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Re: "Open letter to the Board of Worldcon 2023"
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Lynn McGuire
Dec 23, 2022, 8:18:12 PM12/23/22
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On 12/23/2022 7:16 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> "Open letter to the Board of Worldcon 2023"
>
> https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/en/chengdu_science_fiction_association_open_letter_to_the_board_of_worldcon_2023_list_otwarty_do_organizatorow_worldconu_2023/
>
> "Fantasy and science-fiction – whether it be an optimistic vision
> straight from Star Trek, or Gibson’s dystopian cities – often constitute
> a reflection of our own world. It tells us about the future we want to
> see and how to achieve it. Not all opinions on that matter can be left
> outside when entering a convention space.
> Sergei Lukyanenko appears on Russian TV and fantasizes about beating
> Ukrainian children until they learn to love mother Russia. He smiles
> when his conversation partner speaks fondly of genocide. This man is the
> guest of honour of the most important, theoretically, meeting of our
> community – he’s the guest of honour of next year’s Worldcon.
> We, the Polish fandom, can see what’s happening across our border. We do
> not agree with honouring a man who enthusiastically applauds the
> bombardment of Ukrainian cities and crimes committed by Russian
> soldiers. Appearing on Russia Today is tantamount to legitimizing the
> invasion of Ukraine.
> We’re calling on the organisers of Worldcon 2023 to rescind the status
> of guest of honour from Sergei Lukyanenko, and we’re asking the
> international community of fans to help us in exerting pressure on that
> matter."
>
> Lynn
Hat tip to:
https://www.facebook.com/david.weber.5621/posts/pfbid0cfwvCLFta4UjxYyr1Exqs4CVoVYK7qvKbS8tdWSGhqrnx85xugSgJ1PWDXVNoZxLl?from_close_friend=1¬if_id=1671810954842594¬if_t=close_friend_activity&ref=notif
Lynn
> "Open letter to the Board of Worldcon 2023"
>
> https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/en/chengdu_science_fiction_association_open_letter_to_the_board_of_worldcon_2023_list_otwarty_do_organizatorow_worldconu_2023/
>
> "Fantasy and science-fiction – whether it be an optimistic vision
> straight from Star Trek, or Gibson’s dystopian cities – often constitute
> a reflection of our own world. It tells us about the future we want to
> see and how to achieve it. Not all opinions on that matter can be left
> outside when entering a convention space.
> Sergei Lukyanenko appears on Russian TV and fantasizes about beating
> Ukrainian children until they learn to love mother Russia. He smiles
> when his conversation partner speaks fondly of genocide. This man is the
> guest of honour of the most important, theoretically, meeting of our
> community – he’s the guest of honour of next year’s Worldcon.
> We, the Polish fandom, can see what’s happening across our border. We do
> not agree with honouring a man who enthusiastically applauds the
> bombardment of Ukrainian cities and crimes committed by Russian
> soldiers. Appearing on Russia Today is tantamount to legitimizing the
> invasion of Ukraine.
> We’re calling on the organisers of Worldcon 2023 to rescind the status
> of guest of honour from Sergei Lukyanenko, and we’re asking the
> international community of fans to help us in exerting pressure on that
> matter."
>
> Lynn
Hat tip to:
https://www.facebook.com/david.weber.5621/posts/pfbid0cfwvCLFta4UjxYyr1Exqs4CVoVYK7qvKbS8tdWSGhqrnx85xugSgJ1PWDXVNoZxLl?from_close_friend=1¬if_id=1671810954842594¬if_t=close_friend_activity&ref=notif
Lynn
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