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Janice Turner - I bet I know where she’s going today at 6pm

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SheWillButRise · 13/03/2021 10:03

JT on twitter :

I suspect many women will head to Clapham anyway this evening. Will be interesting to see if the Met dares arrest or fine them, given one of their own officers has been charged with Sarah Everard’s murder. What would the Suffragettes do?

Seriously would any other vulnerable group protesting a grotesque death allegedly by a police officer be told be kind, contain your anger, post hashtags online. But ladies: stay home, be nice.

Fuck lighting a candle, quite honestly.

JT as always - sums everything up.

Flowers for Sarah

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WendyTestaburger · 13/03/2021 20:06

I wish I had gone. Child care issues. I did manage a quick run though. It's the one activity keeping me sane - anger running.

WarriorN · 13/03/2021 20:00

I can't stop watching the live stream.

The anger. I wish I was there

WarriorN · 13/03/2021 19:58

That's been going on in a fb group I joined.

I'm really not sure why a TW decided it was appropriate to describe being teased on the bus while they introduced themselves, but they did. Cue some fawning.

WendyTestaburger · 13/03/2021 19:44

@Lettera

From the publicity for my local vigil: 'This is an inclusive space. All women means trans women. It also means anyone presenting or identifying as female.'

For fuck's sake.

"not my nigel/la"

Seriously. The specifics of this awful case, where someone with the role of Police Officer is the suspect, you think people could stop claiming there are special categories of male who magically pose no risk to females.

ThisIsSimplyBeyond · 13/03/2021 19:20

🕯💐

WarriorN · 13/03/2021 19:09

It was peaceful till some bloke started ranting about cv legislation causing it all.

The women had enough and the police removed him.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/03/2021 19:04

Outside of London, I'm aware of women going for walks and leaving purple/white/green ribbons tagged with #shewasjustwalkinghome in various places.

HippopotumArse · 13/03/2021 18:44
JayAlfredPrufrock · 13/03/2021 18:44

Heard arrests are being made.

HippopotumArse · 13/03/2021 18:43

A peaceful vigil forced to cancel and now there is a protest. Nice work Met Police.

HippopotumArse · 13/03/2021 18:40

I'm watching. Women are ANGRY.

WarriorN · 13/03/2021 18:39

Just now

twitter.com/joanaramirouk/status/1370806309109514246?s=21

Theluggage15 · 13/03/2021 14:23

My daughter lives in Clapham, she and her housemates are going. She said ‘the fucking police can get in the bin mum’.

I realised last week that I give her exactly the same advice that my mum gave me ‘ be very careful when you’re on your own at night, be aware of your surroundings, have your keys in your hand, etc.’ Literally nothing ever changes for women, they have to modify their behaviour, limit what they do. Just so frustrating and tiring.

TheCuriousMonkey · 13/03/2021 14:21

@ValancyRedfern

Here you go *@SheWillButRise* www.womensgrid.org.uk/?p=14705

Although my local one makes a big song and dance about women being 'anyone who identifies as such' so I feel total despair and don't want to go.

My local one does this too. Cognitive dissonance much. Has really put me off going.
ShagMeRiggins · 13/03/2021 14:04

@gardenbird48

If I was near enough I’d be going.

Didn’t the police let BLM protests happen last summer in lockdown?

Yes, but to the best of my knowledge BLM didn’t ask permission. It just happened.

The vigil organisers actually contacted appropriate bodies to inform and—I believe—request permission but were told to stay home.

Bvop · 13/03/2021 12:42

My dd is only 10. I want her to have another year or two before we have the talk. I didn’t know about the fear that women carry with us until I was about 13, so I haven’t shown her any of the news.

ThePankhurstConnection · 13/03/2021 12:29

I just wanted to sat I love all you women going anyway. I'm in Scotland if I was closer I would be joining you. You are wonderful women and this is a terrible shocking incident.

SantaNameChange · 13/03/2021 12:27

Thanks for the links - I'll join my local one

Thecatonthemat · 13/03/2021 12:26

Lettera FFS indeed.

LunaHeather · 13/03/2021 12:26

@gardenbird48

If I was near enough I’d be going.

Didn’t the police let BLM protests happen last summer in lockdown?

Yes and some of them did the kneeling.
LouHotel · 13/03/2021 12:23

There's no local one for me but myself, my mum and my girls are going for a candle lit walk.

Lettera · 13/03/2021 12:17

From the publicity for my local vigil: 'This is an inclusive space. All women means trans women. It also means anyone presenting or identifying as female.'

For fuck's sake.

loveyouradvice · 13/03/2021 12:07

Women will be going ... who is there to arrest if it has been "cancelled"?

No one ... just lots of women walking with candles.

My local one has been cancelled.

I am sure I will meet lots of other women in the park tonight at 6pm

WarriorN · 13/03/2021 11:49

Doorstep

fb.me/e/1aWD75PAa

ValancyRedfern · 13/03/2021 11:29

Here you go @SheWillButRise
www.womensgrid.org.uk/?p=14705

Although my local one makes a big song and dance about women being 'anyone who identifies as such' so I feel total despair and don't want to go.