Organisations using ICTS to end violence against women
The Take Back the Tech UK campaign is highlighting UK based Women's Rights organisations that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to campaign, or raise awareness, to end violence against women.
Each day of the 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women, we will profile a different organisation and their work, as well as an example of how they are using ICTS, with links to further information about how you can use the ICT.
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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.