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Another US volunteer joins travellers on illegal site

8:51am Tuesday 19th February 2008

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ANOTHER American volunteer has moved in with travellers at Dale Farm.

James Dasinger has been sent by Washington-based human rights group, Advocacy Project, to live for several weeks at the unauthorised campsite at Crays Hill.

He will spend time campaigning against eviction and has already taken part in a High Court protest.

Mr Dasinger and Advocacy Project founder Iain Guest have already attended a Gypsy Council meeting at Dale Farm.

They have been knocking on doors in Oak Road, Crays Hill, urging villager to "build bridges" with travellers and also helped compile a report of health needs of the site.

Mr Guest said: "He will seek to get the travellers' message out to a wider audience and help set up an IT project for young travellers."

Last summer US student, Zach Scott, a volunteer for the same group, spent several weeks on the site.


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Tony, London says...
9:22am Tue 19 Feb 08

How would this prat like it if we knocked on his door & asked him to build bridges with Al Qaeda following a meeting with Osama Bin Ladin & his council members??????

Sandra, Basildon says...
9:39am Tue 19 Feb 08

Does he wear a cape and a mask with ears and is Boy Wonder by his side?

slapshot, essex says...
9:56am Tue 19 Feb 08

I dont think any yank has the right to come here and tell us about human rights, Its not like we are making the travellers wear orange suits, keeping them in chains and blind folded for 23 hours a day is it? go back to mickey mouse land and put your own house in order first.

Sherry, At work :( says...
10:27am Tue 19 Feb 08

I don't really know the ins and outs of all this but can someone tell me why the Americans are involved.

Eagle, Southend says...
10:58am Tue 19 Feb 08

Sherry wrote:
I don't really know the ins and outs of all this but can someone tell me why the Americans are involved.
Coz..Like a few years ago when plenty of americans thought it was cool to throw money at the IRA before the real horror of terrorism hit their homeland, they just live in a fantasy world and they think that Ireland is full of lepraucans and we treat them soo badly when they move here..and no..this isn't an anti-irish rant, my flatmate is Irish and he's just embrassed about the whole thing especially when people claim they are a different 'race' !!

Enoch, Thurrock says...
11:29am Tue 19 Feb 08

Oh Please these poor decrepid paddy's NOT, what is happening in the world why has this idiot travelled over here from the U.S to but his nose in, his time would be better spent travelling around the U.S apologising to the Native Indians of America to whom his ancestors slaughtered for the fun of it and took over there land and pushed them onto land miles from where they came to starve, they are one of the worst nations on the planet for dealing fairly, do us all a favour and go home YANK you are not wanted any more than the scum you are living with.
Rant over for now.

dolly, basildon says...
1:30pm Tue 19 Feb 08

i think its perfectic that an american has come over to help them scumbags, there rude,disrespectful dont pay any taxes and there also insest.there children run riot and cause havoc and dont go to school. by the way im talking about the paddys,basildon is just full of travellers and nobody wants them around everybody hates them.now that yank hasnt a clue what them people cause so if i was him id clear off and keep his nose out.

Sherry, At work :( says...
1:36pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Eagle wrote:
Sherry wrote: I don't really know the ins and outs of all this but can someone tell me why the Americans are involved.
Coz..Like a few years ago when plenty of americans thought it was cool to throw money at the IRA before the real horror of terrorism hit their homeland, they just live in a fantasy world and they think that Ireland is full of lepraucans and we treat them soo badly when they move here..and no..this isn't an anti-irish rant, my flatmate is Irish and he's just embrassed about the whole thing especially when people claim they are a different 'race' !!
I would have thought America have enough problems of their own without coming over here to sort out ours, and i could think of much worthier causes to spend their time and money on too!

peter perfect, Southend says...
1:42pm Tue 19 Feb 08

dolly wrote:
i think its perfectic that an american has come over to help them scumbags, there rude,disrespectful dont pay any taxes and there also insest.there children run riot and cause havoc and dont go to school. by the way im talking about the paddys,basildon is just full of travellers and nobody wants them around everybody hates them.now that yank hasnt a clue what them people cause so if i was him id clear off and keep his nose out.
Dolly dearest, turn on your spell checker..hee

Angela, Crays Hill says...
1:51pm Tue 19 Feb 08

I'm looking forward to this Yank knocking on my door!

