Hi people,

Sorry for cross-posting.

For those of you who weren't there, at last night's meeting we came up
with some plans for a RTN event, to be held in early February 2009.
We're trying to get as many groups as possible from Bristol involved,
so we have to contact them with details, which is what this message is
for...

Those of you who were there, how does the message below sound? If I've
missed anything obvious or it seems to give the wrong impression just
message me and I'll try and fix it, obviously the sooner that happens,
the sooner we can send it. If you can either message me on facebook
where I've also sent out a group mail, or email me on J.M.Legg@
bath.ac.uk.
Katy I've made the assumption that the snappy calendar thing you were
talking about would be an attachment..? I've tried to keep it as short
as possible, but possibly failed...

Let me know your thoughts,

Jo x

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Dear Bristol,

Afraid of the dark? We shouldn?t be. Everybody has the right to freely
use public spaces both in the day time and after dark without fear of
being harassed or assaulted. But recent events in Bristol have shown
that this just isn?t the case for a lot of women. And the worst thing
is, this kind of violence against women isn?t just a rarity: it?s
happening everywhere, all the time, and in ways that are not only
physical but much more subtle and pervasive. The standard response to
the problem, which asks women to stay inside when night falls, simply
isn?t good enough.

So what can we do? We?re a small group of people who?d like to
organise a Reclaim the Night march in early February 2009, and we?re
asking organisations across Bristol who work with all women to get
involved. We want to make some noise about the situation, using as
many voices altogether as we can. The idea of the march is to speak
out against the violence that women experience when out at night, to
raise awareness of the situation, and get the whole community involved
in uniting to end violence against women. The event is for everyone,
men included, although there will be a woman only section leading the
march. There are also plans for a quiet vigil in the city where people
can take time to think about what?s behind the event.

What happens next? We?d like to call a consultation meeting in early
January 2009 to go over plans in more detail and we hope you can join
us. Attached is a calendar on which you can mark any dates when you?re
free; the meeting will be held on the date on which the most people
are available. We?ll let you know soon when and where the meeting will
be, and in the mean time if you have any questions please contact us
on email: bristol_feminist@....

Hope to hear from you soon,

BFN
____________________________________________________________________________

Joanna Legg
PhD Candidate
Dept. European Studies and Modern Languages
University of Bath
Office Tel: 01225 384756
Mobile: 07708 084390
Email: J.M.Legg@...


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