Black woman and human rights researcher in Ireland denounced

[notyourhandmaid]

www.ihrec.ie/about/chief-commissioner-members-of-ihrec/salome-mbugua/

This woman seems like a pretty decent person, right?

Here's a recent news story where she's standing up for immigrants and asylum seekers: www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/human-rights-body-criticises-refusal-to-give-driver-permit-to-woman-in-direct-provision-1.4170884

Here's an interview where she talks about her doctoral research on conflict and resolution in the Congo, and her experience as a social worker: www.herstory.ie/today/2020/2/4/salome-mbugua

The organisation she founded, AkiDwA -The Migrant Women’s Network, which has been running for 20 years (akidwa.ie/about-us/#history), have an event coming up that celebrates African languages: www.eventbrite.ie/e/international-mother-language-day-event-my-language-my-heritage-my-pride-tickets-138835289087?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

The organisation that were supposed to be co-hosting, Rooted in Africa-Ireland (founded 2020 epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/tackling-racism-through-adult-education) have pulled out because Dr Mbugua was recently confirmed as a speaker for this International Women's Day event: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_09S0lFN6S-CedPmw33pMbg
From the event description: "The Irish Women’s Lobby is a coalition of organisations and women whose main aim is to provide political and media representation to women and girls in Ireland, highlighting the need to advocate for various female-specific issues, including acknowledging and seeking to end male violence against women and girls."

The Irish Women's Lobby have been denounced as "an organisation who's [sic] values threaten and endanger the lives and safety of transgender members of our society"
twitter.com/riainetwork/status/1362834971371651080

Much applause for backing out of an event that focuses on cultural diversity and inclusion, because of this tainted association, and because a black migrant woman is scheduled to speak on violence against girls and women, a topic she has researched extensively.

And somehow this isn't 'white feminism'?

I saw that. Sickening. And chief among those proclaiming this is an Australian tra living in ireland who recently ordered terfs to leave ireland.

FFS

I was wondering what the consequences would be for AkiDwA's involvement in the Irish Women's Lobby. Didn't realise the punishment would be so quick. As far as I remember AkiDwA also got in trouble for being anti-sex trade, anyone remember the specifics of that? Establishment feminism in Ireland is pitiless and ruthless and it brooks no dissent, which is precisely the reason the Irish Women's Lobby is so necessary.

I hope the IWL gets support from other Irish women, I know I'll be supporting them any way I can. And I hope if they do get established, they'll remember how dogmatic and intolerant organisations like the NWCI got, and put measures in place to make sure it doesn't happen to them.

I hate to ask this question but were lives threatened and endangered before trans activism in the UK? I think not. This is just so embarrassing.....don't these people realise.......no they don't

Rooted in Africa seem to have just only under 2k followers on their twitter and 12 responses on their tweet (mostly TRA's) applauding pulling out and 173 'likes' all in all not a huge number in the grand scheme of things. Some people would rather sacrifice helping women and refugees for the sake of the cult of inclusion.

I have no more time or energy to spare for these types of groups anymore, actual women who want to make a change in the world will do so without acknowledgment from these useless virtue signalers.

Interestingly enough we have seen time and time again that TRA's constantly turn on their own, wonder how long RiA will be immune from this?

Ah hear. That’s just getting ridiculous. I’m signing up for that conference now so.

Thanks OP

Hadn't heard of Salome Mbugua before now, just been looking at the links - she's awesome

The conference looks good too. Like GivesnoFox says the denouncers are nobodies.

Just signed up for her event which is tomorrow at 4pm. Will try and ask one or 2 friends to join. This is so important, Migrant
women are unacknowledged as repositories of language. Thanks so much notyourhandmaid.

I can't stand the middle class Gráinnes and wokebros of Irish twitter or that Taryn wan. This is disgraceful no platforming.