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Date: 19 August 2005 11:53:27
I never explained why did I?
Whilst we were making a giant (8m) Make Poverty History Banner we started to watch the new series of Doctor Who - mainly because cutting out massive cardboard templates isn't the most thrilling thing to do, but partly because Doctor Who is one of my current obsessions.
At one point, I wanted to make an image of a Dalek wearing a white band with the words "Ex-ter-min-ate Pov-er-ty" next to it for a leaflet, but this never happened.
During the July the second march I saw a Dalek and asked "Can we make one?" not expecting to be taken seriously - but my friends readily agreed, and we started planning to make a Dalek as a campaign tool.
The reasons I think a Dalek would make a great tool are mainly due to the media attention I think it will get. Whilst Doctor Who was off the air, it was the Daleks that got a lot of media attention - they are a recognisable symbol, everyone knows how they speak - and best of all, one wouldn't expect to see one on a demonstration.
I have a theory as to how we can have a good Dalek, but as it's geeky in the extreme, I won't post it just yet...