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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 4h

"Reports of sexual assaults and harassment on trains have risen by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to data requested by a BBC investigation. There were 2,661 incidents reported across England, Scotland and Wales last year..."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sexual offences on trains have risen more than a third since 2015

A BBC investigation reveals a 37% increase in reports of sexual offences across England, Scotland and Wales.

www.bbc.com

Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 9h

"Delegates heard that 1.9 million pensioners in the UK now live in poverty — a shocking figure for the world’s sixth richest country." www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/10... @unison.org.uk

Nearly two million pensioners in the UK now live in poverty | Article, News | News | UNISON National

Shocking statistic is shared as over 300 delegates attend UNISON’s national retired members’ conference in Brighton

www.unison.org.uk

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 23h

"These are difficult times. But they are also clarifying times.

"And I would rather stand in difficulty, among Women who see clearly, than in comfort among those who have chosen to forget, or to be selective."

#FiLiA2025

@matriactivista.bsky.social

www.matriactivista.com/post/i-stand...

I Stand with FiLiA Because FiLiA Stands with Women

These are difficult times ,not only politically, but existentially.The ground under our feet feels unstable, and the language that once named our oppression is being stripped from us, word by word. To...

www.matriactivista.com

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 1d

"As the weekend progressed, I sensed myself, and other women, unfurling, like cats in the sunshine; allowing ourselves to expand into more of our full potential....
Experiences like this change lives and radiate outwards into social change." #FiLiA2025

Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 1d

A very thoughtful reflection by @rachelhewitt.bsky.social on #FiLiA2025, the power of feminist organising and the challenges we all need to address. rachelhewitt.substack.com/p/i-was-at-f... 1/2

I was at FiLiA 2025 and what I saw, amid everything, was the power of female solidarity. Let's not lose sight of that.

The tenth anniversary conference of FiLiA, a major women’s liberation organisation in the UK, has just been held in Brighton.

rachelhewitt.substack.com

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

"It cuts unions off from an emergent combative feminism at a juncture when, representing only a fifth of British workers & with the rise of the right highlighting a cultural gulf between the unions and many working-class communities, we cannot afford a siloed or sectarian left."

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

"Reluctance to engage with the continent’s biggest women’s conference because of its sex-realist approach to contentious gender issues is not a tenable position in the long term, given these questions are now openly debated almost everywhere except the labour movement...

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/atta...

Attacks on feminist conference Filia’s right to organise must stop

WOMEN’S organisation Filia has concluded another successful conference — the 2,400 participants and 250 speakers affirming it as the largest grassroots feminist conference in Europe.It proceeded despi...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

"#FiLiA2025 debated the rise of misogyny, the spycops scandal, the exploitation of poor women through the surrogacy industry & migrant women & class. Its trade union network shows its keenness to reach out to the labour movement." @filiacharity.bsky.social @mstaronline.bsky.social
#UnionsForWomen

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

It was a brilliant buzzy atmosphere - so much energy, knowledge and experience in the room. And so wonderful to see TU women connecting and organising across their regions/nations and within unions. Join us! www.filia.org.uk/filia-trade-... 2/2 #FiLiA2025 #UnionsForWomen

FiLiA Trade Union Women's Network — FiLiA

www.filia.org.uk

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 2d

It was brilliant to have a room crammed with women for the @filiacharity.bsky.social TU Women's Network workshop and networking session at #FiLiA2025. Thanks to everyone who came and took part - a special thanks to everyone who sat on the floor when we ran out of seats... /1

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile the huge auditorium in the conference centre is filling up with fabulous FiLiA Women. The atmosphere is electric - and joyous. We are so happy to be here together and looking forward to an amazing weekend of #solidarity and #sisterhood. Thank you #FiLiA2025

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 5d

Acts like these just demonstrate what a hostile and oppressive climate women are living in and why we have no choice but to keep on fighting.

Acts like these don't deter us. They spur us onwards.

Which side are you on?

#FiLiA2025 /2

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 5d

So proud to be part of @filiacharity.bsky.social, so in awe of what this incredible movement of grassroots women achieves in the face of indefensible obstruction, intimidation and threat... #FiLiA2025 /1

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 5d

Did they think that hanging up flags, spray-painting and smashing the venue windows would stop us?

