Fat Liberation London

NIt’s another drinks social! Mercato Metropolinato in Elephant and Castle is a great spot to grab a drink and a brilliant food market, so we can also nab a delicious bite to eat!

Looking forward to seeing you all there! New members are more than welcome - please review our guidelines (below) so everyone can be safe and comfortable while we get a little jolly!

We'll post where we're sat on the day in the chat, so keep an eye out!

Community Guidelines
In this group, we are:

• Fat-First. Fat Liberation London was created for fat people, by fat people. Our community therefore centres large fat+ bodies first. We use self-identifying terms that are common in fat spaces (i.e. midsize, small fat, large fat, superfat and infinifat), and ask community members in smaller bodies to be considerate of the fact that our community prioritises the most marginalised bodies.
• Rooted in community. We want to bring together people with a shared experience together to have fun and build relationships in a friendly, accessible and non-judgemental space.
• A safe space for intersectional identities and marginalised bodies. We aim to champion anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, accessibility for disabled and neurodivergent people, and anti-discrimination of all kinds. While it is an unlikely occurrence, please be aware that anyone creating unnecessary conflict or displaying malicious, prejudiced or discriminatory behaviour will be asked to leave our events. This is not a singles event! We're creating a safe space for fat people to come together in friendship.
• Mindful of individual differences. We know that everyone will be in different places in their fat-liberation journey, and recognise that some discussion topics, events and venues may be more accessible to some than others. We ask our community to utilise content warnings for potentially triggering conversations that may come up in events. We also aim to provide as much information as possible about event spaces accessibility.

Come along to our monthly meet-up: a casual coffee at Peckham Levels! We’ll be aiming to have this on the first Sunday of every month, so don’t stress If you can’t make this one, there’s always the next!

Its the perfect space to introduce yourself to some new, like-minded people, and start building our community of fat folx in London!

We’ve got ourselves a cozy, private space with plenty of sofas and comfortable seating, all accessible by lift, and our organisers Nikita, Jade and Simran will be there from 12pm until 3pm, so do pop by and say hello!

If you’re nervous at all, please do DM us, and we’ll make sure you have a friendly face to meet up with beforehand. We'll be sharing pictures and more information on our location closer to the time!

Community Guidelines
In this group, we are:

• Fat-First. Fat Liberation London was created for fat people, by fat people. Our community therefore centres large fat+ bodies first. We use self-identifying terms that are common in fat spaces (i.e. midsize, small fat, large fat, superfat and infinifat), and ask community members in smaller bodies to be considerate of the fact that our community prioritises the most marginalised bodies.
• Rooted in community. We want to bring together people with a shared experience together to have fun and build relationships in a friendly, accessible and non-judgemental space.
• A safe space for intersectional identities and marginalised bodies. We aim to champion anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, accessibility for disabled and neurodivergent people, and anti-discrimination of all kinds. While it is an unlikely occurrence, please be aware that anyone creating unnecessary conflict or displaying malicious, prejudiced or discriminatory behaviour will be asked to leave our events. This is not a singles event! We're creating a safe space for fat people to come together in friendship.
• Mindful of individual differences. We know that everyone will be in different places in their fat-liberation journey, and recognise that some discussion topics, events and venues may be more accessible to some than others. We ask our community to utilise content warnings for potentially triggering conversations that may come up in events. We also aim to provide as much information as possible about event spaces accessibility.

It’s finally happening - we’re launching our book club! This will be a monthly occurrence with regular breaks so there’s plenty of time to read the source material before coming along to an accessible, safe discussion with fellow fats and fat allies. If you’re new to fat liberation, curious about what it is or looking to see how it differs from body positivity, this is the place for you.

We’ll be exploring a mix of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, comic books and everything in between, with supplementary material from fat academics, essayists, tik tokkers, podcasters and more.

For our first ever book club, we’ll be exploring THEY DON’T MAKE PLUS SIZE SPACESUITS by Ali Thompson. It’s a short story collection of fiction in the near future, easy to read and a wonderful step into exploring some of the ideas we’ll be seeing pop up over the course of our reading.

You can find copies through Amazon, but do get in touch if that proves difficult!

Location TBC! Further reading to be supplied in the coming weeks, too (for the keen beans - it’s us, we’re the keen beans!).

We’re so looking forward to diving into the themes present in this gorgeous work of fiction and some of the wider looks at how canonical utopian societies are often predicated on fat folx not being fat?? Ridiculous - we’re here to stay 💅

Please do review our guidelines before coming along! Fat folx, bring your allies, friends, colleagues and everyone in between. Let’s chat!

Jade, Nikita and Simran x

Come along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safeCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safely! This is a fats-first space, but bring allies if you’d like!

If you’re coming alone and a little nervous, drop one of us a message and we’ll make sure to look out for you!

We’reCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safeCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safely! This is a fats-first space, but bring allies if you’d like!

If you’re coming alone and a little nervous, drop one of us a message and we’ll make sure to look out for you!

We’re so excitedCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safeCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safely! This is a fats-first space, but bring allies if you’d like!

If you’re coming alone and a little nervous, drop one of us a message and we’ll make sure to look out for you!

We’reCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safeCome along to the celebrate the summer with a gorgeous picnic! Bring snacks, drinks, blankets, music - anything you want to share with your fellow fat lib london members! We’ll keep an eye on the weather and have back up plans should we need them.

We’ll be heading to Hyde Park and will grab a spot with some shade near the loos - we’ll let you know where we’re sat on the day!

Remember to review our guidelines so everyone can participate safely! This is a fats-first space, but bring allies if you’d like!

If you’re coming alone and a little nervous, drop one of us a message and we’ll make sure to look out for you!

We’re so excited to spend a day in the sun with y’all ❤️

Jade, Nikita and Simran x