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Live webchat with Stella Creasy MP Wednesday 13 Feb 11.30-12.30

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GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 07-Feb-13 15:23:54

Gransnet is supporting One Billion Rising, a global movement protesting against violence against women. (Thank you to those gransnetters who called on us to do this!)

In this country, the campaign has been led by Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow. We're delighted that she's agreed to come in for a live webchat on Wednesday to talk about the issue - the one billion women who will be raped or beaten in their lifetime - and what a billion of us can do to protest on Thursday.

Stella is a rising star of the Labour Party and the shadow minister with responsibility for violence against women. She recently ran a highly successful campaign against payday loans.

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StellaCreasy Wed 13-Feb-13 12:34:10

CariGransnet

We will pack up some biscuits to keep you going tomorrow smile

#takenotemumsnet #biscuitstogo

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StellaCreasy Wed 13-Feb-13 12:35:06

grrrranny

Do you think the mainstream media will report on One Billion Rising tomorrow?

I hope so- but even if they don't please be part of the rising. In bangladesh there are 25 million involved....Britain needs to step up too! even if its going to be a bit cold and rainy....

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StellaCreasy Wed 13-Feb-13 12:38:23

Please join us rising tomorrow - we'll be outside parliament at 11am with some high profile supporters and all are welcome to join, but there are also events across the country (check out www.obruk.wordpress.com) and throughout the day. And please please tell your MP you are joining in and to support the OBRUK motion tomorrow in parliament- we want OBRUK to be the start of making ending violence against women a priority for all governments. With 203 countries now involved if tomorrow generates a billion people taking part then we can build on this to show why this should be a priority for all - we'll be continuing to work on these issues after tomorrow aswell so please do sign up via the website above to the campaign to keep being involved....

I'm off now to practice my shuffling - remember tell your MP to take part, take part yourself and be part of the rising .....and no you don't have to hate coldplay to be part of this too really....

http://obruk.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/stella-creasy-mp-rising-with-apologies-to-coldplay/

thanks for having me Gransnet! and for all the biscuits!

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GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 13-Feb-13 12:38:58

For dopey and anyone else who's interested, here's the link to the PDF of the text of Stella's lecture www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/pdf/20111128%20Stella%20Creasy%20transcript.pdf

Google is my friend smile

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GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 13-Feb-13 12:40:33

It was an utter pleasure. We'll be there <shuffles awkwardly> <quite likes Coldplay>

Biscuits'r'us

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grrrranny Wed 13-Feb-13 12:44:04

Thank you Stella.

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