#FiLiA2025 in #Brighton has started!

See you there.

Sisterhood and Solidarity!

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 5d

Arrived in #Brighton for the fabulous #FiLiA2025 with @ph-severn.Baku.social to find the #FiLiAFlag♀️and #FiLiABunting♀️

Looking forward to a weekend full of
#Sisterhood #Solidarity with @filiacharity.bsky.social

Let's do this!

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yes – the #Feminists are in town – look at our beautiful #FiLiAFlag ♀️♀️♀️

Share a picture of you arriving in #Brighton for #FiLiA2025 with a #FiLiAFlag in it – let's get excited! 💃

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#Sisterhood #Solidarity

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 10d

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

#Brighton Multicultural Women’s Cycle Club delivers fun, fresh air & freedom, skills, speed & #sisterhood – try a bike at #FiLiA – we’ll get you pedalling too!

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #WomensCycling

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 11d

"Rather than relying on men's behavior to improve, more women are asserting themselves directly in male-dominated spaces and setting new standards... making nightlife safer and more inclusive but also redefining what power looks like after dark." www.ibtimes.co.uk/club-door-dr... ❤️✊

Safer Nights Out: Why More Women Are Taking Over Male-Dominated Nightlife Jobs

More women are breaking into male-dominated nightlife jobs—from club security to taxi driving—reshaping safety, opportunity, and nightlife culture.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 13d

The venue for #FiLiA2023 #Glasgow cancelled at the last minute. We spent 2 days in a lawyer's office & won!

We are pleased & reassured that #Brighton & Hove CC have been in touch & confirmed they are not considering cancelling.

See you @ #FiLiA2025

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#Sisterhood #Solidarity

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to running this session with @filiacharity.bsky.social Women's Assembly at #FiLiA2025 Women into Power! #LetsGo #MakeLikeAMushroom🍄‍🟫

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 13d

💥 #FiLiA2025 workshop news 💥

•WOMEN INTO POWER•

Join this #FiLiAWomensAssembly workshop focused on how to organise collectively & develop campaigns that drive real change for Women & our communities; with
@kiritunks.bsky.social

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#WomenSupportingWomen

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 14d

The @filiacharity.bsky.social TU Women's Network is growing and getting organised. Really looking forward to connecting with other TU women at #FiLiA2025 👇🧵👇

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d

The FiLiA Trade Union Women’s Network sent out its third newsletter this week. If you are a member of the Network, check your inbox for the latest updated & info about upcoming events.

If you want to make unions work for Women, sign up here 🔗⬇️
www.filia.org.uk/filia-trade-...

FiLiA Trade Union Women's Network — FiLiA

www.filia.org.uk

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sbsisters.bsky.social @sbsisters.bsky.social · 16d

Last night, our Director, @selmataha8.bsky.social, joined others in stressing the need for a whole-system approach to tackling VAWG.

She called for an end to two-tier discrimination and urged the government to centre Black, minoritised, and migrant women in both policy and funding decisions. 2/2

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sbsisters.bsky.social @sbsisters.bsky.social · 16d

This week, we’re at the Labour Party Conference.

As part of a coalition of specialist organisations, we’re calling on the government to make ending VAWG a political priority - not just for some, but for all. 1/2 #VAWGTakeover

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 22d

Celebrating the Supreme Court ruling for upholding women's sex based rights.

I'm am really looking forward to spending a whole weekend with principled, radical women at #FiLiA2025.

It will be such a tonic.

FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 25d

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

We take a moment to celebrate the landmark #SupremeCourt judgment in @forwomen.scot, recognising & thanking those who brought the case, the interveners & the wider movement that made it possible @scotlesbians.bsky.social. Hosted by Joanna Cherry.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 23d

How long before UK Jobcentres move from encouraging unemployed women into OnlyFans to mandating it? nordicmodelnow.org/2025/09/20/h...

How long before UK Jobcentres move from encouraging unemployed women into OnlyFans to mandating it? | Nordic Model Now!

UK job centres are encouraging OnlyFans as self-employment for unemployed women, while stories emerge of male job coaches seeking free access to their ‘content’.

nordicmodelnow.org

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