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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 10h

At #MACS2025 author Jo Bartosch is speaking about how the reduction of birth rates and how heterosexual couples are having less sex, but are watching more porn…

#Pornocracy #Pornography

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 14h

Chris Green (@chrisgreen777.bsky.social) talking at #MACS2025 about men’s crèche groups in the 1980s, where men provided childcare so women could enter politics.

#MenChallengingSexism #AntiSexistActivism #Childcare #WomensRights #Equality

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 1d

Course #FiLiA2025 will go ahead regardless of attempts by self-identified ‘activists’ to disrupt / stop the conference, including violence of course (property damage).

Solidarity with the feminists in #Brighton who are gathered here for women's rights and liberation.

#IStandWithFiLiA

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Sisters Salon Brighton #CreatingWomensSpaces @sisterssalon.bsky.social · 3d

Double the LOVE double the MONEY

For the next week, every donation you give to RISE will be doubled.

#EndMaleViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #FiLiA2025
Donate to RISE here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

RISE Safe and Together – Big Give

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of mothers & children who have experienced domestic and sexual abuse and violence.…

donate.biggive.org

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 3d

We launched an open letter in collaboration with No Abusers on Stage urging venues in the UK to cancel Marilyn Manson’s gigs this October/November

Please sign or share our letter👇
menchallengingsexism.org.uk/2025/10/08/o... #MarilynManson #MVAWG

#NoAbusersOnStage #CancelManson #CancelMansonUK

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 5d

🧵(2/2) politician & would like to become a co-signatory, send us a DM or email us at [email protected]

Link to letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#BrianWarner #MVAWG #MaleViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Misogyny #MansonIsAnAbuser #BrianWarner #NoAbusersOnStage

Your scheduled gig

To: Chris Symons – Chief Executive, BH Live Will Owen – General Manager, Utilita Arena Cardiff / Live Nation Entertainment Martin Ingham – CEO Motorpoint Arena Mel Bury – General Manager, O2 Apollo ...

docs.google.com

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 5d

🧵(1/2) On Wednesday MACS & No Stage for Abusers will launch an open letter to @OVOArena, @nottinghamarena, @UtilitaArenaCDF, @O2ApolloManc & @birmingham_live demanding they cancel their upcoming booking of #MarilynManson.

If you’re a UK-based organisation, institution or

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 6d

Arrived on the south coast and currently travelling eastbound towards #Brighton, where we are hosting the 3rd ‘Men Challenging Sexism’ conference next Saturday & Sunday!

More info on our programme & speakers at tr.ee/MACS25

#MACS2025 #MenChallengingSexism #BrightonEvents

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 7d

🧵(2/2)

👉2 days
👉10 speakers
👉2 open reflection / discussion sessions (men-only)
👉Saturday evening social (men-only)

#SelfDevelopment #MensSocial #Sexism #MenChallengingSexism #Conversations #MACS2025 #MenChallengingSexism2025 #BrightonAndHove #Conference

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 7d

🧵(1/2) Join us at our 3rd ‘Men Challenging Sexism Conference’ in #Brighton next weekend!

It's a great way to learn how to become more empathetic, learn how to recognise & challenge our own & other men’s sexism and meet like-minded men.

Tickets & info: tr.ee/MACS25

#MACS2025 #BrightonEvents

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 10d

Just 10 days to go until the #MenChallengingSexism2025 conference in #Brighton.

Join us for conversations about how men can be more empathetic humans, pornography, gay rights, women's sports & challenging male violence against women & girls.

tr.ee/MACS25

#MACS2025

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 13d

In preparation for the #MACS2025 conference in 2 weeks, we‘ll discuss Caitlin Roper's 'Sex dolls, robots & woman hating" in our discussion group tomorrow.

Caitlin will speak at #FiLiA2025 & our conference in #Brighton in 2 weeks

#MACSDiscussionGroup #MenWhoRead #Reading #ReadingGroup #BookGroups

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 14d

🏆 Massive congratulations to England for becoming rugby world champions!!! A well deserved title!! 🏆

#RWC2025 #RedRoses #RugbyWorldCup #Champions #England #Rugby

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 15d

During the 1st weekend of Oktoberfest a man sexually assaulted a woman & 7 women reported 6 acts of sexual harassment.

