Dear Tom Allen,

As you can see from these two attachments there is a total confusion among all involved parties about the events ahead of the 2nd June rally.

As far as I can see we have to do with blatant manipulation, that would be a merit for any of Tony Blair's spin-doctors. BOND, represented by you, are speaking with two voices about your decision of rejecting the sculpture.

One voice for the press and all the NGO's that have sent messages of complaint is telling that the decision is not yours, but Rainbo's, and that you are not opposed to displaying sculpture according with the original agreement.

The other voice directed to Rainbo, and so to us, you in several messages tell that the sculpture cannot be displayed due to considerations for the Christian part of the public and due to your vision of a family-friendly rally with circus, songs, etc.

Despite of various requests, especially our letter of 30th May, you have evaded sending us a clear declaration telling that we can display the sculpture according to our agreement with Rainbo. We did not receive any response to our letter containing a simple and crucial question.

I urge you to stop this manipulation and overtly stick to your decision in stead of speaking with two voices in an attempt to mislead the press, the NGO's, and the public. We essentially acknowledge your right to decide about the agenda of your rally, but BOND should also recognise our right to question your decisions. But you block out a constructive discussion by muddling the issue with spin.

We look forward to receiving a clear response to this letter and the attached letters without spin and manipulation.

We have put some essential parts of the communication on our website, see

http://www.aidoh.dk/London

Yours sincerely,

Mr Jens Galschiot

Banevaenget 22

DK-5270 Odense N

Tel.: +45 6618 4058

Fax: +45 6618 4158

E-mail: aidoh@aidoh.dk

Internet: www.aidoh.dk

Dear Jens,

I am equally surprised by this communication – it’s without a doubt from Tom Allen’s email (below), what the position and decision of the “Mobilization Group” was on our intention to exhibit the sculpture. This is further confirmed by the last paragraph from Dr. Toubia’s response that was circulated to all BOND members and yourself….

“However, in the event that the organizers of the June 2^nd campaign see it fit to reverse their decision we would be happy to work with Jens, and others, to articulate the essential message of the sculpture to a wider audience.”

I hope this erases any doubt in your mind as to who made the decision that we could not exhibit the sculpture at the 2^nd June event.

Regards,

Oloo Habil

Operations Support Officer

Rainbo - Health & Rights for African Women

Queens Studios

121 Salusbury Road

London NW6 6RG

Tel: +44 207 625 3400

Fax: +44 207 625 2999

www.rainbo.org

Rainbo is an African led International NGO working to promote health and rights for African women.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Allen [mailto:tallen@bond.org.uk]
Sent: 27 April 2007 13:16
To: Oloo Habil
Cc: Amany Abouzeid; Nahid Toubia; Fola Omotunde
Subject: RE: Your Voice Against poverty - 2nd June'07

Dear Oloo,

I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

I've shared this with my colleagues on the Mobilisation Group and we've come to the decision that, much as we sympathise with your messages and objectives, we don't think it would be appropriate to exhibit this sculptor on 2nd June.

There are two reasons: one is that this is a family-friendly upbeat day aimed at a young audience, two is that there will be a lot of Christian organisations, and individual Christians, involved, including CAFOD, Church of England, Tearfund, Christian Aid, etc. I'm afraid this sculpture is just too "heavy" for this audience.

Perhaps Rainbo would still like to have a stall in the main park, with information about the work you do and the issues you work on? We think this exhibition would be inappropriate however.

Let me know how you want to proceed, and if you want a stall. We understand if this means you want to reconsider your £500 donation to the campaign as well. I can talk on the phone to you again Oloo, but I'm on a teleconference for the next twenty minutes. My desk number is 020 7520 0253.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Oloo Habil [mailto:ohabil@rainbo.org]
Sent: 26 April 2007 13:05
To: Tom Allen
Cc: 'Amany Abouzeid'; 'Nahid Toubia'; 'Fola Omotunde'
Subject: Your Voice Against poverty - 2nd June'07

Dear Tom,

Further to out conversation earlier, find attached a brief put together by the artist who did the sculptor "In the Name of God" that we intend to exhibit at the 2^nd June event.

The sculpture depicts a pregnant teenage girl in natural size crucified on a high cross. It is intended as a sculptural outcry, an artist's comment to the crusade against contraception and sexual rights launched by fundamentalists the world over.

Our intention during the 2^nd June event is to use the sculpture to highlight the links between ending poverty and increasing the access of girls and women to reproductive health services. We hope to put across the message - we cannot end poverty without increasing women's rights to make decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive rights. We will be distributing flyers containing key facts and figures.

Please let us know if this will be OK with the expected crowd.

Kind regards,