Fw: [fse-esf] Proposals for speakers of big events Athens ESF

[Jon Cloke]

To my sure and certain knowledge Walden Bello (who I have a good deal of 
time for) has been a 'recognizable personality' and 'key' speaker at every 
ESF since Florence...

Firstly, even if you insist that it's vital that all such speakers be 
'recognizable personalities' why do they have to be the same bloody people 
every ESF? Is it beyond the bounds of possibility that there are other such 
people who might have something interesting to say but from a different 
point-of-view?

Secondly, by insisting on having 'recognizable personalities' who are 
exactly the same each ESF what you're really doing is narrowing the range of 
views that will be heard and limiting participation - and who the hell are 
you aiming these 'recognizables at anyway? Have you got some kind of a book 
deal going with Walden Bello?

Jon Cloke (Unrecognizable Personality)