supported by the British government. This afternoon, they have arranged
>for him to visit the New Globe Theatre in Southwark.
> T. Hawkes
As someone prone to typos, transpositions, and the occasional real
spelling error, I am certainly not going to blame Professor Hawkes for
his spelling of civilized. I do want to mention that the spelling above
in not mine.
Terry, as usual you demonstrate the superiority of your mind to mine.
Your point is too subtle for me to grasp. Is this supposed to reflect
badly on the New Globe Theatre in some way? I wasn't aware they went to
China and suppressed human rights, or approve of President Zemin, his
cronies, the London police, or anyone else who does so.
I will add that if the protest was not violent, I would have liked to
join the protesters, as I did a several years ago before London's South
African embassy. Activism is worthwhile.
Mike Jensen
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From: Marion Aston <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 23:17:39 +0100
Subject: 10.1780 Old Bill
Comment: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
I have listened to all the news reports with great dismay. I believe
that we have the right to free speech and free assembly. It seems our
government has other ideas. I am particularly distressed as I have
helped to get this particular government elected. I think it is very
important to make our protests heard. We still leave in a free country
- for now!
I would like to thank T Hawkes for bringing this to everyone's
attention.
Marion Aston
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From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 20 Oct 1999 18:04:33 -0700
Subject: 10.1780 Old Bill
Comment: Re: SHK 10.1780 Old Bill
Interestingly, Jiang Zemin expressed an admiration for Mark Twain on the
last occasion on which he visited the United States, so I guess that
reading diatribes against colonialism is at least as damaging as
watching Shakespeare on a wooden stage.
Cheers,
Se
