Women's Place meeting, Oxford - 25th April

[TerfyMcTerface]

Just spotted on Twitter that Women's Place are holding a meeting in Oxford next month. I don't think the tickets are on sale yet.

Is anyone on here going to go?

Is there a way to subvert their protest?

I’m thinking of handing every protester a carnation. Possibly making a banner that says “Transgender Rights are Human rights...and so are Women’s”

Something symbolic because they have been whipped into a frenzy of fear and hysteria. These are kids

Plus it takes the wind out of their sales

I might come and do a reading for them from1984

I like that idea - dismissive but kind. I plan on saying hello to my cousin, making sure all her friends know she’s related to a Terf and taking some selfies. Your way is probably kinder.

We could do feathers like the objectionable people in WWI. Or litter? Save some ££.

sorry I just have to laugh at 'we deem this unacceptable on the University's behalf'

Delurking (finally made the step!) to say I'm both really excited and pretty nervous for tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting people who actually want to discuss this in Oxford, but I'm a current student from one of the more libfem-ey colleges so I'm worried if we get any protestors it might mean familiar faces around...

Maybe give them some leaflets?

There may be press around so it’s an opportunity to subvert their message and a photo opportunity. They are going to want ugly confrontation and to provoke bad behaviour.

I don’t know maybe bring a teapot and some nice tea cups plus a lemon drizzle cake for the inevitable kettling that will ensue? Offer them biscuits?

Talk to them and ask them what they want? Take notes. Engage a dialogue.

I think the image that has most shown up the “violence” lie is the Woman’s Place? photos of the two groups of supporters at Tara Wolf’s trial.

I'm going. Travelling from the south coast on my own so would love to meet up beforehand. I'm a bit nervous tbh. And raging too.

Wish I could go! Will be following online, hope it's a great meeting and you don't have to deal with too much stupidity.

Elletorro biscuits is genius. We should all bring some nice biscuits, and hand them out to the protestors. Maybe they would agree to sit down and discuss things over a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

I really really want to come but I can't because I don't have childcare and I don't feel safe bringing the baby. That's sad I think. That info posted is such lies and misinformation. I feel sad for young women because a lot of them will have children and become middle aged and then (if not before) they'll get that biological sex matters and will affect their lives however much they'd like it not to.

Biscuits is a genius idea, please do it!

I have bought some jammy dodgers. Don't know if I'll be brave enough to hand them out though!

I am totally up for doing biscuits - will buy some en route. It’s so totally Mumsnet isn’t it?

A couple of packets of jammy dodgers will do the trick, I think. We’ll have to photograph it happening.

Biscuits is go

ineedacupoftea i've also been prevented from attending anything for this reason. it makes me feel so, so sad. if their demonstrations were peaceful if would be fine but i cannot carry a baby down a narrow corridor past aggressive men like i saw in the video from the Bristol meeting.

as if society doesn't try to silence the experience of motherhood in enough ways already.

Handing out biscuits and offering tissues (preferably ones kept up a mumsy sort of sleeve) would be brilliant.

Stay safe everyone. Don't rise to anything.

It's such a brilliant plan - if they don't turn up or rudely refuse our offerings we have snacks for the meeting

I wonder does the University know this group are presuming to speak on their behalf?

one day i imagine i will be faced with the prospect of helping fund children through university. i don't know how i'll feel about that if the students unions are still spouting so much misogyny. is there any uni not affected? then again when i was at university i payed no attention to my students union whatsoever. i thought i was waaaaaay cooler than that.....

I love the idea of a real life biscuiting

Keep calm ...and hand out biscuits.

Brilliant idea.

Chat over a biscuit and a cuppa is always a good idea.

I'm up for biscuit giving. Will get some en route.