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Labour Party Mass Resignation Letter

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DJLippy · 18/04/2018 12:36

Mayday for Women are arranging a mass resignation letter. Quote

  • After this letter it is clearly not tenable to remain. We’re therefore finalising a collective resignation NOW. If want to resign over Self-ID dont do it alone - join other women! We’ll be sending letters of names into newspapers. Email name + CLP to [email protected]

We’ve so far gathered 300+ signatures of women who wish to resign if Lab formally agreed Self-ID for AWS. That’s now happened through this letter.
Women are so angry about this many wanted to leave months ago. We’d discussed a Women’s strike for May elections. #LabourLosingWomen *

I've added my name to this letter. I've never done anything like this - eeek!

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auntycartmanslargertesticle · 30/04/2018 22:33

Need 7 more supporters in next half hour. Please go sing up!

Itscurtainsforyou · 30/04/2018 21:59

Not sure if this has been posted but Mayday are asking people to sign up to a thunderclap https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/69765-labour-women-mass-resignation. Apparently it needs 100 people to sign up and they're just short.

Wanderabout · 30/04/2018 10:21

He is already supported by momentum and funding from several unions

Funding by unions? How does that work?

lilPeeky · 30/04/2018 09:32

I will be resigning but not until after I stay to cast my vote for one of the biological women standing against a self identified trans woman on an all women shortlist in my clp. I owe them that. I don’t expect any of them to succeed. He is already supported by momentum and funding from several unions. But on principle I will first deny him my vote.

TERFragetteCity · 28/04/2018 22:00

Email address is in tne OP

Itscurtainsforyou · 28/04/2018 21:57

I'm on the list and just drafting my resignation email that I'll send through to membership etc just to be sure.

Anyone fancy helping me write it?

Clonakiltylil · 28/04/2018 21:47

I’m on this list as well. And after Corbyn’s nonsense, I can’t say I’m sorry.

averylongtimeasSpartacus · 28/04/2018 20:31

I have always been a life long labour supporter and voter, if not a member. But no longer.
I am old enough to remember the bad old days of the militant tendency, when the left wing of the party made it almost unelectable, I thought we were past that, but apparently not.
I cannot vote for them again, I feel politically homeless.

While I cannot sign as I am not a member, can anyone give me the email address of who to email to support this?

Wanderabout · 28/04/2018 19:39

I got as far as trying to fill in the membership application but as I didn't self-identify as a woman I had no way of joining. There was no box that matched the way I identify.

BossWitch · 28/04/2018 19:33

If I'd ever been a member I would leave.

As it is, I've voted for them in the last 3 general elections, but there's zero chance of my doing so again anytime soon. Not while this current shit show is on going.

Politically homeless at the moment. Not something I'd have predicted 5 years ago.

TERFragetteCity · 28/04/2018 19:26

If you have recently left, in the last 6 months, over this issue - please send your name to be added to the list as you are probably still listed as a member.

TERFragetteCity · 28/04/2018 19:25

Wow this shows just how unaccepting of the Trans Community Mums Net is, The Labour party will be far better without bigots and transphobes,

Sorry but no bigots are leaving, and no transphobes are leaving.

Women are leaving because of SELF ID, not about people with GRCs.

HTH.

Snakie · 28/04/2018 19:22

Another who has recently left, over self-ID and anti-semitism.
But this is a great idea.

DarthArts · 28/04/2018 19:18

Sally it's not a MN initiative.

It's been organised by a separate group entirely, but some MNetters have taken the decision to join that action.

I just think we need to be very clear on that point wrt the premise of your post.

DarthArts · 28/04/2018 19:14

I'm already on the list.

I see the activists are already putting the waving goodbye memes of joy on twitter and also saying it's an insignificant number compared to total party members.

The thing they aren't comprehending is that that number of people resigning membership over a single issue is afaik unprecedented.

I'm also sure that there are many more who have left already, plus those who might like to sign but are nervous about doing so.

On that note, I am pretty sure that a) you can add your name if you have already left over this issue and 2) that there's another list of people who will leave but don't feel able to state their name - so they can say 300 named individuals plus x number of women who feel unable to disclose their identity.

IdentifiesAsMiddleAged · 28/04/2018 19:05

Yep. Just checked. Almost exactly a month

IdentifiesAsMiddleAged · 28/04/2018 19:02

Wanderabout

I was about a month ago now

smilethoyourheartisbreaking · 28/04/2018 19:01

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BlackeyedSusan · 28/04/2018 18:58

WTGLWGH

Wanderabout · 28/04/2018 18:56

When did you write Identifies?

IdentifiesAsMiddleAged · 28/04/2018 18:34

No reply to my letter, detailing my concerns, from my high profile female MP

sallyannemum · 28/04/2018 18:18

Wow this shows just how unaccepting of the Trans Community Mums Net is, The Labour party will be far better without bigots and transphobes,

stealthsquirrelnutkin · 28/04/2018 17:49

Thanks Wander, I'll look into it.

Wanderabout · 28/04/2018 15:29

Shock Stealth.

Strongly recommend making an appointment to actually talk through your concerns with your MP. It may have just been filtered by staff, and much easier to explain in person.

stealthsquirrelnutkin · 28/04/2018 14:50

I was waiting for a response from my MP before making the decision. I'd sent her an e-mail a fortnight ago with the list of demands from Fair Play for Women, and a short personal story explaining why women only spaces were of vital importance to me.
Just got her reply. A preprinted postcard from the HoC saying my communication had been received and the contents noted.
So that's me withdrawing my support until they come to their senses. I wonder how many signatures are on the list now?