Bozo, says...
2:50pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Angela wrote:
I'm looking forward to this Yank knocking on my door!
Yeah, and you tell him where to stick his chewing gum too!!!

ShipShape, Basildonk says...
2:54pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Is it at all possible that we don't give the oxygen of publicity to this naive man?

He might just decide to go back to Utopia and let all the other little Yanklings know that we're not interested in what they've got to say.

Then the 'travellers' will stop using these well meaning but misguided kids for cheap publicity.

Bozo, says...
3:04pm Tue 19 Feb 08

ShipShape wrote:
Is it at all possible that we don't give the oxygen of publicity to this naive man? He might just decide to go back to Utopia and let all the other little Yanklings know that we're not interested in what they've got to say. Then the 'travellers' will stop using these well meaning but misguided kids for cheap publicity.
Or you could give them a copy of your take-a-break to take home with them?

ShipShape, Basildonk says...
3:17pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Only if he lets me complete the crosswords first.

you know who, says...
5:08pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Tony wrote:
How would this prat like it if we knocked on his door & asked him to build bridges with Al Qaeda following a meeting with Osama Bin Ladin & his council members??????
Sorry? Are you trying to equate breaking planning laws with mass murder and terrorism?

Or was this just a really pathetic cheap shot?

I love this. Every time the Echo prints a story with the word "Traveller" in the headline it brings out all these swivel-eyed weirdos, foaming at the mouth about something or other they read in last week's Daily Mail.

Get a life. Move on. We have bigger problems these days you know.

chill out, Benfleet says...
5:18pm Tue 19 Feb 08

A person entering this counrty as a guest and deliberately indulging in an illegal activity should be arrested and deported. What is the Police doing about it? Oh yeah...they are too busy making sure no one is driving and using a cell phone!

Noddy, Wickford says...
5:59pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Check out this link

type in Advocacy net. org (doesn't look like links are allowed?)

I wonder if he will team up with good old Zack (remember him?) and form some sort of "tag team". Taking on us naughty raciests who object to an entire community building on green belt land! USA, USA, USA...

Noddy, Wickford says...
6:00pm Tue 19 Feb 08

http://advocacynet.o
rg/blogs/index.php?b
log=105&title=introd
uction_3&more=1&c=1&
tb=1&pb=1

budgie, pitsea exile says...
6:32pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Bleedin' students....they should take a few terms at the University of Life. Waste of space.

the undertaker, crays hill says...
9:03pm Tue 19 Feb 08

Just another load of old bo11ox from that cheating lying lot at dale farm.
Mind you if that prat knocks on my door he will have to stick his tooth brush up his a55 to clean his teeth when ive finished with him.

Tony, London says...
12:38pm Wed 20 Feb 08

you know who wrote:
Tony wrote: How would this prat like it if we knocked on his door & asked him to build bridges with Al Qaeda following a meeting with Osama Bin Ladin & his council members??????
Sorry? Are you trying to equate breaking planning laws with mass murder and terrorism? Or was this just a really pathetic cheap shot? I love this. Every time the Echo prints a story with the word "Traveller" in the headline it brings out all these swivel-eyed weirdos, foaming at the mouth about something or other they read in last week's Daily Mail. Get a life. Move on. We have bigger problems these days you know.
Still don't know who you are, can you give me a clue?

However with rapier like wit & charm I don't really want to!

My post was to give an ironic analogy to events and people who cause mistrust, mayhem & fear in a community; possibly a point that has ruffled your hair as it passed by or were the words too big for you to understand?

I do have a life (a very sucessful one I may add)& am neither swivel eyed nor foaming at the mouth; I just happen to be someone who cannot abide what the SQUATTERS (Travellers or Pie keys if you prefer) stand for & continue to act above the law of the land.

you know who, says...
4:53pm Wed 20 Feb 08

Tony, you are not swivel eyed or foaming at the mouth. I accept your word on that.

