Men violently preventing women from congregating, communicating and networking, is what the Taliban do. Why is it happening in the UK?

[SingleSexSpacesInSchools]

The FiLiA Women's Liberation Conference was targeted overnight, the attackers even live tweeted the violence.

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25532194.live-brighton-centre-vandalised-feminist-conference-begins/

Local politicians are so far silent.

This is literally terrorism, using fear and violence to shut down legitimate peaceful discussions.

Video of the incident: https://x.com/TransBashBack/status/1976555969439223934

This is just the latest in a long campaign of intimidation including physical violence. Nearly every single GC women's meeting has experienced this over the last 8 years.

Vandalism is not acceptable either.

It is v depressing and also not surprising.

#The Filia conference in 2022 Cardiff, had a credible online threat issued to burn down the venue Police investigate apparent online threat to 'burn' venue hosting a feminist conference in Cardiff | Wales Online .

As we know from male patterns of offending, escalation is a thing.

(ignoring the vandalism apologist on here)

Ah we see the standards at which Kimura feels proper attention is warranted : women were not blown up, why the fuck are you bitches whining.

Our so-called 'news' channels are a joke. 7.4 earthquake in the Philippines earlier and I heard no mention on BBC news.

Causes deaths, you know...

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Thank you @SingleSexSpacesInSchools, you got in there first with a reply very close to my own thoughts!

This is behaviour that was no doubt meant to intimidate and silence women, but because nobody was around at the time we can’t describe it as terrifying, apparently. Got it.

It's been lovely having a break for a while.
Wondered where they'd gone?

So we agree, I didn't say that you - or anyone for that matter - were supposed to be listening to anything.

To be clear - Angry people break stuff when they're not being listened to. The people this particular bunch are angry about popped up in their back yard, so they went and broke their stuff. It's not that deep.

Everything else - that you are supposed to be listening to them, that they're 'justified' in their criminal damage - these are things you appear to have up. Nobody in this thread has suggested them, except you.

Not engaging with you further, I’ve made my point quite adequately.

Some posters are desperate to stop people talking about this, aren't they?

Words are violence but actual violence is criminal damage. The women at Filia was to talk, to be listened to but this is not acceptable to the traliban. However, the women manage to not be violent commit criminal damage. I can't think of a single event for transpeople that has suffered an iota of the obstruction, violence and intimidation that is par for the course when women try to speak.

Proper action was taken by the police, immediately.

People are aghast that some smashed windows in Brighton weren't breaking news on the BBC.

Angry people break stuff when they're not being listened to.

This is absolutely NOT a hard and fast rule, otherwise women would be smashing stuff up all over the place. Your central premise does not hold up. That's why it sounds like you're making excuses for them.

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No, spray-painting and smashing windows isn't terrorism. No more than vandalising aeroplanes is. It is criminal damage, absolutely fair enough to prosecute as such, but it is not terrorism. I don't agree with the current government approach of characterising protest as terrorism.

Also why SHOULD Filia listen to these people? Filia is a women's rights organisation.

where rape and violence against women in their own homes is considered perfectly acceptable

You're right that it's not as widespread and extreme as the Taliban but the principle is the same. And unfortunately I don't believe that this country finds rape and violence against women unacceptable when the consequences of committing rape are frequently small to none for the perpetrator.

mysterious really, isn’t it.

Nothing is 'hard and fast' 100% of the time.

And women have smashed plenty up throughout history. You've never seen a woman in a riot? Who was smashing whisky bottles with hatchets during the temperance movement?

I haven't made a single excuse for anyone on this thread. I can't help it if people don't know their history.

Again, nobody in this thread has suggested that Filia should listen to them.

Which protesters throughout history have attacked a rights organisation's meeting venue simply for meeting, please?