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Protesting Auckland style
Hmmm, is it just me, or should you let the police know that you intent to hold a rally and marh that will disrupt traffi of the main st of the biggest city in the country?
Apparently if your protesting violence against women, having the 'patriacal state' involved is counter-productive. And here I was thinking that male doesn't equal rapist or wife beater...apparently I was wrong.
Women uite to take back the night (which isn't the best slogan imo, since the night has never been entirely safe, for anyone), is about being a man hater... 'riots not diets' being one chant that came up.
Anyway... the group I went with have decided that the next time around, we're organising it, and doing it right.
If your concerned with domestic violence and rape, make that you issue, not feminism in general.
I came up with a domestic violence chant for next time
"stop the violence in the home
Speak out/get out
you're not alone"
I did like a couple of their chants
"we are women
we are strong
violene against us
way too long"
"2, 4, 6, 8,
Stop the violence
Stop the rape"
I nearly got punched by a random youth...he came running at me during the marh, fists bared...I was ready for him though. It would've been funny to have him hit me, just to see what would happen (100 odd women protesting against just that? lol).
I had to take the megaphone (withoiut a permit) a couple of times...once to teah them how to lead a hant, and once to tell them what to do if the cops decided to break us up...they didn't know about passive resistane, only police rape.
Damn, I miss my activist days.
Apparently if your protesting violence against women, having the 'patriacal state' involved is counter-productive. And here I was thinking that male doesn't equal rapist or wife beater...apparently I was wrong.
Women uite to take back the night (which isn't the best slogan imo, since the night has never been entirely safe, for anyone), is about being a man hater... 'riots not diets' being one chant that came up.
Anyway... the group I went with have decided that the next time around, we're organising it, and doing it right.
If your concerned with domestic violence and rape, make that you issue, not feminism in general.
I came up with a domestic violence chant for next time
"stop the violence in the home
Speak out/get out
you're not alone"
I did like a couple of their chants
"we are women
we are strong
violene against us
way too long"
"2, 4, 6, 8,
Stop the violence
Stop the rape"
I nearly got punched by a random youth...he came running at me during the marh, fists bared...I was ready for him though. It would've been funny to have him hit me, just to see what would happen (100 odd women protesting against just that? lol).
I had to take the megaphone (withoiut a permit) a couple of times...once to teah them how to lead a hant, and once to tell them what to do if the cops decided to break us up...they didn't know about passive resistane, only police rape.
Damn, I miss my activist days.
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I was just about to go online to do a rant about this. Because hey, guess what... the police are actually the ones that have to deal with the violent men (and women), who arrest the rapists, who help bring (at least some of) the domesticly violent to justice, or at least stop them when they can. (I say this with an awareness that previously, they were reluctant to act because of the assumption that what happens within the home is less important than what happens on the street between non-couples. And with an awareness that they are now a lot more aware of this, too. Yes, and they probably don't even take sociology papers, will wonders never cease.)
As Kiri pointed out, the lack of co-operation with a council that I'm sure would have been very happy to let us have our say in a considerate way (without getting in front of those busses or that ambulance) very nearly reduced what should have been a fantastic protest to a child's rebellious tantrum.
Thankyou, Ankhst. (And watch my space for more! :p)
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but I like to keep 'em simple and to the point