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WDI USA Convention on Reigniting the Women's Liberation Movement - We're going to win

Listen to Kara Dansky's concluding remarks from the WDI USA convention. 'We have a lot of work to do, and a lot of determined women here who I’m sure will step up to the plate. And finally, we’re going to win.'

FiLiA - 22-24 October, Cardiff

WDI will be holding a stall at FiLiA this year. Please come and say hello! Tickets are available here.

Saturday 1 October:

Amparo Domingo, Spain, Spain is on fire
Nancy Haigh, USA, The Erasure of Women’s Space
Isabella Marques, Brazil, campaign to ask female candidates their definition of women
Louise Somerville, UK, Bad Policy Watch Bristol

Register here. 

Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) takes place on Sundays at 10.00 UK time.

Sunday 2 October: The Great Cosmic Mother of All by Monica Sjöö and Barbara More discussed by Jill Raymond and Batya Weinbaum

Register here.

Campaigns

CIAMS petition against organised cross border reproductive exploitation

Please support CIAMS petition against the Hague Conference draft protocol and the Verona Principles. 

CPS consultation on rape by deception

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service is consulting the public about deception in rape and sexual assault cases. Its information page is full of ideological language and inaccuracies. Please respond if you can. 

Please support Confluencia Movimiento Feminista's manifesto 

The campaign to collect signatures in support of Confluencia's manifesto against the 'Ley Trans' that will bring in sex self-identification in Spain continues. The manifesto is available in Spanish, Italian, French and English with links to add your signature. 

Sex-based rights around the world

Hijab protests in Iran

State officials in Iran have reported that dozens of people have died in protests after Mahsa Amini died in custody, having been detained by 'morality' police. 

Canadian man wearing fetish gear to teach at high school

A male teacher has been wearing giant prosthetic breasts, women's clothes and long wigs to teach shop class in a Canadian high school. The local school board has defended the teacher's right to 'gender expression'. Meghan Murphy writes about the situation in Feminist Current. 

Victim of male violence unable to claim special protections

A domestic violence victim in Spain was told that because her abuser was now pretending to be a woman, she could not claim the special protections available to women who experience male violence. 

Canadian nurse subjected to show trial for pro-women views

Canadian nurse Amy Hamm is being subjected to a disciplinary for her support for women's sex-based rights. Follow @goinglikeelsie for case updates. 

Pro-choice demo takes place in Malta

Several hundred people took part in a pro-choice demonstration in Valletta, Malta's capital city, last weekend. The US woman recently denied an abortion after suffering an incomplete miscarriage while on holiday in Malta is suing the country for human rights breaches. 

Man jailed for abuse and murder of daughter

A man who pretends to be a woman has been jailed for the murder of his 7-year-old daughter. 

Police accuse women of 'hate' for referring to paedophile as male

Sussex Police in the UK have accused women, who called paedophile John Robert Dixon a man, of 'hate crimes'. Dixon was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison for the sexual abuse of seven children. Despite not possessing a GRC he will be sent to a women's prison. 

Misogynists hamper women's events in the UK

The Lesbian Strength March due to take place a few days ago in Leeds, was cancelled on the day after police said they could not guarantee the marchers' safety. The planned rally was able to take place. On 18 September, Standing for Women organised a speakers' corner event in Brighton at which gender activists threatened violence and hurled abuse at women, including one activist who screamed at a baby. 

Resources

The Detransition Diaries

New film from Jennifer Lahl recounts the stories of three young women who thought their problems would be solved by 'transition'. 

Forced castrations of minors on the rise

Read the latest on gender identity ideology in India from Vaishnavi Sundar. 

Events

Nordic Model Now - Students for Sale conference, 15 October

Tickets and programme available here.