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Best mate, scenic walk, couple of tinnies, giant severed head. The perfect afternoon 
Matthew 2:11: "On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him... They presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. Then they took another look at the baby and ran away screaming"
Safe streets for women #ReclaimTheseStreets #ReclaimTheNight what can be done? When I was researching my book on feminist activism & particularly Reclaim the Night marches, women often gendered public space as default male. Women would say that RtN marches 'took back' 'took over'
'reclaimed' public space in their town/city centres. So much concrete, steps, bridges etc. Likewise, when on RtN marches, hostile men watching often receive these protests in exactly the same way, as incursion, trespass, invasion, takeover. Many times I've been on RtN & heard...
hostile men bystanders shout stuff like'get in the kitchen' 'go home' 'these are our streets'. So women are not wrong in perceiving public space as default male. We will not end sexualised male violence against women overnight, but we can change this messaging by changing cities.
1/ Thread on the endemic nature of sexual assault & harassment in our society.
It's taken me a few days to muster the courage to share my personal experiences, but I feel strongly that women's voices need too be heard.
The full article is here: madeleinakay.com/endemic-sexual…
It's taken me a few days to muster the courage to share my personal experiences, but I feel strongly that women's voices need too be heard.
The full article is here: madeleinakay.com/endemic-sexual…
2/ When I was 14, I was attacked by a naked man on a beach in Norfolk. I had gone to the beach alone to do some sketching. He chased me down, threw me around & groped me. As I ran away he stood wanking himself, screaming “Fuck me, Bitch!”.
3/ When I was campaigning, an older male activist developed an obsession with me. At events he would greet me by grabbing both my arms & kissing me on the lips. He would follow me around everywhere and try to stand or sit as close to me as possible. He put his hands on my legs...
Very touched to read some of your reasons for donating to support our work:
- For Emma Coupland and Nicole Anderson
- For Vibhaa
- Thinking of the women who were murdered yesterday. Thanks for all you do
- In memory of Eva, the brightest and loveliest! x
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- For Emma Coupland and Nicole Anderson
- For Vibhaa
- Thinking of the women who were murdered yesterday. Thanks for all you do
- In memory of Eva, the brightest and loveliest! x
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- A huge thank you to the ISVAs at the ELRC for all that you are doing. Your selfless dedication to helping sexual violence victims is truly inspiring.Thank you
-Womens Day is coming up, thanks to all who bought a womens day T-Shirt or print, I hope this helps a woman &/or child
-Womens Day is coming up, thanks to all who bought a womens day T-Shirt or print, I hope this helps a woman &/or child
- Thank you Nia for everything you do. I'm forever grateful for your time, compassion & empathy. I wouldn't have made it through my hardships without your support :) Sending love & blessings always xx
- Thank you for the important and courageous work you do for women & girls
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- Thank you for the important and courageous work you do for women & girls
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No Met Police ban nor the official organisers calling it off can stop the anger and solidarity from expressing themselves on the streets. #ReclaimTheNight #ReclaimTheseStreets
Cops are now trying to take away the mic from organisers of the #ReclaimTheseStreets vigil at Clapham Common
Incredible. Cops are seriously trying to put an end to the #Saraeverard vigil in Clapham. "Shame on you!" #ReclaimTheseStreets #ReclaimTheNight
VIDEO @kellyjaderogers
VIDEO @kellyjaderogers
Thread: To all the women scared to #ReclaimTheseStreets as a result of police intimidation around £10k fines for covid-safe vigils. This is just the beginning... @pritipatel’s new Police & Crime Bill introduced this week will criminalise nearly all forms of effective protest..
They want to enshrine the limitations on civil liberties that we’ve seen under the pandemic in law and restrict the ways we can legally protest going forward. Noone knows about this bill yet you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/prot…
Read more here and do everything you can to spread the word. Or this will become the new law of the land under the radar and we’ll wake up one day soon having lost our right to protest theguardian.com/law/2021/mar/1…
