Change of Face for Exit Chapters in 2010
The recent police raid on the home of an Exit activities, reorient themselves towards a more
member and the interview of the Canberra Chapter social network/ support focus to provide friendship,
Coordinator by the AFP (together with the raid on information-sharing and a connection point with
Exit’s Melbourne office) has caused Exit to rethink members in local areas.
how our chapters operate.
Acknowledging that many Chapters
While Exit chapters have occupied a have been highly successful at equip-
prized position within the organisa- ping members with practical informa-
tion, the possible infiltration of the tion and even equipment (eg. the DIY
Sydney chapter has caused Exit to manufacture of Helium kits), in the
undertake a risk management as- current persecutory climate it makes
sessment of all of the organisation’s far better sense to leave the provi-
activities. sion of information to Exit Director
Dr Philip Nitschke and the ExiTutorial
Exit has always taken seriously its ob- program.
ligation not to expose its volunteers
or members to legal risk, directly or indirectly. If Important changes are planned for the ExiTutorial
authorities have decided to target Exit in Australia program in 2010 to compensate for this changed
for political reasons, it is incumbent upon the or- role for chapters. In the absence of a law on vol-
ganisation to minimise the reasons why this might untary euthanasia/ assisted suicide in the majority
be seen as warranted scrutiny. of jurisdictions where Exit is active, and with the
arrest of activists in the US (after infiltration by au-
To this end in 2010, Exit proposes that those Chap- thorities) front of mind, these changes are a logical
ters that have adopted a practical focus in their development.
Exit UK 2010 Exit US 2010
In 2010, Exit International will be holding meetings In the US in 2010, Exit International is
in the UK in late March and November. Confirmed
planning a national series of meetings
dates will be published in the February edition of
on both the east and west coast and in
Deliverance.
Canada. Following the success of the
Since Exit’s 2009 tour of the UK, the organisation
November 2009 tour and amidst a marked
has been approached by more than five separate increase in demand for Exit’s unique
documentary film crews, each seeking to accom-
brand of practi-
pany Exit on its next round of UK meetings.
cal information,
A film crew is therefore likely to be selected in the
Exit meetings
coming months to document Exit’s March 2010
will launch in
meetings which are scheduled to be held in Lon- June and be held
don, Edinburgh and Dublin.
throughout the
year.
(While a second 2009
series of workshops
had been planned for
From the organisation’s base in Belling-
October/ November ham, Exit US is set to expand significantly
this year, this had to
in Nth America, and not only in response
be postponed after
to interest from Americans. Exit’s pro-
the difficulties with
securing a venue in
posed shift into the US is also a response
the Canadian city of
to the increasingly censorial political cli-
Vancouver.) mate of Australia.
UK Exit Workshops will commence at 11am with a
With the Australian government’s ‘Clean
public meeting followed by a workshop. The meet-
ings will close at 3pm.
Feed’ (mandatory Internet Censorship
scheme) likely to be implemented in the
Confirmed dates will be posted on www.exitinter- first half of 2010, and with Exit’s websites
national.net. Early bookings can be made by email-
due to be blocked as a result, Exit has lit-
ing or phoning Exit on 02071-931-557.
tle choice but to seek political asylum in a
6.
country that takes civil liberties seriously.
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