Friday 22 October saw the third Reclaim the Night march and rally in as many years. For a bit of a background to Reclaim the Night see 
http://reclaimthenight.org . I was not on the march, but was at the rally in Oxford's Ruskin College.
Overall, I thought it was a good rally. I liked the mix between people talking about the issues combined with a bit of entertainment. And it was all in a good cause - raising awareness of the ongoing battle to prevent violence against women - in the home, on the streets and in the workplace. Not only was it great to see so many more people there than previous Reclaim the Night rallies, it was fantastic that so many men were there. If we are going to stop violence against women, men have to be part of the movement.
I had a camcorder with me. Due to my ineptitude with video editing, only a small amount of the evening has been uploaded. But if you were not able to come to the event, here is some on what you missed ...
[Warning - all of the bliptv links will take you to a site that will log your IP address.]
Lizzie Mac sings
View: http://blip.tv/file/4285229
Liz Jones from Oxford City Council talks
View: http://blip.tv/file/4285782
Phousa sings
View: http://blip.tv/file/4286312
Hannah from Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre ( http://www.oxfordrapecrisis.net/) talks
View: http://blip.tv/file/4286033
Jay performs poetry
View: http://blip.tv/file/4293003
Lizzie Mac again
View: http://blip.tv/file/4293511
Debbie from International Women's Week talks
View: http://blip.tv/file/4293958
I Will Survive sing-a-long
View: http://blip.tv/file/4286602
Check out Reclaim the Night for the march & rally in London on Saturday 27 November 2010 - http://reclaimthenight.org/
http://reclaimthenight.org . I was not on the march, but was at the rally in Oxford's Ruskin College. Overall, I thought it was a good rally. I liked the mix between people talking about the issues combined with a bit of entertainment. And it was all in a good cause - raising awareness of the ongoing battle to prevent violence against women - in the home, on the streets and in the workplace. Not only was it great to see so many more people there than previous Reclaim the Night rallies, it was fantastic that so many men were there. If we are going to stop violence against women, men have to be part of the movement.
I had a camcorder with me. Due to my ineptitude with video editing, only a small amount of the evening has been uploaded. But if you were not able to come to the event, here is some on what you missed ...
[Warning - all of the bliptv links will take you to a site that will log your IP address.]
Lizzie Mac sings
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4285229 Liz Jones from Oxford City Council talks
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4285782 Phousa sings
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4286312 Hannah from Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre (
http://www.oxfordrapecrisis.net/) talks View:
http://blip.tv/file/4286033 Jay performs poetry
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4293003 Lizzie Mac again
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4293511 Debbie from International Women's Week talks
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4293958 I Will Survive sing-a-long
View:
http://blip.tv/file/4286602 Check out Reclaim the Night for the march & rally in London on Saturday 27 November 2010 -
http://reclaimthenight.org/