But you are pretty smug, posting on here about your life being so successful.

Bully for you old chap.

By the way I do understand irony, and all of your "long" (7 letters or less) words. My bald pate has been ruffled by your analogy to Uncle Osama. I still don't understand (call me stupid by all means if it helps) why this is relevant to Pie Keys as you so charmingly call them.

And thanks for the compliment about my wit. You're a gent.

Callhimstupid, says...
12:23pm Thu 21 Feb 08

you know who wrote:
Tony, you are not swivel eyed or foaming at the mouth. I accept your word on that. But you are pretty smug, posting on here about your life being so successful. Bully for you old chap. By the way I do understand irony, and all of your "long" (7 letters or less) words. My bald pate has been ruffled by your analogy to Uncle Osama. I still don't understand (call me stupid by all means if it helps) why this is relevant to Pie Keys as you so charmingly call them. And thanks for the compliment about my wit. You're a gent.
"Dave" aka "you know who" aka whoever etc

Scores so far

3/10 as a WUM

10/10 as a prat

11/10 as a closet DAily Mail reader......

manmythlegend, Pitsea says...
1:12pm Fri 22 Feb 08

This is a joke surely! Have as much time for Americans as I do travellers. The majority of them are morons as cited by the fact they twice selected George Bush into office! He'll probably try to turn Crays Hill into one of their trailer parks. Thanks for coming Yankboy, as we really need more travellers inter breeding!

Tony, says...
6:55pm Fri 22 Feb 08

you know who wrote:
Tony wrote: How would this prat like it if we knocked on his door & asked him to build bridges with Al Qaeda following a meeting with Osama Bin Ladin & his council members??????
Sorry? Are you trying to equate breaking planning laws with mass murder and terrorism? Or was this just a really pathetic cheap shot? I love this. Every time the Echo prints a story with the word "Traveller" in the headline it brings out all these swivel-eyed weirdos, foaming at the mouth about something or other they read in last week's Daily Mail. Get a life. Move on. We have bigger problems these days you know.
I'd like to get a life, unfortunately the travellers have taken it over by living at the bottom of my road and terrorising everybody that comes to my house and myself when I have to leave my road. I'd like to move, but unfortunately that is impossible because no one will buy my house.

piano hinges, says...
3:36pm Mon 25 Feb 08

I'd like to feel sorry for myself but unfortunately Tony has used up an entire nation's worth of self-pity.

Looks like I'll just have to get on with it then, and face life's problems as they come. Ho hum.

Patty, says...
8:12pm Thu 28 Feb 08

Enoch wrote:
Oh Please these poor decrepid paddy's NOT, what is happening in the world why has this idiot travelled over here from the U.S to but his nose in, his time would be better spent travelling around the U.S apologising to the Native Indians of America to whom his ancestors slaughtered for the fun of it and took over there land and pushed them onto land miles from where they came to starve, they are one of the worst nations on the planet for dealing fairly, do us all a favour and go home YANK you are not wanted any more than the scum you are living with.
Rant over for now.
Comparing what is happening to Travellers in England in year 2008 to what happened to the Native Americans hundreds of years ago makes no sense. Most Americans are embarrassed about what happened to the Native Americans in the past while the British seem to revel in the idea of evicting Travellers in the present.

Al, says...
3:29pm Sat 1 Mar 08

Patty wrote:
Enoch wrote: Oh Please these poor decrepid paddy's NOT, what is happening in the world why has this idiot travelled over here from the U.S to but his nose in, his time would be better spent travelling around the U.S apologising to the Native Indians of America to whom his ancestors slaughtered for the fun of it and took over there land and pushed them onto land miles from where they came to starve, they are one of the worst nations on the planet for dealing fairly, do us all a favour and go home YANK you are not wanted any more than the scum you are living with. Rant over for now.
Comparing what is happening to Travellers in England in year 2008 to what happened to the Native Americans hundreds of years ago makes no sense. Most Americans are embarrassed about what happened to the Native Americans in the past while the British seem to revel in the idea of evicting Travellers in the present.
Engage your brain before you speak.

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