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ReSisters standing up for adult human females **Thread title edited by MNHQ**

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Doobigetta · 28/01/2019 10:06

ReSisters groups in Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff and across the country were out making a point for women last night and did an amazing job. Please share your photos here!

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concretesieve · 29/01/2019 15:12

Sonic - yes, I've been wondering about that Grin I'd guess a pair of scissors and some safety pins would do it. It's pretty safe to assume that lots of the t-shirts would be removed quickly, so they'd only really need a temporary process for the statues' photo opps Grin

R0wantrees · 29/01/2019 15:08

Features a long, downright inaccurate (and possibly libellous?) statement and photo by a Letchworth resident ... one Jane Fae....

(Jane Fae speaking about Jenni Murray)

Magdalen Berns:
'Transactivist Gets Rekt By Julie Bindel'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnaDUwYqEw8

thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3374614-John-Ozimek-now-Jane-Fae-on-women-feminists-and-victims-of-pornographers

Oldstyle · 29/01/2019 15:03

ChewyLouie suggest you contact the wonderful 'Let a Woman Speak' - they are in Plymouth but are in the loop re who's who in that neck of the woods.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 14:53

I'm sure there were many solutions, but I'd imagine Velcro may have been used. Some of them will have needed quite a bit of prep and planning.

SonicVersusGynaephobia · 29/01/2019 14:51

These are so wonderful. I'm searching my brain to try to think of any statues of women near me!

Please, though, can someone please tell me how they got the t-shirts on the statues when eg the hand is attached to something else? Did they have to cut the t-shirts and then sew them back on?! Shock

I'm a bit fixated on this. Someone please solve the mystery for me so I can enjoy this more.

heresyandwitchcraft · 29/01/2019 14:34

Massive thank you to the ReSisters Flowers
Beautiful work.
And thanks to Standing for Women for the kit used in the action Flowers.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 14:20

The last sentence? Ironically, yes. Grin

Melroses · 29/01/2019 13:58

Features a long, downright inaccurate (and possibly libellous?) statement and photo by a Letchworth resident ... one Jane Fae....

Lots of vague innuendo and aspersions being cast there.

The ending was good Smile

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 13:53

Are there any plans to go global ?Would join a chapter in my part of the world 

It's grassroots... my local lot started as a bunch of people from here PMing, then added others they personally knew, discussed a name for the group and at some point contacted the original Liverpool ReSisters who helped design the local logo.

Olgatheoptimist · 29/01/2019 13:44

well done everyone who was involved.

TinyRick · 29/01/2019 13:13

Are there any plans to go global?

Would join a chapter in my part of the world Smile

WonderWoman2019 · 29/01/2019 13:07

There's definitely a Cornish group because they began tweeting on Twitter last Friday. In case it helps they are CornwallReSisters@KernowReSisters

Qcng · 29/01/2019 13:07

Apparently the t-shirts are all over Brighton (where I'm from).
I've looked for any mention of it in The Brighton Argus, but nothing.... At all. Shame on them.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 13:07

www.thecomet.net/news/letchworth-and-harpeden-statues-campaign-1-5870335

Features a long, downright inaccurate (and possibly libellous?) statement and photo by a Letchworth resident ... one Jane Fae....

pearlkent · 29/01/2019 13:06

To those asking about a London group - we're in the early stages of setting up a west London group - see this thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3483170-West-London-meet-up

I'll bump it up too on the board. If you're interested just PM me or thefirstmrsdewinter

ChewyLouie · 29/01/2019 12:57

Thanks Errol, I’m in the South West and getting bored of constantly checking myself here to avoid deletions.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 12:52

If you give a clue to your location, someone may be able to PM you, or tell you who to PM. For obvious reasons access is somewhat obscured!

ChewyLouie · 29/01/2019 12:49

How do you join a ReSisters group - not on Facebook/Twitter ?

Mumfun · 29/01/2019 11:35

Brilliant campaign! Would have loved to put up some round London so yes looking forward to a London group!

thatdamnwoman · 29/01/2019 11:21

I've had a phone call from a friend driving through Swansea to say that this morning the t-shirt and banner were still there on the Swansea statue. Delighted that the citizens of Swansea and their council see no offence in the dictionary definition of 'woman'.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 11:06

I noticed one of the comments is from George Monbiot - who is evidently on the side of women, and criticises the Times for 'siding with an unpleasant, aggressive minority rather than 50% of the population' - presumably for including 'transphobic' (in quotes) in the title - but also, responding to a reply praising the good work of Turner, Bannerman, Gilligan, he says that the Times frequently uses 'woman' for men 'identifying' as women, rendering language meaningless.

Good to see a firm line but I do hope he takes the Guardian to task!

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 09:58

Overwhelmingly positive comments on The Times piece. Smile

CallMeSirShotsFired · 29/01/2019 09:31

Anyone else think that specifically using the word "deface" reveals certain connotations about what PN feel about the word (or even concept of) "woman"?

Hackedoffwoman · 29/01/2019 07:01

Thanks Igneococcus. The share token doesn't seem to be working. Can you try again ? I really want to read past the first paragraph Smile

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