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13 Apr, 5 tweets, 4 min read
We are really pleased to have been invited to give evidence to the @Commonswomequ inquiry into reform of the GRA on 21st April, alongside representatives of @fairplaywomen and @FiLiA_charity committees.parliament.uk/event/4307/for…
@transwidows will be providing written answers as, although invited, the committee were unable to hear their oral evidence in private.
We are very pleased that this WESC inquiry has sought oral evidence from many different perspectives - you can see earlier sessions with @GoonerProf @Docstockk @ProfAliceS here parliamentlive.tv/event/index/df…
@GoonerProf @Docstockk @ProfAliceS And this session with Naomi Cunningham @legalfeminist @k21fem here parliamentlive.tv/event/index/fb…
Our 4th resolution: 'Nothing about us without us: all organisations, committees, politicians speaking on issues of material concern to women to demonstrate they have widely consulted the women they represent/serve and that such consultation informs their action & their policies. Image

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Thread: Thank you @LabWomenDec for your solidarity with our co-founder @kiritunks who was 'un-invited' from speaking on Challenging Sexism by a @UKLabour branch. Thank you for saying #IStandWithKiri
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