“Calling all women and girls to march together in protest at the rising number of reported rapes in the UK compared to the falling conviction rate and the fact that women still cannot live their lives without the fear of male violence. Last year there were over 40,000 reported rapes, yet currently our conviction rate is at its lowest ever, just 5.6%. We know that 1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted and that 1 in 4 women are living with domestic violence. Every week 2 women are killed by a violent male partner in this country.”

At 6pm on 25th November 2005 there will be a massive Reclaim the Night march in London to protest against violence against women. More details are on the London Feminist Network website, where you can also see some pics of last year’s march. This year’s promises to be much, much bigger.

The march is women-only but a rally held afterwards at 8pm will welcomes all.
Speakers include:
Al Garthwaite, organiser of first Reclaim The Night marches in England
NUS Women’s Campaign (TBC)
Finn Mackay, Chair: London Feminist Network
Isabel Eden, The Lilith Project

This year’s Reclaim The Night march is supported by the following organisations:
Women’s Aid Federation of England
NUS Women’s Campaign
The Lilith Project
Greater London Domestic Violence Project
Truth About Rape
Campaign To End Rape
Object
Vera Media
Womankind Worldwide
Scary Little Girls Productions
London Radical Cheerleaders
Fem Conferences
Domestic Violence Responses
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
GALOP
Feminist Archive North
Justice For Women
Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize Trust
Islington Women’s Aid
The F Word
White Ribbon Campaign UK
Bush Telegraph

Be There! More details here

Posted by Catherine Redfern on 19 September 2005, at 10:38 PM