[ivfdf-news] Sword Petition

[IVFDF Central Treasurer]

Dear All,

I saw this and thought I should pass it one, please pass on around 
member societies of both IVFDF and SUCDF. There are a number of 
significant folk dance and music names amongst the list of signatories 
already. please join them.

Ian T
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Aberdeen
Scotland
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Sent: 28 May 2008 20:31
To: Daniel and Diane Girard
Subject: FW: [Fwd: FW: Sword petition.]

Hi Everyone,

Please find the attached petition.  It is very important that as many 
people sign as possible if you value our traditional music and dance. I 
hope this is not duplicated too many times!!


Many thanks for your support.

Dan
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Hello there

I am just contacting you with regards to a petition that concerns
dancers in the UK

Traditional folklore dances in England since as far back as 1700s have
been known to use props such as sticks and sword as part of their
dances. Currently, the government does not recognize dance as either a
Historical re-enactment or sporting activity and therefore dancers are not
included within the exemption for the purchase & use  of swords with
regards to the VCR (Vilolent Crime reduction) bill. These dances are 
forms of art that are of great historical & cultural relevance, Banning 
the use of these swords will inevitably cause them to die out. It is 
crucial that they are preserved & allowed to continue. I have written a 
petition which is up on the home office website

Please show your support and sign my petition to get dance included so
that we can continue preserving the beautiful art of sword dance.

Whether you are a dancer or not, we need your support!

We desperately need more signatures!

Here is the link:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/dancers

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN!


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