Speakers Corner women's gathering

[Lynnikins]

Kellie-Jay (AKA 'Posie Parker') is hosting the next Standing For Women gathering at Speakers Corner at noon on Sunday 1st August. Baroness Nicholson will also be there.
Picnic in the park afterward (please bring your food& drinks). See attached poster.

[dyslek]

If my mate manages to get it together she will be bring her two kids.

[dyslek]

@zaramysaviour

I will go. I might even make a "FWR board" style badge. We vipers can stick together.

Iv got a brill 'Mumsnet' t-shirt Im going to wear if Im brave enough

[tootiredtobother]

im hoping to go, from North Oxfordshire area, on the train, also hoping to lure my mid twenties daughter along too..
it will be my first rally, ive been reading all the mumsnet stuff for years, should really show my face now.

[TheFleegleHasLanded]

It's cancelled

[KittenKong]

What happened ? Threats or because of crazy knife man last week?

[KittenKong]

And ‘stay away’ - I flipping live there!

[TheFleegleHasLanded]

This is supposed to be the reason. So where is the contingency plan? Can't the picnic go ahead (is it going ahead? It isn't clear) or another venue be used for the speeches?

[Helleofabore]

Gutted.

[KittenKong]

FFS. Living centrally is one massive PITA sometimes. I am fed up with all these idiots looking for a bloody lunch up descending on us! It was going to be so nice to have a bloody ladies picnic for a change. I was hoping for Pims and Bawdy behaviour.

[TheFleegleHasLanded]

What about all the women who have paid for train tickets that can't be refunded? Why can't the picnic go ahead at least?

[KittenKong]

*punch up (their lunch usually comprises a crate of beer)

[KittenKong]

@TheFleegleHasLanded

What about all the women who have paid for train tickets that can't be refunded? Why can't the picnic go ahead at least?

They will be swarming west London as usual. Looking for a fight. It’s pretty horrible when the mad max crowd turn up around here.

[Helleofabore]

@KittenKong

*punch up (their lunch usually comprises a crate of beer)

I thought the compounding of lunch time punch up worked quite well actually....

[TheFleegleHasLanded]

Well London is a big place. Move it elsewhere.

[Anotheruser02]

Ah I'm gutted I was looking forward to meeting some new people and hearing the speakers.

[Anotheruser02]

@TheFleegleHasLanded

Well London is a big place. Move it elsewhere.

I hope they do, they have a couple of days notice. The Scotland one had a good turn out and that was a weekday.

[TheFleegleHasLanded]

I can't believe people are so sanguine about this.
We don't all live in London, we can't all afford fully refundable or changeable train tickets. Where is the will to do something about it? London is full of bloody parks, surely it is not beyond the wit of a group of women to figure this out?

[KittenKong]

Green park isn’t far...

[somethinginoffensive]

Bugger! My whole weekend and trips have been planned around this.

[somethinginoffensive]

Happy to meet elsewhere if people want to meet up.

[ViperAtTheGatesOfDawn]

Can I suggest waiting for an announcement from Posie before adjusting plans etc. She usually sends emails and announces on the SfW FB page if there's any changes and I haven't received/seen anything 'official' yet.

[Anotheruser02]

Wasn't the first update from her?

[NonnyMouse1337]

Alternatives being discussed, so sit tight.

twitter.com/StandingforXX/status/1420724124700270592?s=20

[Anotheruser02]

Brilliant. Well if they don't I'd happily have a MN meet.

[Sophoclesthefox]

Very disappointing that women want to meet, and have made plans incurring expense but we’re potentially being prevented from doing so on account of men’s actions doesn’t that just say it all?

I really did want to see the speeches, fortunately don’t need to book tickets or anything, so can stay flexible.