Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Uh Oh!
News24 says the wingnut Earth Summit crowd is getting restive in Taking a walk about sitting:
Unhappiness about seating arrangements and space allocation at the Sandton Convention Centre could see non-governmental and civil society organisations walking out on the World Summit on Sustainable Development events planned for the centre.

Civil Society secretary Desmond Lesejane told journalists on Tuesday: "The Sandton Convention Centre can take 6 000 people, but 20 000 people have been accredited and 5 000 of those are government delegates."

"The arrangement is that the civil society and NGO members must apply to sit on a first-come first-served basis. We think this is not fair, because if one does not get a seat at the right time to participate, then we miss out on the relevant topic of the day."

Lesejane said they were negotiating with the United Nations on the issue and, depending on the outcome, the groups might walk out on the Earth Summit.
The wingnuts have their own separate "summit" but want to be in on the "real action" in Sandton. I hope they have good metal detectors. The wackos also have a big protest march scheduled for Saturday.

When you invite the mob in, you have to entertain them. Stand by for a "whiff of grapeshot".