Reclaim the Night

Great to see so many people at an energetic Reclaim the Night last night.  There were three fabulous speakers and a performance poet, with several hundred of us hanging on every word in a candlelit Kings College chapel.

I wrote a statement for The Cambridge Student in advance of the demo (to be quoted as ‘a member of FAC’ not on behalf of the group, as discussed in the meeting last week), so I thought I’d share it with you, as it sums up quite nicely what Reclaim the Night is about for me:

I’m thrilled that the CUSU Women’s Campaign are continuing the hugely important tradition of Reclaim the Night marches.  This march is a rare space for the voices of women who have been silenced by sexual violence to be heard.  Marching together in a group of women also means that, for once, we can respond to the street harassment that most women experience frequently.  For once, we can actually respond to harassers without fear of escalation of violence, as we’re surrounded by other women who are in solidarity with us.  And we can shout about our truth – that rape is common, and victims are silenced. Read the rest of this entry »

FAC Review – Thankyou All

A big thanks to all who came to tonights review meeting, which was very successful. Minutes from the meeting, the outcome of votes and decisions passed are forthcoming. A second Review-Continued meeting will be organised shortly to cover the rest of the points [3-5] from the circulating agenda.

Watch this space…

Write to local MPs and cabinet minister for health about anti-abortion ‘advice’ centres

The following letters can be downloaded and sent to MPs and the local cabinet minister for health and wellbeing  about the activities of Care Confidential’s bogus pregnancy ‘advice’ centres. Please feel free to adapt the letters, and to use them for other areas where Care Confidential centres have been set up. Read the rest of this entry »