Dear men at Oktoberfest:
👉Be an active bystander,
👉report men who harass or assault women &
👉don't harass / assault women.

www.br.de/nachrichten/...

#Oktoberfest2025 #MVAWG

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 19d

20 days from today Caitlin Roper
from Collective Shout will speak at #MACS2025 in #Brighton about how how AI facilitates new ways to exploit and harm women & children.

Day & weekend tickets (£25/£50) 👇

tr.ee/MACS25

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CollectiveShout

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 19d

20 days from today Clarice Saadi from
MATRIA will speak at #MACS2025 in #Brighton about how gender ideology, imported from the global north, enhances threats to women’s and girls’ sex-based rights in #Brazil.

Day & weekend tickets (£25/£50) 👇

tr.ee/MACS25

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · 19d

20 days from today Melinda Tankard Reist from Collective Shout will speak at #MACS2025 in #Brighton. Her talk will expose how TikTok is mining young women and girls for the sex trade.

Day & weekend tickets (£25/£50) 👇

tr.ee/MACS25

#TikTok #SexTrade #SexualExploitation #CollectiveShout

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 11

If this is you, your mate or if you see a guy filming/taking a photo of a woman or girl without her consent, say something!

Behaviour like this is NOT normal. It’s invasive & abusive.

What would you say/do?

Say: “What are you doing?”

Do: “Stand in front of his camera.”

By @womenthatrock - Insta

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Sisters Salon Brighton #CreatingWomensSpaces @sisterssalon.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lisa-Marie Taylor, CEO of FiLiA, said: "We are delighted to be in Brighton for our 10th conference which will include speakers from Afghanistan, China and Columbia, as well as local women from Brighton, Hove and Sussex."

www.theargus.co.uk/news/2545622...

Brighton to host Europe’s largest grassroots feminist conference

More than 2,000 delegates will gather to hear 250 speakers at Brighton Conference Centre, for FiLiA, Europe’s largest grassroots feminist…

www.theargus.co.uk

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 11

1 month from today Chris Green, OBE (@chrisgreen1954.bsky.social)
will speak at the Men Challenging Sexism Conference about 50 years of activism to end sexism & men’s violence against women, incl. founding MACS & White Ribbon UK.

Day & weekend tickets (£25/£50) 👇

tr.ee/MACS25

#MACS2025

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 11

1 month from today James Roberts of HumanGayMale, returns to #Brighton after a local pub cancelled their booking in August.

James will join #MACS2025 for a conversation about gay rights, community building+more…

Day & weekend tickets (£25/£50) 👇

tr.ee/MACS25

#GayRights #Community

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Sisters Salon Brighton #CreatingWomensSpaces @sisterssalon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Organisers of Sisters Salon Brighton are proud to add our names to this vital open letter.

The racism, misogyny & homophobia propagated by the far right is counter to the rights, interests & safety of all women & girls.

#feministsagainstfascism

actionnetwork.org/petitions/e8...

Sign the open letter: Women against the far right

The far right is using women's safety as a weapon to spread racism and division. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women and children to push hate. Together we can stand wi...

actionnetwork.org

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 8

Gutted 🤢 1 of the world’s biggest #metal bands, #Slipknot, mainstreams abuser #MarilynManson by booking him to headline #KNOTFEST in #Mexico!

#NotFest impressed #CoreyTaylor, #JimRoot, #ShawnCrahan & #EloyCassgrande!

#NoMansonOnStage #NoAbusersOnStage #MansonIsAnAbuser

Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 8

Please join us and sign 👇 petition to urge leaders in #Germany, #Netherlands, #Canada and #Australia to take #Afghanistan to court.

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

#WomensRights #HumanRights #Injustice #Taliban #HumanRightsAbuse

If we can’t speak, why live?

The Taliban is trying to erase women. But last year, a group of countries vowed to hold Afghanistan accountable, possibly even at the world’s top court. Join the global call for justice now – urge the...

secure.avaaz.org

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Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS) @menvsexism.bsky.social · Sep 8

We have signed 👇 petition to free activist Ibtissame Betty Lachgar, who is facing 30 months in prison for ‘offending’ Islam with a t-shirt she wore.

www.change.org/p/lib%C3%A9r...

#FreeBetty #IbtissameLachgar #Injustice

Firmá la Petición

Libérez Ibtissame Betty Lachgar !

https://www.change.org/p/libérez-ibtissame-betty-lachgar

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