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Should we march?

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 13:01

What would it take to make a decent number of women join a public demonstration in London calling for an end to this nonsense? Just how nonsensical would it have to get for you individually to attend such a March?

I'm not as well informed as a lot of these posters, I'm not sure exactly what might happen in Parliament today. I'm getting scared. Should I be scared? If I should be scared I think we need to march.

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Giddy99 · 03/07/2018 18:00

There is a great March you could go to on Saturday, starts at Portland Square London. Thousands will attend, you might be able to make a valid point there,

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 17:58

Chained to railings seems quite popular. Is that something the suffragettes actually invented?

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Terfnserf · 03/07/2018 17:54

Willing to be chained to some railings, i am slightly disabled so good publicity! Also retired so don't give a toss if arrested.

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 17:47

Why does it make no sense Prawn? TWAW makes no sense.

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 17:46

Great Writersblock

Some of the threads at the moment are so worrying, like the Cotton Ceiling one. Like others have said, this whole thing is affecting women's mental health. It is like living with an abusive partner gas-lighting you. The MP who today said TWAW like it would be an arrestable offence to disagree.

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Katy75 · 03/07/2018 17:45

I would march too

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 03/07/2018 17:45

Transactivists have a massive advantage in the street. Ask Maria MacLachlan. Ask the lesbians beaten by transwomen at the San Francisco Dyke March (where dykes are not welcome).

Something witty and ingenious might work, but I don't think a march makes sense.

Writersblock2 · 03/07/2018 17:38

I don’t know about chaining ourselves, but I think if we dressed up it would look amazing (if there was enough of us).

Also: we all have work commitments, but where possible, I’d say it’s worth a day or two if annual leave (if we can!). Personally, I’d not want any “if only...” feelings later on.

FloorPlan - I may have pinged a message or two off to other groups...

Count LAWS in.

RaininSummer · 03/07/2018 17:27

One problem with marching is that unfortunately I bet a lot of us couldn't do it because if work and family commitments as well as distance and cost so we would need to pretty sure of a good turn out do that we don't look like minority nutjobs. Would be very up for marching however if feasible.

Could we chain ourselves to things like the suffragettes?

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 17:27

Would any of the organised groups be actively in favour of this?

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winterinmadeira · 03/07/2018 17:17

I would definitely march. It needs to be accessible and publicised though so that we know about it. Obviously not too publicised so that it gets hijacked which does make it challenging but not impossible

Writersblock2 · 03/07/2018 17:14

I think we need to pick it for during the consultation period. We can organise quickly. To be effective I think we need to represent from all areas of the U.K., coming together centrally. I’m pretty sure there are enough of us who feel strongly about this. And if we do it and it doesn’t work? At least we have tried, right?

Nevertheless, she persisted

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Floorplan · 03/07/2018 16:38

I think it would be important to pick our moment. A small showing might be counterproductive, but if we start organising now we'll be ready to act if and when things get Canada-style crazy.

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OvaHere · 03/07/2018 16:33

I'd be up for marching but it's going to be difficult to get the word out because the normal channels that these things are spread via, FB and twitter etc.. will shut it down.

A poor turn out due to not being able to organise without sabotage or women being fearful could backfire.

yearofthewoman · 03/07/2018 16:25

Even if marching isn't picked up by the press, if it is seen by a few women who otherwise would feel completely on their own then it has to be worth it.

Yes, marching is great for forging links with people concerned about the same issue.

However, it depends what we want to do. If the point is to make change, and quickly, then we may need to think creatively about how we do this.

Stopthisnow · 03/07/2018 16:07

I am up for marching. I think we do have to do more in real life to get the message out. There are plenty of things that we can do to get the message out, manfriday has set a good example, we should keep it up by organising similar things frequently. One large march or several smaller marches held around the country is also a good idea I think.

IAmLurkacus · 03/07/2018 16:04

I’d march now and I’ve never marched for anything ever.

WhereDoWeBeginToCovetClarice · 03/07/2018 15:35

I am up for marching. Perhaps we could asks the organisers of other marches such as Million Women Rise for tips.

UpstartCrow · 03/07/2018 15:11

Trump listens to Alex Jones and Paula White, so forgive me for being skeptical about how much you have to teach anyone here.

Bamc1977 · 03/07/2018 14:42

“Even if marching isn't picked up by the press” I think your going to find out that the press “pick up on it” if they support the cause so don’t expect it reported regardless of how much you tell the about it unless there is something bad to say

Bamc1977 · 03/07/2018 14:39

Go for it but don’t expect any press attention unless there is trouble there and if there is trouble expect the media to lying about it and blame you all for it. If there is a March I suspect you’re all going to find out just how biased the press is and why Donald trump calls the media fake news.

hungryhippie · 03/07/2018 14:38

I would be up for this.
I just feel so helpless at the moment and want to do 'something'.

Orlandointhewilderness · 03/07/2018 14:32

Even if marching isn't picked up by the press, if it is seen by a few women who otherwise would feel completely on their own then it has to be worth it.

yearofthewoman · 03/07/2018 14:31

How’s about we recreate the suffragettes? It’s been 100 years.

This on the other hand, is more likely to catch the media's attention IMO.

yearofthewoman · 03/07/2018 14:30

Just marching doesn't make the media if it's not on their agenda, though.

I've been on marches of 20,000+ through London and not a peep in the papers.