[Anarchafeminists] safer space policies?

[bike grrl]

Hi
I wasn't at the event in Manchester, but it sounds like most of the pamplets I've been printing made it there. Including the anthology about safer spaces policies, and lots more about dealing with issues like sexual violence within the community, consent etc...  there's a whole range, some written by us and some reprints from other people, and we're up for printing more of this kind of stuff so please tell me if you have ideas/ things you've come across or even written yourself which would be worth reproducing in bulk! 

A lot of the safer spaces stuff came from Australia, and we did include comments and anecdotes about how well they'd worked there. Now that more UK-based groups have made use of the safer spaces concept/ written and used their own safer spaces policies, I'd also be interested in collecting people's stories and experiences, for the next edition of the pamphlet (something we're currently working on as we've run out of copies of the first print-run!)

I'm based in South London, and have a big stack of most of the publications here if anyone wants them. I can send the safer spaces one electronically - not going to attach it to this cos I think it might be too big - anyway, please get in touch - either via feministselfdefence at yahoo.co.uk or this email address (which I'm using right now cos it's subscribed to the list)
Carolyn




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On 13 June 2010 16:34, Maria (News From Nowhere) <nfnmaria at riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi, I'm planning to run a feminist educational on the concept & practice of
> safer space policies soon, and also to propose a safer space policy for the
> social centre I am involved in, and am looking to tap into other people's &
> group's experiences on this.
>
> Is anyone here involved in a space or in events that has/have implemented a
> safer space policy?  How did you devise your policy?  Have you had to invoke
> it? and if so how well has it worked? Do you have any advice on wording & on
> applying a safer space policy? Did you encounter resistance from other
> people in your group towards committing to a safer space policy?
>
> Also, I would really welcome links to further reading & discussion on safer
> spaces. Searching online has turned up some safer space policies, but little
> discussion of the hows & whys of having one, or of experiences in using one.
>
> At the anarcha-feminist weekend in Manchester in April, there someone who
> had brought a load of zines on things like safer space, consent & conflict
> resolution.  I read through them but didn't take any unfortunately.  Anyone
> know who that was & how to contact her? (I found zinelibrary.info online,
> but the safer space zine doesn't seem to be on there)
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Maria
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