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WPUK Truro - 9th June

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Writersblock2 · 26/05/2018 07:31

Come on, you wonderful women, I’m making a last push here to invite you down to Truro, Cornwall. Come and hear Posie Parker, Miranda Yardley, Jean Hatchet and Judith Green speak. You know you want to....

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Writersblock2 · 10/06/2018 01:01

Absolutely brilliant meeting! I’m about to crash in bed but just wanted to post here first. Everyone was so good: Jean’s speech was vital and made me teary (more than once), Posie was full of fierce, beautiful spirit, and Hannah was so inspirational and uplifting. Also huge thanks to our Chairwoman - fab job.

I loved speaking to many women after - wish I could have spoken to more of you. What a hugely worthwhile experience it was.

Special, huge thanks to all of the women who rocked up and helped out: moving chairs, meeting and greeting etc. You are all wonderful.

And yes, there will be more. Because we have loads of support, and because we think more women should be heard.

Let a Woman Speak, damnit! BiscuitBear

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Picassospaintbrush · 10/06/2018 00:46

Great to meet South West feminists.

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UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 09/06/2018 23:40

'Twas great. Lovely to hear sense and swearing. Lovely to meet other sensible, sweary people. Thanks to the organisers.

Sad that WPUK and Posie can't kiss and make up. It's a fractured and fragmented movement as it is.

But, hopefully there's a germinating seed of a local movement now.

AwakeCantSleep · 09/06/2018 23:03

No protesters to be seen.

MrsSteveMcDonald · 09/06/2018 23:00

I didn't see any protesters, I walked back to my car on my own with no problems. The food made me smile, it couldn't have been any more mumsnet if it tried.

HarryLovesDraco · 09/06/2018 22:51

How were the protesters? Were there any?

2rebecca · 09/06/2018 22:16

Caught about half of it live. Excellent, well done women, and those who spoke from the floor. Will watch the rest later

AwakeCantSleep · 09/06/2018 21:38

Brilliant meeting. Am now talking to interesting, clever women over pom bears and wine Smile

Hackedoffwoman · 09/06/2018 21:21

I watched the live stream. Well done all. Hope you are enjoying a well earned drink in the pub now.

sleepingdragons · 09/06/2018 21:11

Please come closer to the North West!

WPUK goes places by invitation - you should invite them!

(Disclaimer - I know this wasn't WPUK).

Or, you could set up your own meeting and invite people, which is what Truro are planning to do next I think.

sleepingdragons · 09/06/2018 21:10

The recording us up here:

BingBongSong · 09/06/2018 21:02

Thanks for live streaming. I only managed to catch Sweary and Jean but found your talks inspiring. I finally got a cut and paste reply from my MP after 3 months and 3 letters from me, and was really disheartened that he didn't mention women until the 6th (final) paragraph of his reply. Sickened, actually.

Please come closer to the North West!

lostplot · 09/06/2018 20:59

Gutted I couldn't make it but hope it's going well. So proud that something is happening in this neck of the woods!

LangCleg · 09/06/2018 20:59

I enjoyed that, even if it was only via the live stream!

TransplantsArePlants · 09/06/2018 20:57

Well done everyone!

TransplantsArePlants · 09/06/2018 20:55

You are so right. I have spoken to several people IRL now and these discussions have helped me order my thoughts. To my delight, I have been pushing at an open door. I have donated. I have written a letter that got published. I am going to a meeting. If and when this comes up at my workplace I will be ready

pombear · 09/06/2018 20:34

Jean - you're right. Your stance, and others, are making all of us braver to talk the truth more publicly.

WillYouPickSomething · 09/06/2018 20:28

Can we please have a transcript of ManFriday self-Iding as Churchill?

LangCleg · 09/06/2018 20:24

Sweary - you are posh! And brilliant!

pombear · 09/06/2018 20:19

Thank you SwearyG. Lots of us feel like we can't do what you're doing right now. We're writing, donating, speaking, just not on social media.

You, Jean, Posie, Jana, Jeni, Annie R, Victoria, Sarah, Joani and so many others are helping us to frame our conversations. Your politics may not align, but your message does.

And helps us to frame our own discussions.

BingBongSong · 09/06/2018 20:14

I am on the live stream Smile.

sleepingdragons · 09/06/2018 20:13

Hannah from Manfriday on now:

pombear · 09/06/2018 20:12

Jean - I completely recognise the risk you've taken here on speaking out publically. Your work on the rides is amazing.

Hannah - go for it! Plain speaking.

I recognise that there are problems with the challenges within this all-women movement right now, and that there is a lack of diversity in the 'let a woman speak' room (though I'm not sure what the make-up of the room is if you turned the camera). But this conversation needs to happen everywhere, in rooms like this, in your coffee shop, with your friends, with your MPs.