Public Meeting, Wednesday 4th October, 7.30-9.30pm at The Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, GL5 2HZ Doors will open at 7.15pm, so that we can start promptly from 7.30pm Free entry – donations welcome (please bring cash) On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, Community Solidarity Stroud District invites you to a public meetingContinue reading “Public Meeting on 4th October: Conspiracy theories, the Far Right, and The Light”
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Reclaiming space on the High St – report from our stall
We had a successful day handing out leaflets and talking to people about the nasty content in the Light on Saturday – thanks to everyone who stopped to support or chat to us. Read a short report in this post
Yet more misinformation on climate in “The Light”
When Issue 35 of “The Light” says on its front page that the climate crisis is “non-existent” one has to wonder which planet they are living on?
“The Light”: sending women back to the Dark Ages
The Light appears to have the same attitude to women as reactionaries always have done. That is to say, women are most valued when they are barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. Despite The Light’s supposed focus on bodily autonomy in relation to vaccines, it presents all the other things that give women autonomy and choices over their bodies and lives as overwhelmingly negative – be that access to contraception, abortion and education; the right to choose a different sexuality; the right to choose different partners; the existence of strong female role models in the media; a welfare state that supports women by taking on some of the caring responsibilities; even the existence of convenience food. This is also why you basically never hear The Light advocating for better childcare provision, anti-poverty measures, protection from discrimination (unless it’s to do with vaccines), or other key feminist demands.
We read it so you don’t have to (Issue 34 of “The Light”)
What’s in Issue 34 of the self-styled “Truthpaper”?
Challenging denial, disinformation and stigma on World AIDS day
Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day – held annually since 1988. This year, we want to draw attention to and express our solidarity with those who took part in a die-in protest held by ACT UP London today, echoing a protest conducted in 1989. Stav Bee, ACT UP activist, is quoted by ACT UPContinue reading “Challenging denial, disinformation and stigma on World AIDS day”
Our approach
We have been informed that a prominent member of the “Stroud Freedom Group” and “Info Hub” has received personal threats. We have not seen these threats so we can’t comment on the content. We are aware that The Light “newspaper” contains a great deal of material that many people find offensive, including a defence ofContinue reading “Our approach”
Letters to the Stroud News and Journal, 12/10/22
The Stroud News and Journal has published two letters regarding The Light this week. Sadly, they haven’t published the reply our member Jeremy Green wrote in response to Richard House’s letter the previous week, but we have included it first on this page. Richard House’s letter to the SNJ says “If Mr Green would likeContinue reading “Letters to the Stroud News and Journal, 12/10/22”
Protest against ‘The Light’ paper as its editor speaks in Stroud
On Thursday 29th September, we hung a banner from the Merrywalks bridge , reading “No to “The Light” paper – lies, hatred and climate change denial”. We have previously protested against vile antisemitism and Holocaust denial being defended by the paper, as well as highlighting the “promotion of homophobia and transphobia”, and consistent climate denialContinue reading “Protest against ‘The Light’ paper as its editor speaks in Stroud”
Our offer of a facilitated discussion
Community Solidarity Stroud District have offered to have a facilitated discussion with local distributors of ‘The Light’ in response to requests from some of our friends and neighbours. We are awaiting dates.
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