Operation 'Send Flowers to Rosie Duffield'

[Glinner]

Hi! I think we should do this!

The psychopathic, misogynistic bullying of Rosie Duffield continued today with the GMB getting a few kicks in.

By sheer coincidence, the GMB is currently embroiled in some very serious cases of sexual assault and harassment. General Secretary Tim Roache was forced out due to allegations against him just a couple of months ago. Despite this, they gave him a huge payoff and a choice of highly expensive car.

An independent report concluded that they were ‘institutionally sexist’

This is fast becoming for Starmer what the antisemitism row was to Corbyn. The bullying that Duffield is receiving is pure misogyny, and Starmer wanders around like the issue is beyond his remit. As he lets her spin in the wind, the misogynists who currently control the Labour party are trying to make her feel as isolated as possible.

This is all because she stands against an ideology that silences and bullies women, elevates mediocre men to powerful positions they do not merit and puts children on a fast track to medicalisation for life. Show her she’s not alone and show her bullies that she has the support of the vast majority of sane people in the UK.

Send flowers to her office using the following address.

Rosie Duffield

House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/operation-flowers-for-rosie-duffield

Done. We're not in her constituency, but live locally, and she's been getting a lot of hate in local Facebook groups. I like the idea of a visual display of support for Rosie.

I posted Rosie a thank you card a couple of days ago, somehow managing to afford it without cancelling my standing order to the local food bank.

@Scout2016

I like Bloom and Wild's flowers in a box, but does anyone know if the box will cause security problems? Sorry if that is a stupid question.

@Scout2016

They won’t be able to be delivered straight to the estate, they will have to be diverted to an off site scanning facility in north London first, so by the time this happens they might get a bit bashed about! I’m not sure if we’re able to give out the address of the off-site facility to be honest. But give it a go!

Done - I’ve just looked at the confirmation though and they’re due for a Saturday delivery. Hopefully they’ll still be ok by the time she sees them.

What a lovely idea to come into an office full of flowers.

What a good idea. It must be lonely standing up against all the powerful misogynistic men involved in the labour party, unions, let alone all the prats on social media.

We need to support courageous women speaking up for women's rights.

Not meaning to derail but if you use Bloom and Wild - each flower is individually wrapped and when unwrapped my bouquets have lasted for over 3 weeks!!

Done.

Done

ChaChaCha2012: If you want to do something useful, donate to a food bank. Something that actually helps children.

What a wonderful idea for a separate non-diversionary thread, if you can share some specific experiences you have had donating to food banks or children’s charities. Mind, it’s the feminist chat board - so efforts focused on abusive men claiming to be children may not be fully embraced in the spirit of feminism by the exclusionary meanies here

Bloom & Wild discount codes www.bloomandwild.com/discount-code

Done. I went with Prestige as they do a nice bouquet of roses (for Rosie) with next day delivery. Bloom & Wild are lovely (have used them before) and they do last a long time. But Prestige looked like the best value and should arrive as a bouquet rather than in a box.

Done. That felt good, too. Thanks Glinner.

@heathspeedwell

This is a brilliant idea, thanks Glinner.

(And I also have a Direct Debit to my local foodbank as well as helping them out with specific items they request when demand is high.)

Don't let angry randoms make you feel bad about supporting a brave woman x

Such a lovely idea Glinner. And yes, there's lots of randoms on here at the moment all lecturing women about our ideas, our political allegiances and how we spend our money.

They can all FOTTFSOFATFOSM

I'm pretty sure she's rather have messages of support than loads of flowers. What a waste of money. She's bound not to keep them, she wont have enough cases. What a daft request

Not cases, vases.

Oh, I'm not a 'angry random' by the way, just practical. I've worked in schools for many years, teachers often leave the flowers gifted to them behind or pass on, because they can't get them all home

What are you on about? It's a lovely idea. It's to give her a visceral sense of the support she has, and to brighten her day. Do you feel like all presents are a waste of money Diversduvet or just flowers? Has no one ever sent you flowers and made your day?

Btw, I sent a message of support on the card that comes with the flowers, so she'll have those too. A win/win!

Great idea, I'm going to send her a card though. I might even make it. I'm trying to do at least one practical thing a week to support women's rights.

diversduvet I’m sure most people sending flowers are including a message of support. Sometimes sending something physical has more impact than just writing an email. There are so many women that support her and she is one of the few brave enough to stand against this tide of insanity. She deserves to come into an office full of colour and joy, even if it’s only temporary, just to remind her that she isn’t alone.

I think a card is more realistic than flowers.

It might not be the most practical of gestures but surely that within the whole of the house of commons she can find homes for them.

Diverseduvet if you'd rather send a card, send a card, it's not difficult!

Personally I can't afford flowers right now, but would if I could aa I think it's a lovely idea. I'm going to send a card instead as I can afford that.

Rosie is getting loads of shit right now. This isn't like flowers for teachers, it's a visible show of support for her at a difficult time. The idea of them all turning up at once is great.