"Hundreds defy ban to attend Clapham vigil"

Sisters uncut do not speak for me

I hope Janice is aware of the involvement of Sisters Uncut. Her Twitter feed is all about blaming the police for not “hanging back”.

They dance with extinction rebellion, they take the knee for BLM.

And they fiddle with their phones and look into the distance when TRAs kick windows and threaten women.

They arrest women protesting peacefully.

The evidence yet again of how little women matter in society and how acceptable it is seen to treat them in ways no one would dare treat other socially valued (and male dominated) groups.

I also had a relative in a Japanese POW camp who physically came back but not mentally - believe me, neither he nor anyone else who suffered and died in those places was doing it for the right of people to dress in black and enjoy a bit of a kick off for their own personal satisfaction and politics. Dragging their name and memory into this childish and awful behaviour as some kind of justification for it spits on the sacrifice made for freedom of democracy, equality of values, that no one should be reported to the police and arrested for what they say, that no one should be terrorised or worse for not believing and acting according to a dominant political narrative.... we have taken a very, very wrong turn if this toddler tantrum stuff is being viewed by those doing it as something noble and justifiable.

Thanks for the heads up Cunty

Janice Turner is in Times radio in the next hour talking about this. She’s a good ‘un.

twitter.com/sistersuncut/status/1370847160770699266?s=21
This is what Sisters Uncut were doing. They turned it into an anti-police protest. They were not there to hold vigil for Sarah. In fact their actions and speeches, according to a journalist present, may indeed potentially jeopardise bringing her alleged killer to justice, there is a reason the media is glossing over what the women in the bandstand were actually saying.

Their feed this morning is all about protesting the police tomorrow. Not about Sarah at all.

Btw I observe that Patsy was clearly free and de-arrested very quickly, to be making videos so soon.

Also an actor.

www.castingnow.co.uk/patsy-stevenson

Do we know she’s a member of Misters Uncut, or is that speculation?

Last night I saw all the usual suspects come out to condemn the police and to support women's right to safe streets. They were Kier Starmer, Ed Davy and Caroline Noakes whose view of women includes not being able to define a woman . Now the hi-jack of the kidnapping of the death of a young woman.

If this becomes a TWAW argument, then you can forget about safe streets, the argument will be lost because the public at large do not agree that TWAW. All the money raised will go towards a Stonewall agenda.

London women need to get out there during the day without any formal organisation so as not to alert those who would piggy back such a sad situation. Sisters uncut do not speak for me. They are always so quick to get in front, before we've even turned round

I hope many more women will fill in the survey on Violence against women, this will have a great impact I hope. They apparently had some 20,000 extra responses last night

Two things from Patsy from that interview:
Quote ‘It’s not all men, we know that’ (Yes I’ll give you that)
and ‘Rally the troops’.
Look at her facial expressions.
She’s loving it 😒

Absolutely shameful behaviour by the police. This is so disappointing.

Patsy is a student at Royal Holloway which rose 74 places in the Stonewall index. You never have to look too far....

intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/news-events/news-articles/2020/january-20/royal-holloway-rises-74-places-in-the-stonewall-wei-index-scale-2020.aspx

I don't find Patsy Stevenson that inspirational, sorry. I think that it is really appalling to try to appropriate a woman's murder to talk about how "transwomen are women", as she did in the interview I saw (it was the first thing she said

Totally agree. I don't find her inspiring at all.

Patsy's interview

twitter.com/counterfireorg/status/1370899755786702849?s=21

Good piece from The Times - thank you for posting

Never heard of Sisters Uncut - although I was aware of the assault of MM and the insistence of the judge for MM to use incorrect language regarding the sex of her attacker - in a court of law I’m sure there is a word for that beginning with the letter p

Regarding their ‘all women’ inc TW stance - it may actually serve to make more women aware of what is going on.

The killer didn’t care whether Sarah either had a gender identity or if so, whether it was consistent with corrosive sexist stereotypes - the killer only cared that she was a woman.

She was murdered because she was female. End of.

Mentioning TW highlights that everyone knows the difference.

Just what I was thinking perfect.

In what way is Patsy inspiring? A member of sisters uncut, first words TWAW and of course not forgetting the NAMALT. Sisters uncut went there to be trouble, its clear from many accounts of last night they just took over the vigil and turned it into the mess it ended in. Why is it the ones claiming to be so anti fascist are the most fascist and violent people there.

Not feeling inspired, fiorun. This was meant to be a vigil, not a protest and her interview last night had some very dubious content.

How is it inspirational to continue to encourage people to behave irresponsibly and illegally during the pandemic. Why Parliament square at 5pm tomorrow? When Parliament is debating & voting on the police & crime bill? How on earth is that going to deflect attention away from the policing issue?!? It will just perpetuate the story. I have no doubt that Parliament square will be full of protestors tomorrow but their focus will not be Sarah or VAWG and adding to their numbers does not help our cause.

I don't find Patsy Stevenson that inspirational, sorry. I think that it is really appalling to try to appropriate a woman's murder to talk about how "transwomen are women", as she did in the interview I saw (it was the first thing she said).

I feel so much for Sarah’s family. They have lost their daughter and sister, this isn’t a political agenda this is their reality. It is also the reality of many other families throughout the U.K.

There needs to be change, real change.

I've not read it myself yet but here's the Sunday Times lead story

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/outrage-as-police-clashes-tarnish-vigil-for-sarah-everard-fk7pd0wtx?shareToken=545f4c44c38b33a887d52a67887504c3