Accelerating the Women's Liberation Movement
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Accelerating the Women's Liberation Movement
WDI USA 2023
September 16, 2023
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Yesterday was the launch of the 2023 annual convention of Women’s Declaration International USA, Accelerating the Women’s Liberation Movement, and I’m happy to say that it was a resounding success.
We ate, drank, and talked late into the night. We met the new board of directors and had a rousing conversation about some radical feminist tactics - nonviolent direct action, consciousness-raising, and legal and legislative advocacy. The women here are active, engaged, and excited.
This morning we will mark the anniversary of the killing of Mahsa Amini and the Iranian women’s movement it ignited. We’ll hear from female academics about the silencing of women in the academy, Black women about the unique types of sexism and misogyny that Black women face, desistance from “trans identities,” and lesbian-only spaces. We’ll have our own consciousness-raising session. We’ll debate about “working with the right.” We’ll hear from Laura Becker about detransition and reclaiming womanhood. We’ll host a panel of the WDI USA Lesbian Caucus on lesbians and the women’s liberation movement.
And finally, we’ll head on over to the launch of A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art of Dissident Feminists, an art space dedicated to exhibiting the work of cancelled female artists.
Protests are planned for this afternoon. Lots of people don’t think that women ought to be able to assemble and talk about women’s rights. We think that’s pretty silly, because we’re just here having a great time and not bothering anyone. We won’t let the protesters interrupt our work or our fun.
In case you haven’t heard, women in Dublin took a stand earlier today. They loudly proclaimed their right to their place in the public square. I haven’t watched it yet, but there’s some video of that event. We stand with our Irish sisters.
Take note, haters, the women’s liberation movement has been accelerated, whether you like it or not. Good luck.
Accelerating the Women's Liberation Movement
The Chronicle had a typically biased article saying WDI “advertised“ itself as feminist but was in reality transphobic. Interviewed a trans couple (with some new nonsensical self-definition including both cis snd trans) saying they felt unsafe with WDI’s presence and were going to leave town for the weekend. More interesting were the comments, which we’re nearly all supportive. The tide is turning.
So, ABC7 in SF published an article and video about Saturday's events:
https://abc7news.com/womens-declaration-international-usa-wdi-womens-liberation-movement-convention-hilton-financial-district-trans-rights-san-francisco/13791663/
It's the usual slanted garbage, but it did report that WDI issued a statement saying they don't endorse or support the counter-protestors, who showed up to support them against the TRAs protesting outside the venue (and were promptly harassed and assaulted by TRAs to the point that police had to intervene).
It appears then that WDI threw its own supporters under the bus. Why did you all do that? Did you naively allow yourselves to get baited by a lefty reporter? Were you afraid you would lose control of the narrative?
Did it occur to you that the only reason the TV station was there covering your event was because of the protestors and counter-protestors?
You're going to have a protest at City Hall on Monday, according to the article. Is that true? Why would you expect anyone to show up to support you, if you disown your own supporters?
You say you support your sisters in Dublin. Why then would you not support the women who showed up for you in SF? They were doing the same thing, standing up for women's rights against a bunch of TRAs.
Do you not want anyone to show up?
What's the point of holding a protest that you don't even tell your supporters about ahead of time? Do you not trust them?
How are you raising consciousness and being effective if your event has little or no attendance?
I gotta admit, your tactics sure seem mystifying.