[Anarchafeminists] [Fwd: [faf] FW:Urgent: Protest against the final of Miss University GB]

[butterflea at riseup.net]

Hi all,
Sorry for cross-posting and all, but I've just received a request from the
NUS Wales Women's Officer to pass on the following information to as many
people as possible, regarding a protest against the final of Miss
University GB being held on 1 March (Monday) at Oceana in Cardiff. Thought
some of you may be interested in attending.
Please forward widely.
Ta!
Hannah


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Hi all,



Urgent action: Protest outside the final of Miss University GB





We have just become aware that the final of Miss University GB will take
place on Monday 1st March, in Cardiff. In order to continue our campaign
against objectification in student unions, and in order to meet mandates
from women's conference, and women's committee, the NUS Women's Campaign
is calling an emergency protest.





Where - Outside the Oceana Nightclub, Cardiff (See map here -
http://tiny.cc/AX5WM <http://tiny.cc/AX5WM> )



When - Meet at 6pm, protest will last until approximately 8pm



What to bring - bring placards, banners from your women's society,
whistles and your friends!



What to do now - reply to this email to let us know you are planning on
coming, so we can get an idea of numbers



What to do on the night - When you arrive you should be able to see a
group gathering. If you can't see us, call one of                         
                 these two numbers:



                                      Liv - 07855 041861



                                      Estelle - 07919 343034






Women have campaigned hard over the last century to gain access to
University, and to win the right to be judged on the strength of our
opinions and not our looks.  Beauty pageants such as Miss University GB
undermine these hard-fought gains and send the dangerous message that it
is ok to value women purely on a narrow conception of beauty that bears
little relation to the majority of women.



The NUS Women's Campaign wants to stress that this is in no way a protest
against the individual women who are participating in the competition. We
respect their right to be involved, and we wish them all the best in the
competition.



Our protest is against Miss University GB, and against organisations that
seek to profit from the objectification and commodification of women. We
are protesting the mainstreaming of an industry that places an expectation
on women to conform to an unrealistic and one-dimensional standard of
beauty, and against the spread of sex object culture in student unions
across the country.



Join us on Monday night. Stand up and say that all women students are
beautiful.



If you can't join us in Cardiff on Monday, then please consider sending
the attached letter to the owners of the Oceana nightclub to ask them to
reconsider hosting the event. Contact details for the organisation can be
found in the attachment.





In sisterhood,






Liv & Estelle







Liv Bailey                                                       Estelle Hart



Nus National Women's Officer                     NUS Wales Women's Officer











Estelle Hart



Swyddog y Menywod / Women's Officer



Undeb Cenedlaethol Myfyrwyr Cymru / National Union of Students Wales



029 2068 0070



079 1934 3034



www.nus.org.uk/wales























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