Facebook groups

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Me and a friend are considering
setting up a Facebook group. We want to be
able to share copies of letters we have sent to MPs, encourage others to write to their MPs, look at other ways of campaigning/ expressing concern about the explosion of ROGD, erosion of women's rights etc.

We don't want to reinvent the wheel though, so does anyone know of any existing groups?

Thanks

If you do set up a group, I'd suggest think twice before sharing its details on a public Internet forum.

Hahahaha. Ohhhhhhh here’s a list of all the gender critical pages for you to try and get banned:

Nah. Just kidding.
Can’t you just go and print off terfblocker like everyone else. Are the Battersea Brownies still on there?

terfisaslur.com is a great place to start if you want to start campaigning for women's rights

It was a genuine question.

We would obviously be very careful about sharing the details etc.

• It was a genuine question.

We would obviously be very careful about sharing the details etc.*

So obviously you'll completely understand why if anyone here knows of an FB group, they won't want to share details with someone with no posting history?

If you’re not already members, try this one

www.facebook.com/groups/mensrightsmovement/?ref=share

With hindsight I can see that it was very naive to post this question here. It was a genuine
question but I can see why people may be suspicious of my motives. Anyhow, I’ll bow out now and thanks for the responses that were genuine.

@ErrolTheDragon I've been in mumsnet for years but I did name change today - inspired by someone on the glinner threads.

I didn't realise if i name changed it loses all the posting history.

I didn't realise if i name changed it loses all the posting history.
Yes, but you can very easily swap back to an old one, if you've changed name for reasons other than privacy, you don't lose them.

@errolthedragon

Ok I have changed back. Does that go any way to proving I'm genuine?

Wait there's a typo I need to change again

@errolthedragon this was my username before I changed today

Imagine its come to this.

You cant say you want women to keep their private spaces without subterfuge and suspicion.

You couldnt make it up

Yes, that helps. It lets people do some 'due diligence', as is unfortunately necessary.

It’s a real issue. I totally get it though. Fortunately I found a local feminist group on twitter and messaged them and am now linked to individuals in rl. And a couple of years ago I managed to hook up with a couple of mners wrt to a specific cause. But really, it takes time to build trust and relationships. All it takes is outing yourself to the wrong person as gc and the next thing you know they are calling your employer and trying to get you sacked.
When believing in biology is enough to put you between the crosshairs, personal safety is important.
So, if you want to get involved, you have to respect that people have mortgages to pay and take time to build contacts.
It IS frustrating.
I name change (as well as de-reg and re-reg on a regular basis as I had my email address, username and password published after the mn keylogger saga) every couple of weeks, but that’s a personal decision - it helps with anonymity but it does mean that my ‘history’ as an FWR poster is non-existent unless I post a list of my usernames. MN could verify, but to anyone else it would look as though I had just pulled a heap of names off the site.
I miss having one username as it does hinder relationships, but I do post a lot about specific aspects of my life which would make it relatively easy to doxx me.
So... start with the national orgs and then try and locate local groups. They are there if you search. But no one is going to post a list.
And do note that if you want to be trusted, you are going to have to have more than a handful of searchable posts under one username.
It is what it is.

@errolthedragon- Thanks - I can see why the due diligence it's necessary and with hindsight I can see how my OP was naive, I just had an idea and posted without thinking it through.

@prolefeed
As above, with the benefit of hindsight I fully appreciate it takes time to build trust etc.
I can see why people are careful when you consider the possible consequences.
A friend said they would recommend some
people to follow on Twitter so maybe I will be able to start building some local connections there. Thanks for your help.

Sadly it is hugely risky to set up a group like this.

There are feminist Facebook groups and pages around. People share and post comments under real names , some might be friends of friends on FB. You can link up with women that are already "out" but understand they will be very wary of you.

If you make the FB group you suggest, you also need to be very very wary of anyone you allow to join. Also don't get complacent and regularly remind yourself and others of the risks of having feminism content under your real name.

does this mean that we are part of an underground resistance group - I never imagined that I'd ever be in a position to say that!!

We are. Definitely .

"Listen carefully. I shall say zis only once"

To take your original question at face value I dont think I have seen on facebook a group doing precisely what you describe. (Doesn't mean there isn't one!)

But many women's groups that are public on facebook are campaigning by writing letters and asking followers to do the same.

If the group is just for you and your friend/s then if you set it up as a private group you can then easily share info.

And as WanderinWomb has said you could build up contact with others by following groups that you support and interacting with other followers in the comment section and take it from there. ie invite others to join.

Sadly people in such groups have to be really careful. They're subject to a lot of harassment.

I'd start one and invite those you trust in, tbh. It's depressing that we are in a time in history where women seeking to advocate for women's rights need to be careful at all - it's surreal - but it is what it is. Fortunately more and more women are speaking out, now, so I think things may improve. Bless Allison Bailey - that's the mother of all cases, right there.

Sorry OP.

The one and only time I responded to a similar thread I fell foul of a certain ex poster who was actually quite odd.