Reclaim the Night
Since 2004, the London Feminist Network (LFN) (www.ldnfeministnetwork.ik.com) has organised an annual women's Reclaim the Night march. The Reclaim The Night march gives women a voice and a chance to reclaim the streets at night on a safe and empowering event. We aim to put the issue of our safety on the agenda for this night and every day.
Why Reclaim the Night?
In Britain, there are an estimated 47,000 rapes every year. And each year, an estimated 300,000 women are sexually assaulted (British Crime Survey 2001). Yet Britain’s conviction rate is the lowest ever, at just 5.3 per cent. When Reclaim The Night marches were started in the 1970s, women were appalled that only 1 in 3 rapists were ever convicted; today that figure is 1 in 20. This is why the London Feminist Network have revived the tradition of Reclaim The Night.
All women have the right to use public space both in the daytime and after dark without the fear of sexual harassment and assault. Join us and take back your night.
Reclaim the Night 2008: Saturday 22nd November
Assemble 6pm in Whitehall Place for 6.30pm start prompt. March to Friend's Meeting House, Euston Rd for mixed rally for women, children and men with stalls and speakers. Accessible, signers, snacks.
The Rally will be followed by after-march party to celebrate 5th anniversary of London Feminist Network's revived Reclaim The Night.
Coaches and sister marches around the UK - see the website for more information.
Reclaim the Night uses a website to promote not only the event but the wider issues which underlie the campaign to end violence against women.
Contact londonfeminist [at] yahoo.co.uk for more information about Reclaim the Night and visit RTN's website (http://www.reclaimthenight.org).