10:23 campaign
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10:23 campaign
The 1023 Campaign is an awareness campaign & protest against homeopathy. The campaign is organised by The Merseyside Skeptics Society, a non-profit organisation of skeptics in the United Kingdom. Participants are against the sale of homeopathic products which could be misleading, the pseudo-scientific claimed mechanisms of function, and erroneous or unproven health benefits made by advocates.
Participants state that homeopathy is "an unscientific and absurd pseudoscience".[1] The campaign's name is a reference to Avogadro's number; approximately 6 × 1023.
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The 1023 Event 2010
On January 30, members participated in a protest involving a mass overdose of homeopathic products in order to demonstrate that they have no effect.[2][3][4] New Zealand Skeptics held a similar protest.
The 1023 Challenge 2011
A follow-up event occurred on the weekend of the 5-6 February 2011.[5] The 1023 Challenge was to promote their statement "Homeopathy - There's Nothing In It".[6]
James Randi
James Randi founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation has challenged homeopathy to take the million dollar challenge. This challenge extends to the pharmacies and retail stores that support homeopathy. Randi also overdoses on homeopathy.[7][8][9]
SkeptiCal
In April 2012, at the Berkeley SkeptiCal conference, over 100 people participated in a mass overdose, taking caffea cruda which is supposed to treat sleeplessness.[10][11]
International Participation
Worldwide, the campaign received commitments of participation[12] from:
| Country | City |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Manchester |
| Australia | Canberra |
| Australia | Sydney |
| Australia | Melbourne [13] |
| Australia | Perth |
| Australia | Geelong |
| Australia | Brisbane |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| Germany | Berlin |
| Germany | Essen |
| Germany | Cologne |
| Germany | Munich |
| Germany | Frankfurt |
| Sweden | Stockholm |
| Sweden | Gothenburg |
| Sweden | Gothenburg |
| Argentina | Rosario |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| France | Paris |
| Finland | Helsinki |
| Philippines | Puerto Galera |
| Chile | Santiago |
| Switzerland | Zurich |
| Brazil | São Paulo |
| Brazil | Natal |
| Brazil | Porto Alegre |
| South Africa | Cape Town |
| Mexico | Mexico City |
| Mexico | Morelia |
| Spain | Bilbao |
| Spain | León |
| Spain | Gijon |
| Spain | Zaragoza |
| Spain | Madrid |
| Spain | Barcelona |
| Hungary | Székesfehérvár |
| Hungary | Szeged |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Portugal | Lisbon |
| Belgium | Brussels |
| Austria | Graz |
| Austria | Vienna |
| United States of America | Atlanta, GA |
| United States of America | Tucson, AZ |
| United States of America | Monterey County, CA |
| United States of America | Hollywood, CA |
| United States of America | Morgantown, WV |
| United States of America | San Francisco, CA |
| United States of America | Phoenix, AZ |
| United States of America | Poulsbo, WA |
| United States of America | Honolulu, HI |
| United States of America | Boston, MA |
| United States of America | Saylorsburg, PA |
| Canada | Montreal |
| Canada | Vancouver |
| Canada | Toronto |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Canada | Kitchener |
| Canada | Edmonton |
| Canada | Winnipeg |
| Israel | Tel Aviv |
| Romania | Bucharest |
| Romania | Sibiu |
| Romania | Iasi |
| Romania | Timisoara |
| Poland | Warsaw |
| Poland | Wroclaw |
| New Zealand | Auckland |
| New Zealand | Christchurch |
| New Zealand | Wellington |
| Norway | Trondheim |
| Norway | Oslo |
| Czech Republic | Prague |
| Antarctica | [On a Research Vessel |
As a result, 54 videos are listed on the Campaigns' website,[14] and available from YouTube.
Australia
In Australia, the campaign was co-ordinated by Kylie Sturgess[15] of the Token Skeptic Podcast.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, events were confirmed to be taking place in Manchester,[16] as part of QEDcon, and Cardiff.[17]
Media Coverage
- The Australian referred to the 1023 campaign in an online article.[18]
- The Medical Observer published an article about the effects after the 1023 campaign in Melbourne.[19]
- Melbourne-based Dr Ken Harvey told Pharmacy News "the campaign would raise awareness of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) transparency review and concerns over homeopathic products." [20]
References
- ^ "Homeopathy: There's nothing in it". The 1023 campaign website. Archived from the original on 07 March 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100307033656/http://www.1023.org.uk/. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Liverpool anti-homeopathy campaigners stage protest". BBC News. 2010-01-30. Archived from the original on 02 February 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100202075630/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8488946.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "'Overdose' protest against homeopathy". BBC News. 2010-01-30. Archived from the original on 02 February 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100202080153/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8488286.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Mass "overdose" in Leicester city centre". Leicester Mercury. 2010-01-30. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Mass-overdose-Leicester-city-centre/article-1782650-detail/article.html. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "The 1023 Challenge". Merseyside Skeptics Society. Archived from the original on 05 February 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110205215413/http://www.1023.org.uk/. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "The 10:23 Challenge". Merseyside Skeptics Society. http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-challenge.php. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ Randi, James. "James Randi Speaks Homeopathy Week 2010 ". JREF. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyzM_TsIXc&feature=player_embedded#!.
- ^ Randi, James. "James Randi Lecture @ Caltech - Homeopathy ". California Institute of Technology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqP_1beVXQ&feature=player_embedded. Retrieved 5/9/2012.
- ^ Randi, James. "James Randi's Challenge to Homeopathy Manufacturers and Retail Pharmacies". JREF. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMukj31qw1U&feature=player_embedded#!. Retrieved 5/9/2012.
- ^ Munger, Kel. "Drugs, not bugs"". Sacramento News Review. http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/drugs-not-bugs/content?oid=5825955&fb_source=message. Retrieved 5/4/2012.
- ^ "Mixing Homeopathic "Remedies" for 2011 San Francisco 10:23 "Overdose" ". 10:23 campagin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Bg-aSjNM4&feature=player_embedded#!. Retrieved 5/9/2012.
- ^ "The 10:23 Challenge 2011". Merseyside Skeptics Society. http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-challenge.php. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "1023 Campaign". Melbourne Skeptics. http://www.melbourneskeptics.com.au/1023-campaign/. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "The 10:23 Challenge 2011 Gallery". Merseyside Skeptics Society. http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-challenge-gallery.php. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Kylie Sturgess. "10:23 In Australia – 2011". Token Skeptic. http://tokenskeptic.org/ten23/. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "Event Schedule :: QED :: Question Explore Discover". North West Skeptical Events Ltd. http://www.qedcon.org/schedule/. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ Morgan, Rhys (28 January 2011). "Consumers in Cardiff stage homeopathic ‘overdose’". Skeptical. http://thewelshboyo.co.uk/?p=194. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ Adam Taor. "Good week for sceptics". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/good-week-for-sceptics/story-e6frg8y6-1226004002890. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Caroline Brettingham-Moore. "No ill effects after public homeopathic overdose". The Medical Observer. http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/news/no-ill-effects-after-public-homeopathic-overdose. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "Homeopathy "overdose" to highlight TGA transparency". Pharmacy News. http://www.pharmacynews.com.au/news/homeopathy--overdose-to-highlight-tga-transparenc. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
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