The Divine Ms Raccoon’s Annual Beanfeast….
I said we’d organise something, so here’s a very important date to put in your diaries – 19th November 2015. Previous get togethers have been in London, generally organised round Old Holborn’s annual Guy Fawkes walk to Parliament, but we’re going to give that a swerve this year and go for something much more grown up – and based in George Osborne’s ‘northern powerhouse’ – Manchester.
I’ve discovered that there is an organisation after our own hearts called ‘Anotherway Now’. Their directors appear to be the man who so convincingly sold Bank of Scotland to the public (Hypnotist and copywriter Phil Brisk) and one of the partners in a New Delhi firm of architects (???). Their business manager is an ‘Ettie Brisk’ who I am presuming is a relation?
They believe ‘it takes bravery to tell the truth‘ – it is one of their founding principles.
For us, integrity captures the spirit of truth and honesty in which we aim to work – even when acting with truth and honesty requires courage. It also expresses our intention to adhere to our founding principles at all times.
Another of their founding principles that they intend to adhere to at all times is reconnecting people who have stopped communicating:
If your people have stopped communicating … yes, you’ve guessed it, we’ll reconnect them!
which is why they have decided to give us all a wonderful opportunity – not to be missed (and you get a Christmas drink with Ms Raccoon thrown in).
Yes, Anotherway.com is hosting a question and answer session with Meirion Jones who says he is ‘the former head of investigations at BBC2’s Newsnight, – an investigative journalist best known for revealing the years of ‘child abuse Savile got away with’. He says he could have exposed Savile in 2011, just as soon as he was safely dead…
“It is an opportunity for us to talk to some very interesting and inspiring people.
“We want to share that.”
Gosh, what could be more inspiring than to talk to Meirion Jones in person, surrounded by ‘trainers’ who specialise in ‘reconnecting communications’? A two-way conversation that anyone who is ‘brave enough to speak the truth’ can be part of? I daresay even Mark Williams-Thomas might be there, given that Mr Jones’ un-broadcast programme ‘also sparked the still ongoing Operation Yewtree’.
Interestingly, this session with Meirion Jones is to be held at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Chorlton Mill. Burgess, although a fine and distinguished writer, is best known for his Clockwork Orange book; a novel whose hero is a sociopath who destroys everything around him for his own amusement – along with his bestest friend, a sometime policeman called ‘Dim’…of course in the book, the government give our hero a well paying job rather than leave him to scratch his way round the rubber-chicken circuit.
So, the venue for the Raccoon Annual Beanfeast is to be the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, 7 for 7.30pm on the 19th November 2015. Tickets are £12 each, available HERE – and worth every penny! I have already spoken to a number of journalists and interested parties who intend to be there, it should be a night to remember.
Would one of you be kind enough to buy me a ticket in your name – I will reimburse you of course, but the postal service being what it is, I am concerned that an application in the name of Anna Raccoon might go astray, or perhaps the tickets go astray on their return journey, and you can’t have a party with the Divine Ms R on the missing list can you?
Tickets are available from Ettie Brisk; by phone 07889 834706 or she has an e-mail ettie@anotherwayassociates.com
There is a small, very small, fund behind the bar, left over from the last lock-in, that could be applied to the purchase price of a ticket for anyone desperate to be there and genuinely in financial difficulties – wouldn’t want you to miss the chance of a lifetime.
This is Question Time for Raccoonites…see you there!
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November 2, 2015 at 9:07 am -
Mad for it!!
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November 2, 2015 at 9:10 am -
Right on my doorstep!
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November 2, 2015 at 10:22 am -
dear anna raccoon
I can get you a ticket if you email me today and indicate that you still need one. I would be really interested to hear this discussion.
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November 2, 2015 at 10:46 am -
You do realise, I hope, that 19th November is in fact International Men’s Day – perhaps Mr J Savile could be one of the men celebrated in Manchester? Also, of course, Mr R Harris, to add that essential ‘International’ flavour…..
Have an enjoyable get-together – perhaps a report of the evening’s proceedings might be posted around here?
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November 2, 2015 at 11:27 am -
“Due to unforeseen circumstances tonight’s performance has been cancelled. The organizers wish to apologize for any inconvenience caused but hope that the public will join us in wishing Mr Jones a speedy recovery from what doctors assure us is “an impromtu attack of yellow fever”. Refunds are available at the bar.”
Have fun ‘n’ mischief!
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November 2, 2015 at 11:51 am -
“We create trainings.” WTF?
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November 2, 2015 at 12:01 pm -
Any thoughts of having some T-shirts printed for the occasion?
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November 2, 2015 at 5:52 pm -
November 3, 2015 at 12:37 am -
See ya there droogs…
Not sure whether we will learn anything though, TV people (barring Clarkson), are of a type.
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November 3, 2015 at 1:03 am -
Back in September, over 50 people attended our first Anotherway Now event. We were bowled over by the support! It seems we’re onto something. The enthusiasm that bubbled following the talks showed us that we’ve created a fresh and exciting new event in Manchester.
With this success, we’re busy gearing up for the second in the series of Anotherway Now talks. It will be held on Thursday 19th November at 7.30pm. Once again, we’ll be using the wonderful space at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
Continuing with the theme of ‘Brave Choices’ we’ll be hearing from Meirion Jones, the man who led the way in breaking the Jimmy Savile story back in 2011. It goes without saying that it will be another thought-provoking evening.
We’re already gripped.
Working as a top investigative producer, Meirion handed the BBC what would have been a massive scoop. He had a whole film ready for BBC2’s Newsnight, exposing Savile’s crimes, until Peter Rippon, then editor, decided to pull the programme in December 2011. It was just weeks before a celebration of Savile, including a Boxing Day ‘Fix It’ special, was broadcast on BBC1. As I’m sure you can imagine, his is an incredibly important story to tell.
Tickets are available now and cost £12 (£6 for students and concessions). They can be bought on the Anotherway Now website here: http://www.anotherwaynow.com
Move fast! We’re anticipating that this event will be even more popular than the first.
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November 3, 2015 at 11:47 am -
Almost good enough to break my vow of “no UK till after the revolution”…should be a blast.
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November 3, 2015 at 2:20 pm -
Much obliged, Madam. What a wonderful opportunity.
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November 5, 2015 at 8:05 am -
Is this organisation based in Nigeria? I’ve had several wonderful notifications from that country promising me untold wealth and the language has always seemed similar to that used in Jones and MWT’s ground breaking epistles.
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