C_A_A_N's blog on Informed Consent http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/weblogs/C_A_A_N/ The IC RSS Gadget webmaster@informedconsent.co.uk 360 Sun, 22 May 2011 14:17:00 GMT Sun, 22 May 2011 14:17:00 GMT Sun, 22 May 2011 14:17:00 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/305296/ A one word summary of last night's fundraiser at Club 666: WOW ! Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:11:10 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/295180/ The awesome Julia Pink's Great Big BDSM raffle and FemDom slave auction last night raised a massive £900 for sharing between Wood Street Mission and C.A.A.N.! Wow! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:34:55 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/283318/ “Beyond the Circle”, written by Jane Fae in close consultation with CAAN has sold well, and gained a few decent reviews. One (legal) academic is using and recommending it as course material for students interested in the law on sexuality. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:19:14 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/276664/ Message from David of Spanner Trust - concerning the support which may be needed for Mistresses Lucrezia and Juno, who are currently under arrest following the sad death of Robin Mortimer. All involved are being disrespected and demonised by media outlets spreading and instigating prejudice, so I won't be adding to the problem by giving readers links here to any of it. This message is also available on a non BDSM website at http://clairlewis.livejournal.com/25586.html feel free to share widely. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:00:08 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/276303/ I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to the family of Robin Mortimer, who I am sure has been a loving family member and dedicated professional, whatever people think of his curious hobby. I am sure the loss to Mr Mortimer's loved ones is great and the press interest in his death, the presumptions about the cause of it, and the prejudice about people who have an interest in non hetero-normative forms of consensual adult intimacy, will be adding extra confusion and upset to an already heartbreaking situation. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:07:30 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/275488/ Beyond the Circle http://www.caan.org.uk/beyond.html Mon, 31 May 2010 15:54:22 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/273955/ As reported in International press, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and her partner Steven (who live in Malawi) have just been pardoned from a prison sentence, partly due to public outcry and the support of the media. It's been wonderful to see international action and coverage of the injustice they faced leading to their release - consenting adults should never be imprisoned for loving each other. However, the reportage consistently mistakes the issues underlying this injustice - as I also reported a few days ago Tiwonge is not a gay man. Jane Fae already sent a press release and complaint to UK national media with no response. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:32:27 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/271137/ We don't know the full list of winners yet but just got a very excited phonecall to say both Degenerate(Activist of the Year for her work as CAAN's National Convenor) and Jane Fae (Writer of the Year, including her booklet 'Beyond the Circle') have won their respective awards. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:04:51 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/270687/ Our national convenor has been named as a finalist as Campaigner of the Year in the Erotic Awards 2010. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:41:45 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/250108/ Thought it might be useful to repost this and start to add some FAQ below as they come up, as we receive regular queries about the extreme porn ban. If you know any other good links to information, please share them here. Cheers :-) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:22:04 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/248965/ We have been asked this in memo a few times recently so thought it might be a good idea to blog it. CAAN is, simply, a network of people who take action about sexuality rights matters - everyone who involves themselves in some way is part of CAAN (if they choose to identify themselves that way). Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:13:22 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/246277/ THIS ITEM HAS NOW BEEN ALTERED TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE IT AND DUE TO INCORRECT DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, thanks for those whose advice has helped to do so ;-) Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:26:27 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/242529/ http://consentingadultactionnet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C5CCF94F23E0484D!371.entry Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:12:11 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/241989/ CAAN Newsletter 7 - July 2009 was released a few days ago and is now published on our blog. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:05 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/240467/ This was sent to EHRC in October 2008. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:55:01 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/234888/ Apologies firstly for the slide this month from mid-month to late(ish) in the month…blame it on my birthday, blame it on easter hols, blame it on the boogie. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:56:53 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/231672/ This post also on our blog, here: http://consentingadultactionnet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C5CCF94F23E0484D!332.entry Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:49:17 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/230508/ Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill (Scotland) Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:26:48 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/228164/ IC and the Call to Arms 28 Feb Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:56:09 GMT http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/227607/ Come and get involved in the build up to CAAN's meeting with Scottish ministers! People from anywhere can help - we've got various ideas, and if you have new ideas please add them below. The only kind of bad action is inaction! Reply to this thread and tell us how your own campaigning is going, we know lots of you have been writing in :-)