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To: JUDE KELLY
DEMAND THAT WOW FESTIVAL CANCEL TALK WITH RAPIST TOM STRANGER
WE DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE THE PROGRAMMING ON SAT AT THE WOW FESTIVAL. THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR THIS TALK OR BOOK TOUR. WE DEMAND THAT YOU REMOVE TOM STRANGER FROM APPEARING AT THIS EVENT.. THORDIS ELVA SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCE AND WE BELIEVE SHE SHOULD BE SUPPORTED IN DOING SO HOWEVER NOT WITH STRANGER PRESENT..THIS EVENT IS BETTER SUITED TO OTHER FORUMS AND NOT A WOMEN'S FESTIVAL.
Why is this important?
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR MANY REASON SOME OF WHICH ARE.. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHER WOMEN THIS MAN RAPED AND HOW THEY WOULD FEEL (RAPE IS RARELY AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE) SECONDLY WOMEN DO NOT NEED TO BE TOLD ABOUT RAPE.. MEN DO . ITS STATED THAT THE ORGANIZERS AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS HOPED THE EVENT WOULD MOVE THE DEBATE FORWARD..THE PUBLISHER STATES THAT HEARING A RAPIST PERSPECTIVE COULD HELP IF WERE EVER TO GET TO THE POINT WERE MEN WILL CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR..IN OTHERWORDS WOMEN HAVE TO DO THE EMOTIONAL LABOUR IN ORDER FOR THEM NOT TO BE RAPED.
