Labour Women's Declaration event in Brighton

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Labour Women's Declaration and Lesbian Labour are holding a talk in Brighton during the Labour conference, who's coming?

I'll be there!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-matters-in-a-sexist-society-tickets-166297162289

I'm looking foward to hearing from Emma Hilton, I've only ever come across her on Twitter where she's brilliant, it'll be good to see what she actually sounds like in real life!

There are some videos of Emma H on YouTube. Was it WPUK who organised the discussion about sports in QE Hall?

Me, I'm going, actually involved with LWD, and hoping we get a good audience. I think that keeping women's sports sex-segregated is something that motivates a lot of people, from the simple perspective of obvious fairness, so it should be interesting to see how many show up. Non-members and non-Labour people also welcome, because this is a conversation that we really need to have. Any Brighton or South coast mumsnetters able to come? 28 Sept, 5.45pm, venue will be emailed later, but it's central.

Yes, WPUK. She's bloomin brilliant.

I think that keeping women's sports sex-segregated is something that motivates a lot of people, from the simple perspective of obvious fairness

I totally agree. Personally I have no interest in sports, they just don't interest me!

But, I am interested in women's rights to single sex sports and will fight for that right. I'm interested in my daughter's right to a level playing field (literally and figuratively). She plays rugby, at the moment with the boys as they're young. But when they're older they're split by sex for very obvious safety reasons on the pitch. It makes a nonsense that if boys are allowed to identify onto the team.

Also I'm interested in single sex spaces more generally.

I don't understand how the left has got itself in such a pickle over gender ideology, how so many seem to have thrown common sense out of the window. It really gives me hope that there are women in Labour (and other parties too) who are hanging on in there and fighting for women's rights.

@JD2018May

Yes, WPUK. She's bloomin brilliant.

Emma H also gave a superb presentation for WHRC (also on YouTube).

I'm looking forward to being in a room with other feminists, it's been so long!

The last talk I went to was WPUK 2020 just before lockdown. Wasn't that brilliant! It feels like an age away, now, though.

@shesellsseacats

I'm looking forward to being in a room with other feminists, it's been so long!

The last talk I went to was WPUK 2020 just before lockdown. Wasn't that brilliant! It feels like an age away, now, though.

Likewise. If all goes to plan, I'm attending the Oxford event 24 September - speakers, Jane Clare Jones, Helen Joyce, Maya Forstater, and Julie Bindel.

www.eventbrite.com/e/amplifying-women-deeds-with-words-tickets-169760376857?keep_tld=1

Ooh that looks good too!

Bought a ticket, looking forward to it

I left the Labour Party last year after many years . Would I be allowed to come ? ( Still hoping they realise how crap they are to us women and change their ways 😭)

@Stayingnomorethanayearpal

I left the Labour Party last year after many years . Would I be allowed to come ? ( Still hoping they realise how crap they are to us women and change their ways 😭)

It's billed as a public meeting. And, I saw it advertised as "open to people of all parties and none" so yes, I think you're definitely allowed to come!

I'd wager there will be loads of ex-labour members there who wish they had a party they could vote for!

Yes, absolutely. A mixed audience would be very welcome.

Evening I'm not going to make it now but I hope it goes well. Does anyone know of it will be recorded?

If not of

It was an amazing evening, security worked brilliantly and there was a v special guest

I read this from a journalist in attendance

UPDATE: went along to Antoniazzi’s event tonight where two dozen trans rights activists were indeed protesting outside the venue. Inside the Gower MP told attendees: ‘I would not be here speaking to you tonight if I didn’t have 20 or more Labour MPs supporting me.’ Looks like it might not just be Duffield after all.

I wonder who those 20 MPs are, they need to start speaking out as this issue is not going away.

20 or more, out of 199….. so maybe just above 10%? That she knows of, who have been brave enough to make their views known at least off the record to a fellow MP.

I was following this on Twitter last night (look up #LWDBrighton) looks like it was a great evening, how was attendance?

I'm afraid I would not be so gracious about the 20 MPs claiming to support me if 19 of them were only doing so in secret. I'm a big cowardy coward myself so maybe that's hypocritical but hey, that's me - I expect an MP to have a bit more of a spine than I have.

I heard that the special guest was Rosie Duffield, can anyone confirm?

Yes!

I wasn't there but have seen pictures of her there.

Report about the meeting from this morning's Times:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/169d8faa-207c-11ec-8cb7-e60ba8dbca61?shareToken=4e8aa213b7e138afee218998f50a3f91

Tonia Antoniazzi, the Labour MP for Gower was there as well. It's shocking that a group of women meeting to discuss their rights needs 'a heavy security presence' at a Labour Party conference of all places.

Both Rosie Duffield and Tonia Antoniazzi talked about the issue of being reliant on union support to finance election campaigns which makes it hard for MPs to speak out. But as the also pointed out Unison has heavily female membership and GMB has a woman leader. Seems that women members speaking up is a clear route forward. Though I did say, a bit gushingly after that women would crowdfund for their election campaigns