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Womens Place Newcastle

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 18:05

New to mumsnet, terrified.

Anyone going?

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PleaseDontGoadTheToad · 30/03/2018 18:07

When is it?

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:08

Ingsoc

What's to be terrified of??

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 18:10

Its 24th of May. I am terrified of being attacked, a little bit, but mostly losing my job.

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PlonitbatPlonit · 30/03/2018 18:10

Meeting is on 24 May. Tickets available via eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-womans-place-is-standing-her-ground-tickets-43753042528 All the Woman's Place UK meetings have gone ahead without any significant disruption, and really good discussion held. Please do come along!

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PotteringAlong · 30/03/2018 18:11

Why on earth would you be attacked and then loose your job?

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 18:14

pottering Women have been physically attacked for attending these meetings. And people have lost jobs, particularly academics or public sector employees.

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Angryresister · 30/03/2018 18:15

Because women who have attended these meetings have been targeted by TA s . In some jobs now if you say you are gender critical you could face dismissal ....

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:20

I certainly wouldn't be afraid of getting attacked, any aggression just get the police. They are trying to intimidate us, we need to not let them. If jobs are lost, then you need to fight that. You cannot legally lose your job for going to a meeting.

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:22

We are being bullied, personally I think we should be standing up against bullies...... Tra's on here please take note.......... You do not frighten us.

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 18:25

terfragette69 that isn't true in the public sector unfortunately. NHS guidelines are from Mermaids. Are you aware of what happened to Posie Parker? That was twitter. This is my work. I don't think you understand how far it has gone in the NHS

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RatRolyPoly · 30/03/2018 18:28

What happened to Posie Parker (apart from the arrest etc.)? Who's lost their job? (Genuinely asking!)

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PotteringAlong · 30/03/2018 18:35

I cannot find any link to people in the NHS loosing their job because they went to a meeting in their own free time.

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HakunaDentata · 30/03/2018 18:37

Ingsoc how far has it gone in the NHS, are you talking about censorship?

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 18:39

OK I'm off. I was trying to find local people to link up with but I am being grilled. Bye.

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:44

Ingsoc

No one that I have heard of has actually lost their job as a result of going to a meeting in their own time. People may have lost their jobs for being transphobic or for insulting a trans person. Posie has been arrested yes but no charges have yet been filed. In light of this we need to keep fighting, they cannot arrest us all and I'm sure it cannot be legal to sack people for being gender critical. We need to keep a level head and fight if and when such events happen. The general public will be very against our rights being eroded.... If this sort of thing does happen.

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:46

Ingsoc

You are scaremongering and we are very suspicious of new people. Tra's are trolling Mumsnet, you understand I'm sure.

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vicviking · 30/03/2018 18:48

I too wonder if the OP is scaremongering to put people off attending.

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vicviking · 30/03/2018 18:49

No-one has or will lose their jobs for attending an open meeting like this.

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 18:51

vicviking

That's what I was thinking. I'd go but it's too far for me. Will be going to the next one in North West.

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PleaseDontGoadTheToad · 30/03/2018 18:53

Well if the OP is scaremongering then it hasn't work as I'm probably still going to go.

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Ingsoc · 30/03/2018 19:06

No the OP isn't scaremongering. The OP is new to mumsnet. Dont't worry I am still going to the meeting, I just genuinely wanted to connect with others who were going. Never mind. This will be my last post on this thread. I wish you all well.

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DaisyDrip · 30/03/2018 19:09

OO - I'm in the NE. I wonder if I could get to Newcastle that night.

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AsAProfessionalFekko · 30/03/2018 19:10

The won't dare attack geordie lasses.

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Terfragette69 · 30/03/2018 19:11

Ingsoc

Because you're new you probably don't yet understand just how underhand some tra's are being, Mumsnet is being targeted by these imbeciles so we are right to be wary. Go to the meeting if you want but if you are genuinely scared for your job then you need to be sure. As I and others have said, we don't yet know of anyone who has lost their job because of going to a meeting. So personally I wouldn't worry.

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DaisyDrip · 30/03/2018 19:12

AsAProfessionalFekko Quite! I'm a Geordie but don't live in Newcastle now. I do still live in the NE though.

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