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About Dave\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nDave Dane was an activist within Greenpeace [ London ] which is how I got to know him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had attained a degree in Organic Chemistry, becaming a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and went on to teach at a further education college in Haringey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was also a key figure within the London Anarchist Forum, active in his trade union, and within the IWW [ Industrial Workers of the World ].<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Most Well Read Individual<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nSomething which Dave said on a regular basis was: \u201c I’ve read about that\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was a reflection of his wide ranging knowledge upon aspects of ancient history, radical history, aspects of science, trade unionism, and coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a long time I was trying to persuade him to write a history of the ancient world via an examination of the various coins of the period. He was the only person I ever met who might have been able to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His other great interest was playing chess which he continued to do
until very recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sayings and Slogans<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nDave had a wonderful way of making various political points via his slogans and posterboard on demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are just two of my favourites<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside of Australia House upon a demonstration about the building of the Franklin Dam –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘ Damn the Dam’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then while outside the French Embassy on the subject of Nukiller Bomb Tests at Muraora Atoll –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘ No more banging in the Pacific.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outing Bob<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nHaving known spycop Bob Lambert as Bob Robinson while he infiltrated Greenpeace [ London ] Dave joined a group of activists who outed him at a conference which was being held at the TUC building in Bloomsbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was part of the group which distributed leaflets to those who attended the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was only very recently that I learnt that it was Dave who distributed the leaflets to everyone who was on the speakers platform. That included Bob, who looked him in the eyes as he did so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Last Eight Years<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nEight years ago Dave became a paraplegic and landed up in a care home due to medical negligence for which he took out a court case that he won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even then he continued a lot of his reading, while playing chess online and as part of a chess club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this period I would chat with him almost every day on the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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