On Saturday night, about forty women and some male supporters marched from St George's Plateau on Lime Street around the city centre, returning to the Adelphi hotel for some entertainment. The Reclaim the Night demonstration is thought to be the first in the city for over thirty years, and took place on International Women's Day.
However, even though the women on the march vastly outnumbered the men, who largely kept to the back, some men had placed themselves in prominent positions of control. There was no police 'escort', but all except one of the stewards were male, including Merseyside TUC President Alec McFadden, who led from the front and used his megaphone to urge people on and make jokes. All of this seemed to detract from the normal stated purpose of Reclaim The Night marches, of women marching together to dispel patriarchal notions of darkened streets being unsafe for women.
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Not quite as long ago as that
10.03.2008 18:04
Carol
Unity
09.06.2008 15:37
Ther were two male stewards and one female steward who had both the relevant experience and the time to keep the "Reclaimers" safe.
I find it very shallow to pick out percieved negatives:
Humour is universal and appreciated by both females and males alike.
In my opinion it's sad to use such great visuals and not explore their content, and just plain bad reporting, (note distinction between reporting and journalism), to hone in on incidentals and miss the real issues promoted by the IWD reclaim the night march.
Please let's not miss the point.
R. Dillon
women power
10.06.2008 08:38
As for football jokes,are you saying that women can't enjoy a football joke, in Liverpool!!!!
Lets work together in harmony for social justice for ALL, Love and peace Gina
R.P. Shaw
Get the full facts!
18.06.2008 12:15
Cath