[Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?

[Michael Gabriel Rosen]

Just want to say, as someone reading from 'afar' (in the sense that I have
never come to a meeting): Nice work taking in feedback and not letting it
paralyse you from taking effective and timely action!!!
In solidarity,
Michael
On Oct 24, 2013 11:36 AM, "Peter Gill" <petergill85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Darren.  I think it was a mistake to include the blurb about
> SAP on the first poster run.  It should be about consent and not about us.
>  I don't have much to say about the effectiveness with the media.  But if
> there was a cbc story it would have become about us.  Which would have been
> super fucked.
>
> I think less public SAP stuff is in order.
>
> Peter
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Darren Chang <darren.chang at live.com>wrote:
>
>> re: previous email
>>
>> (3) specifically in the context of sexual assaults at UBC, it was
>> important to not appear, perhaps even slightly, as though a group of
>> (mostly) men are taking advantage of the situation to do some group
>> promotion
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: darren.chang at live.com
>> To: aylon.c at gmail.com; smashpatriarchy at lists.resist.ca
>> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:11:55 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?
>>
>>
>> Hi Aylon,
>>
>> There was no collective decision to remove the SAP blurb on the posters.
>> I personally made that decision after briefly consulting with another SAP
>> member and decided it was a good idea from various angles: (1) uncertainty
>> about whether SAP should publicly take credit for the work we do after
>> previous discussions and (2) it made sense to keep the posters anonymous
>> since the postering itself was done with non-SAP members currently
>> organizing against recent series of sexual assaults at UBC.
>>
>> Does anyone have thoughts on this now that we have seen the effects of
>> anonymity in the media? How might the dynamics have been different if this
>> CBC report showed the posters were done by SAP with the original blurb?
>>
>> Darren
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:07:53 +0100
>> From: aylon.c at gmail.com
>> To: smashpatriarchy at lists.resist.ca
>> Subject: [Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?
>>
>> Hey Folks,
>>
>> Have we decided to no longer us the SAP blurb on the posters? (I did some
>> here in the UK but left the SAP blurb on). Unless SAP wasn't behind this
>> and someone else was inspired ;)
>> By contrast, the posters — posted anonymously — offer tips to the
>> attacker and to others who would consider such a crime:
>>
>>    - "Don't be a creep! Learn how to manage your sex drive."
>>    - "Make consent part of your approach."
>>    - "Learn how to deal with rejection."
>>    - "Recognize that many women are bombarded with sexual interest."
>>    - "If you slip up, and everyone does, learn how to make amends."
>>    - "Don't be a rapist! Someone walking alone is NOT an invitation for
>>    you to rape or assault."
>>
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/don-t-be-a-rapist-posters-get-mixed-reaction-at-ubc-1.2187660
>>
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