New Media Awards 2008

Backlash-UK

http://www.backlash-uk.org.uk/

Nominated in Campaign for change category.

backlash was created in 2005 by the Libertarian Alliance, the Spanner Trust, the Sexual Freedom Coalition, Feminists against Censorship, Ofwatch and Unfettered to collate evidence for an informed debate on censorship and to fight plans to criminalise ownership of material the Home Office finds abhorrent.

It is committed to raising awareness about why the plans are wrong, won't work and about the inevitable unintended consequences if government plans go ahead.

1 nomination from readers

Since 2005, The backlash coalition of organisations has campaigned fearlessly and tirelessly for an issue that most of the public feel will not affect them, but which contains the seeds of devastating changes in the way sexuality is seen by the law. When they began their campaign, it is likely that very few MPs or Lords would have paid any attention to this matter, but through the efforts of backlash, it has been debated vigorously in the House of Lords, and amendments to the measures were only defeated by the Government's use of the whip. The campaign continues energetically to see that the law does not go any further.

Nominated by Oliver Thornton, 07 May 2008

1 comment from readers

Excellent work, often maligned and over looked because of its attention on minority sexual practices which should be protected by law rather than criminalized. They're not just here so MP's can be the only safe perverts.

Submitted by Hans Lucas, 07 May 2008

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