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Labour Women's Declaration event in Brighton

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51percent · 11/09/2021 15:49

Labour Women's Declaration and Lesbian Labour are holding a talk in Brighton during the Labour conference, who's coming?

I'll be there!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-matters-in-a-sexist-society-tickets-166297162289

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EmbarrassingAdmissions · 11/09/2021 18:19

@shesellsseacats

I'm looking forward to being in a room with other feminists, it's been so long!

The last talk I went to was WPUK 2020 just before lockdown. Wasn't that brilliant! It feels like an age away, now, though.

Likewise. If all goes to plan, I'm attending the Oxford event 24 September - speakers, Jane Clare Jones, Helen Joyce, Maya Forstater, and Julie Bindel.

www.eventbrite.com/e/amplifying-women-deeds-with-words-tickets-169760376857?keep_tld=1

shesellsseacats · 11/09/2021 17:57

I'm looking forward to being in a room with other feminists, it's been so long!

The last talk I went to was WPUK 2020 just before lockdown. Wasn't that brilliant! It feels like an age away, now, though.

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 11/09/2021 17:25

@JD2018May

Yes, WPUK. She's bloomin brilliant.
Emma H also gave a superb presentation for WHRC (also on YouTube).
51percent · 11/09/2021 16:22

I think that keeping women's sports sex-segregated is something that motivates a lot of people, from the simple perspective of obvious fairness

I totally agree. Personally I have no interest in sports, they just don't interest me!

But, I am interested in women's rights to single sex sports and will fight for that right. I'm interested in my daughter's right to a level playing field (literally and figuratively). She plays rugby, at the moment with the boys as they're young. But when they're older they're split by sex for very obvious safety reasons on the pitch. It makes a nonsense that if boys are allowed to identify onto the team.

Also I'm interested in single sex spaces more generally.

I don't understand how the left has got itself in such a pickle over gender ideology, how so many seem to have thrown common sense out of the window. It really gives me hope that there are women in Labour (and other parties too) who are hanging on in there and fighting for women's rights.

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JD2018May · 11/09/2021 16:15

Yes, WPUK. She's bloomin brilliant.

JD2018May · 11/09/2021 16:13

Me, I'm going, actually involved with LWD, and hoping we get a good audience. I think that keeping women's sports sex-segregated is something that motivates a lot of people, from the simple perspective of obvious fairness, so it should be interesting to see how many show up. Non-members and non-Labour people also welcome, because this is a conversation that we really need to have. Any Brighton or South coast mumsnetters able to come? 28 Sept, 5.45pm, venue will be emailed later, but it's central.

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 11/09/2021 16:00

There are some videos of Emma H on YouTube. Was it WPUK who organised the discussion about sports in QE Hall?

51percent · 11/09/2021 15:52

I'm looking foward to hearing from Emma Hilton, I've only ever come across her on Twitter where she's brilliant, it'll be good to see what she actually sounds like in real life!

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