Who's going to the WEP Conference this weekend? Fancy a thread?

Hi OP, I’m going, signing in. Been a bit poorly and not a lot of time recently, so only just starting to look through the programme and plan which sessions I want to attend. It’s all pretty overwhelming!

SPOFS when you say be careful, these debates get heated etc - do you specifically mean at WEP meetings?

Werewolf there is free childcare available (up to age 14) but the deadline has passed to arrange it now I think, plus tickets sold out. But just posting for future reference, sorry you can’t make it this time. My understanding is if the emergency motion passes and then the GRA motion is changed to a special debate, then it will not be voted on at conference and the wider membership will then have an opportunity to participate in consultation rather than just conference delegates voting.

Or if you know a member, talk to her about what she could say if she chooses to speak. Or talk about it here :-) If we want to speak in the GRA debate (or any debate) we can have 3 minutes, I believe. I don’t know if I’m brave enough, not out of fear of TRAs, but just general discomfort and inexperience at public speaking like this.

I'm a member but can't attend. I just hope that WEP comes out the other side and officially recognises that females exist, and need to retain their sex based protections.

Is it possible to make representations or comments without actually going? No childcare and certainly not taking the children!

If you're going, please be careful! These debates get very heated, so I wouldn't go to the emergency one alone. Try and find someone else who is GC before the self-I'd debate.

relevent thread with important questions, OP Procrastinator1 wrote:

"As set out in a previous thread, www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3318961-Ultimate-betrayal-by-the-WEP
the WEP are going to be debating a motion which includes self ID of sex in September

Before the debate on the motion they are holding a question and answer session with two barristers who have advised the government and are thought to be very sympathetic to trans rights proponents. Twitter thread about the Q & A session twitter.com/Indy_Leya/status/1024703148236132353

One of the barristers, Michelle Brewer, is involved with an organisation called TENLI, Trans Equality Legal Initiative, with our favourite, suspended NUS trans officer, Jess Bradley

I wonder if any WEP members who will be attending have any questions for the barristers, for instance, about the impact of self ID on natal women or how Jess has shaped the trans argument over the last few years, or whether the personal proclivities or motivations of policy shapers should be taken into account when assessing the policies they advocate for?

I'm sure lots of people would be interested in the answers."

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3325882-WEP-conference-questions-for-panel-of-trans-rights-advocating-barristers

I’d like a thread, please!

I'm not going but I'd like to hear about it so please let us know what happens

I'm disabled and can't travel. Can you report back?