Sister marches
Birmingham
Reclaim The Night women-only march, 17th October
Assemble 6pm at Five Ways Island — within walking distance from Broad Street, multiple bus routes and the nearest train station is Five Ways Station. Cheap parking is available nearby at Bishopsgate Street. Please contact us if you’re bringing a coach or need directions. Bring a torch!
Followed by Reclaim the Night rally at Ladywood Community Centre, with speeches from Joy Doal (Anawim), Jacky Mulveen (Allens Croft Project), Shahida Choudhry (Stepping Stones) and Jenny Lumsdon (Sandwell Rape Support). Tea and coffee available.
Afterparty from 9pm upstairs at O'Neills on Broad Street. Free entry but donations appreciated. Food, music, drinks and a chance to let your hair down after the march! (Over 18s only due to venue.)
Contact bham.fem@g.mail.com, follow ‘Bruminist’ on Twitter or join the Birmingham Fems Group on Facebook. Read our blog at http://bhamfems.wordpress.com
Bristol
Friday 20th February 2009
Check the website for the Bristol Feminist Network for more details
Cambridge
Sunday 3rd May 2009
Organised by the University Women’s Officer. Assemble 8:30pm in the middle of Parkers’ Piece for a women’s march to King’s College Chapel, where from 9:15pm there will be talk and a vigil open to all genders with music,speakers and silence. For more info or to get involved organising future marches see links below:
Page at www.facebook.com
www.womens.cusu.cam.ac.uk
Email: womens@cusu.cam.ac.uk
Cardiff
RTN marches have been organised here by NUS Wales Women’s Campaign and Wales Women’s National Coalition. Let us know if you are organising one in Cardiff so we can add your contact details.
Durham
Saturday 21 November 2009
6–7pm: Candlelit Vigil Gathering at Durham Market Place
Assemble at Palace Green near the Cathedral, march to Durham Market Place
7–10pm: Durham Town Hall for Reception
Speakers: Roberta Blackman-Woods: MP for Durham • Bridget Phillipson: Labour PPC for
Houghton and Sunderland South, women’s refuge manager for Wearside Women in Need •
Clare Williams: Chair TUC Women’s Group and UNISON Regional Convenor.
Everyone is welcome to attend and show their support. To register, email: aparkin@tuc.org.uk or call 0191 232 3175. Closing date for registrations Friday 6 November 2009.
East Midlands
Saturday 24th October in Nottingham. Contact rtneastmidlands@gmail.com for more details or to get involved. For our Facebook group, search ‘Reclaim The Night — East Midlands’ or click here.
Edinburgh
Annual RTN march organised by Edinburgh Feminist Network and local Rape Crisis & women’s groups. See their website for more info.
Glasgow
RTN marches have been organised in the past by local Rape Crisis. Let us know if you are organising one here so we can add your contact details for women who want to get involved or to help.
Leeds
Sat 28th November 2009
Meet 6pm outside the Art Gallery on the Headrow, for a 6.30 start. There will be a rally afterwards (8pm–9pm) in Leeds Civic Hall, with stalls and speakers.
Visit the website at http://reclaimthenightleeds.wordpress.com/
Liverpool
RTN march was held last year. Let us know if you are organising one this year so we can add your contact details.
Newquay
Saturday 21st November. Annual RTN march every November, organised for the last 5 years by Cornwall Women’s Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (WRSAC), part of the Rape Crisis network.
Assemble at Manor Road car park at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Followed by a free women-only celebration at Claremont Hall, Beachfield Avenue.
Contact Polly Amos for more information or to get involved: ReclaimtheNightNewquay@live.co.uk or tel: 01208 79992.
Nottingham
Reclaim The Night, 24th October
Contact Nottingham University Women’s Officer at suwomensofficer@nottingham.ac.uk
Oxford
Oxford Reclaim the Night will be on November 6th starting at East Oxford Community Centre at 6.30pm. Click to download our leaflet (296kb). For more information please check out our website and our Facebook page.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth will be holding its first Reclaim The Night march on the 25th November.
Assemble: 7pm Spinnaker Tower @ Gunwharf
This is a real community response to domestic abuse and sexual violence. The Spinnaker tower will be coloured purple, we will be marching through Gun Wharf and then onto the streets of Portsmouth. At the Guildhall, we are hoping for refreshments and then the candle light vigil. We would anticipate that the evening will end approximately 9pm.
The Reclaim the Night March is part of the White Ribbon Campaign that is aimed at stopping male violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign is male led and this march is open to all to attend.
Telephone (023) 9268 8470 (direct line) or (023) 9284 1054 (office line). Email: tonia.earey@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
The last few years has seen a revival of Reclaim The Night marches the length and breadth of the country. Women’s groups, student union and trade union branches amongst others are organising their own local marches to involve women and men in their regions.
We will advertise UK-wide Reclaim The Night marches on this page with links to more information to enable women across the country to take part in this empowering tradition.
2008 saw organised Reclaim The Night marches across the country, including Oxford, Southport, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Cornwall.
2009 is set to be an even bigger year for the RTN revival!
We would politely request that you set the date of any local march around the national march in London on Saturday 21st November 2009, in order to mobilise a big presence in London this year!
Please send date and details of any local march to londonfeminist@yahoo.co.uk.