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Standing for Women are coming to Manchester!

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Thisisouting · 14/09/2018 10:34

Morning!

The Brilliant Standing for Women are bringing We Need To Talk to Manchester on the 28th September
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Speakers are
Posie Parker
Hannah Clark (ManFriday)
Jean Hatchet
Anne Ruzylo
Julia Long

It's the same night as the WPUK event in Leeds so if you can't get over there come join the Manchester Meeting!

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silentcrow · 29/09/2018 18:18

Speakers in order were Hannah Clarke from Man Friday, Jean Hatchet, Anne Ruzylo, Julia Long and Venice Allan, with Posie in all her green goddessery as chairwoman.

The g&t made me laugh, I never would have thought to bring anything even if I hadn't been driving!

miketv · 29/09/2018 18:15

Ursula - the video from last night?

UrsulaPandress · 29/09/2018 18:09

I'm halfway through the video. Might need help identifying who is whom.

I didn't make it as the bus didn't arrive but glad to see I wouldn't have been the only one with cans of g&t.

BitOfFun · 29/09/2018 17:49

It was really amazing, I loved every minute! I'm gutted that I didn't realise who everybody from here was though, like Barracker. I was the blonde Scouser in black and white stripes who asked the first audience question, btw

arranfan · 29/09/2018 17:20

Elletorro - did anyone thing you were a live promotional trailer for the programme?

(Obviously, you're a promo for the Mumsnet Radicalisation Programme but I mean that one based on Atwood.)

Elletorro · 29/09/2018 17:16

Mumsnet guidelines were not adhered to

NewWomensMovement · 29/09/2018 17:13

Looks great

silentcrow · 29/09/2018 17:10

Aaah, I wondered what you'd get up to! How did it go?

arranfan · 29/09/2018 17:07

Elletorro - applause

Elletorro · 29/09/2018 17:00

There may have been a little activism in Manchester today

#couragecalls

Standing for Women are coming to Manchester!
arranfan · 29/09/2018 16:58

I had me an elective barmectomy.

Nothing to do with being Up North-West with the barm cakes and deciding to give them up?

Barracker · 29/09/2018 16:50

I had me an elective barmectomy.

BeyondAdultHumanFemale · 29/09/2018 16:47

Completely OT here, but where did the rest of your name go, Barracker?

SpartacusAutisticusAHF · 29/09/2018 16:43

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Barracker · 29/09/2018 16:26

Of course I know your posts SpartacusAutisticusAHF! Because they are superb.

Maybe we spoke in the pub, I don't even know!
I'm happy that women are organising and gaining in strength.

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BingBongSong · 29/09/2018 15:39

Chef? Ched Hmm.

I thought the Irish woman who pointed out that her sister, who lived in Ireland and didn't even know self-id had been passed, answered the question very well. And the point made that Ireland gave men the right to access women's spaces before they gave women the right to an abortion. Beautifully put.

BingBongSong · 29/09/2018 15:36

Privileged to shake your hand, Jean, and have a photo with you! (I mentioned I had followed your work since the Chef Evans petition). I'm looking forward to hearing you speak again soon.

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Hyppolyta · 29/09/2018 15:10

They were in the back row. They werent too bad during the speeches, but lots of muttering during the Q&A.

A piece of fabric was passed round for women to write positive messages on, and they were just utterly baffled by it, bless them. How depressing to be unable to write one positive message about your own sex.

Barracker · 29/09/2018 15:09

You were incredible, Jean.

NewWomensMovement · 29/09/2018 15:08

It was a great evening watching it live online.

So important.

BesmirchingMotherhood · 29/09/2018 15:04

There were whingers there?

I watched it all live on YouTube to do the best I could at pretending to be there. Amazing. Just amazing.

Hyppolyta · 29/09/2018 15:01

You were fantatstic Jean!
I was sat just in front of the whingers and god did they whinge and the way you called them out as terrorists was fabulous.

miketv · 29/09/2018 14:56

You were all great Jean - it was great to hear you all speak so well in person.

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