Trafford Rape Crisis had the pleasure of joing thousands of our sisters to march together in solidarity, whilst 'speaking out' about the need to end sexual violence agianst Women and Girls.
Million Women Rise state in their press release;
"More than 10,000 women and children will take to the streets of central London on
Saturday, 9 March, 2013. The
march, organised by Million Women Rise (MWR), is holding up a mirror to
the truth of male violence against women in all its forms, bringing
women together to say enough is enough.
Women from across the UK will meet at
12 noon outside
Selfridges on Oxford Street making their way to
Trafalgar Square at
3pm for the rally.
This year we have already seen the rape of millions of women
throughout the world and we are only in March. We have heard the German
authority’s apologies to a teenage girl for sending her to a brothel to
get work.
We saw the gang rape and murder of a 17 year
old girl in South Africa and the protest from our sisters there. We have
witnessed the Irish government commit murder of a woman who was denied
her human right to an abortion. Indian women continue to expose the
violence they experience after the gang rape of a young woman who is now
dead. Women in Egypt have spoken out against state sponsored violence
against women. UK Government statistics revealed less than one rape
survivor in 30, who goes to the Police in the UK, will see her attacker
brought to justice. We cannot forget women in DR Congo or the British
Government support for Rwanda and Uganda, two Governments named by the
UN as assisting, arming and directing militia’s in the east of DR Congo
responsible for mass rape in this war for mineral wealth."
Please visit their website by following the link http://www.millionwomenrise.com/mwr-blog.html#.UT7HgDczre4 accessed on 12.3.13)
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Before our journey begins! |
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Travelling down Oxford St |
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Women join together |
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TRC banner |
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Arriving at Trafalger Square |
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Support from everywhere |
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A singer at the event in Trafalger Square |