The "so what can we actually do" thread...

[ImSoNotTelling]

Hello

Following on from the thread about changing the law on rape to grant anonimity to the accused, a few people have started to think about what we can do to get involved, to actually try and change stuff.

So I guess this thread is for suggestions, ideas, and for people to link up to actually try to change things.

So far we have someone possibly standing for pariament!

So come on everyone.

What's the plan....

ewe what is the argument that the men are putting forward for anonimity?

Is it "snoffair"? Or have they offered anything more solid?

just read the [[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm100607/debtext/100607-0024.htm adjournment debate]

The bloke who is arguing for it has said that he rejects arguments about serial rapists and people no coming forward and so on, unless he can be provided with statistics to back up these points.

But there aren't any statistics, because hardly anyone ever gets convicted of rape.

Doh!

I'm about to spontaneously combust with rage after listening to Cameron talk "knowledgeable" about false allegs and resulting suicides.
The Stern report has been misconstrued

What about all the suicides of women who have been raped / not taken seriously by the police / had their cases thrown out of court?

Or don't they matter?

Ohh I've been away for over a week and loads seems to have happened but it's all disappeared out of my "threads you're watching" list - anyone care to give me a quick summary?

my MP has just written to say she's signing the EDM - well done her!!

could rant forever about this. was just speaking to my dad - he was saying how he remembers the way labour set out their stall with their first proposed legislative acts when in power - he remembers them making all museums free of charge. fast forward to the next govt putting forward its first proposals, its mission statement as it were, its vision and ideologically loaded statement of its beliefs and what do we get . . .

simply staggered beyond belief to be frank

Thanks Proles! That's fab. I'm very keen to do more too... Not sure what the best plan of action is though. Any ideas?

I have just had information from the Head of Policy at the Rape Crisis Network, our umbrella group, that David Cameron has reneged on his manifesto promise to sustainably fund Rape Crisis Centres and open 15 new centres.

Perhaps that would be worth a campaign to MP's whatever party they are.

I was successful in raising an EDM for this last year and was told by several MP's it was utterly useless as a tool for change, without obviously any indication on what would be productive.

Whether Boris follows suit and doesnt fund the other 2 Rape Crisis Centres he promised in London remains to be seen.

Please put your voices to a campaign for sustainable funding, I can only answer for our Rape Crisis Centre, if we lose Govt funding there are 3,000 victims of rape and abuse that will suffer as a direct impact of this decision.

God Sarah, that's awful. That's definitely an issue worth focussing on. Did he say why he's doing that?

Why isn't there some sort of law that says if you promise something in an election, you have to follow through with it unless you have a really good reason not to? Or is there already, and it's just ignored?

I guess he sees helping rape victims as a waste of money.

Helping men accused of rape is far more important.

Sodding Cameron.

In terms of getting some sort of campaign going, a friend of mine suggested we put in a limited funding bid (under 5k) for seed money to start a new campaign - she suggested the Joseph Rowntree reform trust. Could be a start...

Would anyone be interested in meeting up in person to put our heads together and get some plan of action? It might be easier to get organised that way.

Oooh that's great Prolesworth, good luck!

Fingers crossed, threelittlepebbles.