Join us to Protest Posie Parker in Edinburgh on Saturday April 06 from 12pm.
Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, who performs under the name Posie Parker, is a transphobic, anti-feminist and far-right political campaigner.
Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull claims her rallies promote women’s rights but their sole purpose is instead to spread hatred against the trans community. She publicly denies being a feminist and has connections with the far right. Her rallies are attended by fascists and although she claims she has no power over who attends she has clearly hinted strongly enough that they are welcome. Her rally in Australia had attendees lining up making Nazi salutes. A previous speaker at a Let Woman Speak rally in the UK directly quoted Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf to accuse trans people of being part of a Big Lie.
We think the rally will be a violation of section 4 of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) bill which comes into force only days earlier. We think this will be its first test, so we need as many people as possible to come out and say NO to hate in Scotland.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Queer Solidarity Bloc For Palestine
At the national Scottish protest in solidarity with Palestine on Saturday, 3rd February (details to follow)
Queer and trans liberation is not possible without racial justice, migrant justice, and freedom from colonialism. None of us is free until all are free.
We will not allow queer people to be weaponised by settler-colonial Israeli propaganda. We say NO to pinkwashing genocide.
As the slaughter in Palestine, as well as Lebanon and Yemen, continues and Western ‘democracies’ avert their gaze, it is more important than ever to maintain pressure on those who hold power. We must show them we will not ignore oppression; we will not get tired of calling for justice.
Join us to call for an immediate ceasefire; an end to UK government complicity in genocide; and for Palestinian liberation.
Free Palestine! Ceasefire now!
RESISTING TRANSPHOBIA IN EDINBURGH: BIG OPEN MEETING
Monday 13 November 7-9pm, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge EH1 1EL
Trans and non-binary people continue to face rampant discrimination in the media, politics and everyday life. Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh came into being as a response: this meeting is a space for trans people and allies to discuss community priorities in response to rising transphobia in Edinburgh and across the UK.
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What is trans liberation? A panel discussion by Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh. 20th October 2023
Recording and panel notes from Trans Liberation event
About the event
Exploring the meaning, history, and contemporary relevance of the fight for trans liberation.
Tackling questions like:
- What is trans liberation? What’s the difference between trans rights and trans liberation?
- What’s the history of trans liberation? Where does the idea come from? Who have been the key voices?
- How does the project of trans liberation intersect with other struggles e.g. class, abolitionism, women’s liberation?**
- What can we do right now to advance trans liberation? In Edinburgh / Scotland / UK / internationally?
The speakers shared their perspectives before opening the discussion to the audience.
Event speakers
The discussion was chaired by Mairi Oliver (she/her) from Lighthouse Books and was joined by the following speakers:
Dr Gina Gwenffrewi (she/her) is an interdisciplinary researcher, tutor and lecturer in trans studies, queer studies and English literature at the University of Edinburgh. As well as being an academic manager at SUISS, she lectures and publishes on trans issues relating to trans cultural production, media studies, and digital humanities.
Dr Nat Raha (she/her) is a poet and activist-scholar. Involved in queer and trans activism for over a decade, Nat organised with Edinburgh Action for Trans Health, Mutual Aid Trans Edinburgh (MATE), and Queer Resistance. She is also the author of four books of poetry.
Leslie Cunningham (he/him) is a trans man based in Edinburgh. He is a member of the Unite Scotland LGBT+ committee and a national organiser for rs21 (revolutionary socialism in the 21st century. rs21 has recently published the pamphlet “Fighting Transphobia: A practical and theoretical guide”: https://www.lighthousebookshop.com/book/9780000000011
Tilly Dow (she/her) is an illustrator, musician, and local trans woman about town. She is an active organiser with the International Workers of the World (IWW) in the bar industry. Tilly is passionate about the power of intersectional organising and overcoming barriers to unionising. Read some of her work here: https://libcom.org/article/my-workplace-uniquely-bad-kind-disordered-thinking-every-organiser-will-encounter
Featured stallholders:
– RTiE
– RS21
– IWW
– Edinburgh Anti Raids
– LGBT Health & Wellbeing
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