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Looksmaxxing. Trad wives. Trans erasure. Violence against those framed as gender “deviants”, while black and brown men are thrown under the bus in the name of conformist white women and girls’ safety. Performing gender in 2026 feels deeply unsafe for almost all of us, in many different ways. Join activists from Sisters Uncut, Copwatch and others to discuss how practicing abolition in our everyday lives can help build up community resilience to rising fascism in its relation to gender norms.<\/p>\n

A panel and Q&A with:
\nKara – Sisters Uncut, ARM (Anti Racist Movement)
\nSunflower – Global Majority Copwatch
\nSeren – anti raids, Boycott Bloody Insurance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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