Sian Berry & the attack on FILA conference

It's been difficult for Jewish women to stay safe, apparently there has been an incredible amount of antisemitism from speakers inside the conference.

Perhaps Sian Berry doesn't 'identify as' a woman? Who would want to be one of those ? ( apart from some men, of course)

The local council are even more TWAW than Sian if you can believe it.

Wow, that thread about mixed sex changing in a secondary school, post Supreme Court findings, is a shocker.

Ms Berry doing the ‘we need to wait for the guidance’ filibuster when in fact as the OP says ‘there is no legal limbo’ on single sex facilities, or safeguarding responsibilities.

Hats off to @SingleSexSpacesInSchools for all your work on the issue.

Has she anything to say about the very male violence that was on show

Only that it was a 'predictable problem'.

It's the women's fault, you see, for being provocative in wanting to talk about issues like domestic abuse, sexual violence, the oppression of women worldwide, reproductive rights, male violence etc, and also the fault of the council for not silencing and banning them from public like the Taliban.

It's not, of course, the fault of the violent, woman-hating masked thugs who can't keep their rage under control and are forced to attack women and smash shit up whenever something doesn't centre cock.

Yes, these women have forgotten that they are women. They have achieved 'equality' and have every privilege that this brings with it.. They don't recognise vulnerability in themselves and have most likley never encountered or been the subject of male violence or paparaphilia.

There are other options as I said above. We need to try everything.

Report it to local council if you are in the area. It seems the damage to council property may be around 50k at a time when budgets are in crisis. That could mean cuts in schools or social care.

the thing is, FILIA are not even terribly GC either - they regularly cancel women who are too hardline in that respect.

@fromorbit this is fantastic thank you.

everyone taking a stand, sending g those emails, and I will be, makes a huge huge difference. We must stand up and be counted and shut this down.

Berry formerly defended free speech. Now back tracked.

https://x.com/SistersSalon2/status/1976759516806234518
Brighton Sisters Salon

Sian Berry should be reminded that when answering our #QuestionsForCandidates she said:

Yet today she defends this:

(causing an estimated £50k damage to council property).

I was considering bringing her tweet to the attention of the commissioner for MP standards.

In our country (where men kill one to two women a week and rape is effectively decriminalised) having a female MP justifying male violence against women and restrictions of free speech and peaceful gathering is hugely problematic.

Alas it seems that her tweet breaches no standards.

Great to have this thread. Remember too to take ACTION. This trans terror has been going on for too long and the Police and authorities do nothing. Too many women have been attacked. Its great to vent about this on Mumsnet. The next step is to fight back using our voices.

FIRST
Write your MP to ask them to condemn Sian Berry's endorsement of violence and attack on the freedom of speech and ask for action against this group. The Secretary of State of Health Wes Streeting has the correct approach see his response to the attack.

Wes Streeting

This kind of violent direct action is disgraceful. It is designed to intimidate people - in this case women - into silence and it must not be allowed to happen with impunity.

Remember Bash Back vandalised his office;
Wes Streeting’s east London office vandalised by trans protest group

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/wes-streeting-office-vandalism-trans-activists-b1241166.html

Sex Matters has a list of over fifty incidents of Trans activists threatening attacking, and silencing women in the UK. Make sure to link to this
https://sex-matters.org/about-us/what-we-are-up-against/intimidation-threats-and-violence-by-trans-rights-activists/

With the Supreme Court ruling it is time to stop the violence and censorship once and for all. The law is clear women are real. Violence is not going to change that.

Second
Also report Sian Berry to the Green Party for breaking their Code of Conduct;

Complaints Procedure
What to do if you feel that something in the Green Party has gone wrong

https://greenparty.org.uk/members/complaints-procedure/

Code of Conduct
https://greenparty.org.uk/members/code-of-conduct/

The Green Party’s approach to ethical conduct is guided by its philosophical basis and core values, which include a commitment to freedom of self -expression and the non-violent resolution of conflict.

Philosophical Basis para 401

‘The Green Party affirms the importance of individual freedom and self-expression. We believe people should be free to make their own decisions on matters which do not adversely affect others. Its importance lies in valuing the opportunity people have to make their own decisions, accept responsibility for them and develop in their own way.’

Green Party Core Value 8.

‘We look for non-violent solutions to conflict situations, which take into account the interests of minorities and future generations in order to achieve lasting settlements.’ These perspectives inform the following standards for conduct.

Almost certainly the Green Party will let her off, but we need to show up their hypocrisy when they are expelling members for saying biology is a thing.

Third
Write to the media and press ask for more coverage of this and other incidents. The TAs are trying to block entrance to conference right now. When Polanski is on the TV lets get him asked about this. He has condemned the banning of Palestine Action what about Filia.

You can keep up with the wider issues inside the Greens including the rise of Boob Whisperer Zack Polanski in this thread;

Greens
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5328986-greens-internal-drama-warms-up?

Wow! Knew she was a zoomer before, but a woman hater to boot as well ? Women cannot discuss their rights in Brighton apparently or they will "cause " men to be violent! Bloody hell Sian...

@BlueLegume no compelling here. She is a true, true believer in bepenised women.

Just correcting this.

The police seem to have now moved them so women only have to walk past them.

Please, please FOI her. As you can see I’m deep
in conversation and FOI/SAR territory and always at risk of vexatious accusations. The more people who pressurise Sian the better.

for that matter everyone on this thread could email a quick foi to [email protected]

@Dozer - not only is she the local MP she is the one ignoring school girls being forced to change with males in the secondary in her constituency - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5404868-single-sex-changing-spaces-in-a-brighton-secondary-school-new-school-year-new-thread?reply=147701770&utm_campaign=reply&utm_medium=share

Thank you @GCAcademic

As she’s a standing MP I would indeed be interested in FoI about any interactions she had with the council.

From her tweet it certainly sounds like she suggested that they seek to intervene to prevent the event taking place in Brighton/Hove - which would be suppression of freedom of speech and to gather.

By ‘guarded against’ presumably she means banned. how antidemocratic.

Being able to dismiss women's rights is the preserve of a certain kind of woman. They don't see that they need their sex-based rights because they are able to insulate themselves and their interests through their class and finanicial privilege. Sian Berry and Emma Watson are prominent examples of this.

She's a disgrace. Has she anything to say about the very male violence that was on show.

She's the former leader of the Green Party, and the MP for Brighton Pavilion.

@Theeyeballsinthesky excellent thread. I am flabbergasted at how tone deaf Sian Berry has been. My only other thought is she is being ‘told’ to react in this way which - and I am being kind here - has she been coerced into sitting on the side of the TRAs? I particularly dislike the fact she has already discussed the situation with the council which questions why as a woman she would do so - unless she was coerced to do so.

Don’t know who she is: is she a local politician?

’Events that inflame division and create tension must be guarded against’.

Who is she suggesting are best placed to decide what events, topics or groups could be ‘inflammatory’, ‘divisive’ and the cause of ‘tension’? Who does she think will become ‘inflamed’ or ‘tense’? Does the think those people have insufficient opportunity to express their disagreement?

I watched a documentary about Harvey Weinstein and other serial abusers last night.
The point was made that in every case a woman was instrumental in facilitating men abusing other women.
This seems like more of the same to me.

The response to Filia this year has been incredible to see. I hope all the women stay safe.

Howver, if police are also not removing protestors from blocking entrance to the venue, how is this allowed?

Didn’t the Glasgow police cordon the protest to across the street? Why have Brighton police allowed blockage?

Surely that should be something Sian Berry looks into? Of course, she won’t .