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Reproductive justice: action planning meeting

April 7, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

After a great first meeting last week, join us for our second organising meeting as we plot and plan for an action in east London on Saturday 16th April. We will discuss ‘plan b’ scenarios, firm up stuff and make banners so bring material (we will provide the paint). Thursday 7th April, 7pm at The Common House, London E2.

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Feminist Fightback are planning a big counter action against the religious anti-choice brigade in April. Autonomy over our bodies is not negotiable, and we won’t stand by and see our access to abortion threatened. This is an open invitation to all groups and individuals who want to take part and help plan and organise the action. We did a similar thing last year and it was a rip-roaring success. We blocked the anti-choice activists outside their church for over two hours, we got support from passers-by, we made loads of noise, sang songs, played music and generally had a fun and riotous time (with no arrests)! And they ended up not hassling a single woman outside the clinic.

We’d like to repeat this success, and ultimately make these anti-choice stalwarts think twice before they get out their religious icons and spread their anti-woman messages. We think the tactic of stopping them outside their church was a good one and side-stepped the issue of whether feminist groups should have a presence outside the abortion clinic or not. So while we think this is the way to go again this time around, we’d also welcome people’s creative ideas about other stuff we can do on the day.

More details will be shared at the organising meeting.

And here is a short video we made of the demo last time around…
http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/because-when-you-see-something-bad-going-on-you-got-to-try-and-stop-it/
And some articles on strategy for defending the right to abortion can be found here…
http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/tag/abortion-rights/

Drop us a line if you’re thinking of coming along, or just turn up. Feminists of all genders welcome!

In solidarity,
Feminist Fightback
feminist.fightback@gmail.com

Details

Date:
April 7, 2016
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Organizer

Feminist Fightback
Email:
feminist.fightback@gmail.com
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Venue

The Common House
The Common House Unit 5E (press the buzzer) 5 Pundersons Gardens, Bethnal Green
London, E2 9QG. United Kingdom
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