Woman's Place UK Leicester meeting

[GenderSceptic]

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-womans-place-is-made-to-last-tickets-59746254656

I'm on holiday this week up North - would love to have attended otherwise. Off to check Twitter now.

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But I'll be the short, plump, middle aged woman with the slightly worried expression, if that helps?

Weird isn't it how we have an impression of ourselves, that nobody else has! You are none of those things, and quite smiley. Very good to meet you and your friend and hope you all had a riot in the pub.

We must do it again and soon...will be in touch.

Don’t worry about protestors. I went to the Reading one where there were some. Wet and cold they held up a poster that no one could read and shouted at us as we left. No problem we ignored them and walked home - a bunch of students doing what students do.

Really enjoyed attending the meeting with TransposersArePosers and meeting other like minded women who are local! Even got to chat with Dr Nic Williams so very pleased!

Were there any protestors?

Great meeting, very interesting and I'm really hoping there will be something else very soon.
I got to speak with nic and DrEm in the pub after so I'm feeling very inspired and so glad I went.

No protesters thankfully.

It was so nice to finally attend one of these meetings, everyone was so friendly and the speakers were really interesting.

Lovely to meet you sackrifice and thank you for showing us how to get to the pub! Do let's try and meet up again soon.

I really enjoyed the meeting and chatting with people in the pub afterwards, it is so heartening to talk face to face with people who understand the issues, although we've all come at it from different places.

No protesters - does that mean TRAs have finally twigged that protesting at an event where people have gathered to talk calmly and rationally isn’t a great look?

No protesters - does that mean TRAs have finally twigged that protesting at an event where people have gathered to talk calmly and rationally isn’t a great look?

Easter break innit. Probably all gone to get their clothes washed by the adult human female in the family home.

Of course, silly me.

But how nice to have a break from the shouting and crap banners.

It was a great meeting. Hopefully we might be able to set up a local group or something.

It would be nice to have a local feminist chat type meet up.

Not sure whether WPUK will coordinate the people who gave their details?

It might be worth asking, maybe we should fix a meet date and time ask them to offer the invite to the attendee list? Get something off the ground?

I didn't come but I'd be up for a meet up, guess there are some logistical issues about sorting out whose "safe" perhaps through posting history.

Totally get what you're saying, Everard. It is a bit of a leap of faith to arrange to meet people who you only 'know' through words on a screen. Or not even that - especially given the subject matter on these boards! But one of the things that came across to me last night was that we HAVE to keep talking and informing. And getting together to share ideas on how best to do this is one way to get support when it feels overwhelming, which to me it often does.

I went to the meeting with a friend last night and have huge respect for those women who were brave enough to go by themselves - I don't think I would have been.