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....

I have been lurking on this and the preceding thread.

Is there an rape equivalent to manslaughter ? i.e. Some criminal sentence which acknowledges the victim was raped even if accused rapist had and the motive is unclear or unprovable. I have heard of 'attempted rape' and 'sexual assault' charges etc but do they say the victim was raped ?

Maybe juries could be persuaded to convict more rapists if a 'man slaughter' type option existed. Not ideal but better than a non-guilty result and would certainly give these predators a criminal record and no excuse if they continued to attack other women.

I dunno babies, i'm still not buying it. I reckon it should be the responsibility of the male to prove there was enthusiastic consent as the manslaughter getout is still coming from the angle that women are permantly sexually available and it's not his fault if he accidentally has sex with her against her will.

have sent you one too Prolesworth - but feel free to ignore if you want!

Hello ladies!

Only just stumbled upon this thread but it's a FANTASTIC idea and would be willing to help out in anyway possible.

Len - that slogan is genius, if you don't already work in advertising you should!

What is the strategy from here? Is online likely to be enough? To really take it anywhere it would need funding/sponsorship or donations of advertising space, editorial etc.

The Facebook group is very similar, is that a problem do you think?

Tweet it to mrchrisaddison if you haven't already, he seems to RT fairly frequently, would do it myself but supposed to be working!

Have you seen the TAR website? They seem to have been established a while - since 2002 - and website it pretty concise.

In campaigning terms they seem to organise local events and suggest writing to MPs etc. I guess the only thing was if you wanted to think bigger? And would it be single issue campaigning?

Have MNHQ definitely said they won't put a name to it?

Ahh just read up and seen you have! Really should read properly before babbling on...

In a dream world scenario, MNHQ would let us trade off the name and set up a little charity and use that as a base to campaign from. However, being a commercial enterprise I doubt it could work and obviously they would need/want to be behind the main theories. Is the Girls be Girls campaign the only one they're running at the moment?