Women Only Mass Bike Ride

If anyone is planning to walk their bike anywhere in Lancashire or on the Manchester route please can you drop me a PM? I’d like to join in but too disabled to ride. Would be lovely to have some company so anyone who needs a slower/non riding route let me know!!

Anyone? Huh ok. Well it’s almost midnight Saturday here. I’ve had a few couple of relaxing wines. I suspect I’m not the only one.

I don’t know what is causing the animosity here. But I do think you’re way out of line Venice. Don’t do this here.

I think it sounds like a great thing to do jean
I will see if I can join you!

Please excuse me Jeanhatchet, I didn't mean to cause any confusion. As a man I'm (rightly) not invited on this ride.

Thinking of you, Jean, and Frances.

I'll be sending a donation your way this week

81? Dear God. I'm lost for words. Thinking of her 😢

VeniceAllan, have I said something wrong?

Right, I'm joining you both. Going out right now for a bike ride as a tribute to Frances Hubbard.

Thank you Jean for bringing these women's stories to our awareness and being the inspiration for us all to speak up about male violence. It can't be allowed to go unnoticed.

Re Belfast ride ... no one has offered to organise one yet but I hope they will! Thanks for answering, Jean. I’m not ‘on’ twitter but I read it. I saw a couple of people ask, so I’ll see if I can sign up and contact them.

Jean you are a favourite of mine.

Jean, you're a favourite of mine - I think what you do is amazing.

I am in Norfolk and keeping everything crossed that a Norfolk ride is organised. I'll ride that day anyway and so will my dd but would like to be with other women if possible.

This is so important Jean and I'm sorry you've faced such criticism and attack.

Well I have to say that I'm disappointed.....
disappointed that I will be travelling in Europe (ok I'm excited about that) when this is happening.

I got quite excited and fully intended to join in here down under and make use of my birthday gift (a retro bike with basket) that I'm ashamed to say I've still yet to ride. Then I saw the date .

Still I will keep you all in my thoughts, for a safe and successful ride.

Don't let the haters get you down. Every day more and more people are seeing the reality behind the mask. xx

I am confused ... why is jeanhatchet not a favourite of these pages?

I have read only positive comments about you on here Jean - and this is how I first learnt of you and what you do. So so powerful.

And as a woman I am so grateful to you for keeping this so clear and present in people's minds

I have a disability but if I am well enough in September I will join your peloton. And meanwhile I am sharing it widely.

These women and how they died will not be forgotten

So glad you did! Its such an important event.

I noticed that WPUK have posted your information about it
(for anyone like me who has maxed out their Medium article allowance)

(extract)
Women will also ride from exercise bikes in their own homes. Women will ride from around the world. Women will ride alone at the same time. Women will use wheelchairs, trikes or even push a bike if they cannot ride one. All will carry a murdered woman’s name with them. All will carry the weight of her death in their hearts. All will be women.

It is absolutely vital that this mass bike ride will be women-only. It is essential to the project that we acknowledge the sexed nature of this crime. It is vital that statistical integrity is attached to the figures. Men murder women because they are women.

In objection to the fact that I have said that only women will ride, today I had a man offer to strangle me. He negotiated his price openly with another man on the internet. The first man had stated he would pay for someone to shove my bike down my throat.

My crime? To say that a ride for murdered women would be attended only by other women. Women have to be allowed to self-organise. There are times when this is the right thing to do. " (continues)

womansplaceuk.org/2019/06/15/ride-for-murdered-women-a-female-peloton/

Jean its beyond appalling that you received violent threats by men over this. Speaks volumes about so much, especially how important the event is.

Looking forward to it. X

I'll be thinking of this while I'm out on my bike today