Words by Reclaim the Night Brighton
Join us for Reclaim the Night Brighton 2023 on Friday, November 10 – a trans inclusive protest against street harassment and rape culture, which starts at Brighton Station at 6pm and ends at New Steine Gardens.
Bring placards, bring megaphones, bring flowers to lay at the rally point, bring your righteous anger, bring your friends.
Our after-party will be at Arcobaleno, hosted by Brighton’s own FemRock – back to mark 10 years of bringing grrrls to the front!
All genders welcome. This is a sex-worker inclusive march, and we actively advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work. This is a trans-inclusive march, and we actively advocate for trans liberation now. Given the chequered history of Reclaim the Night elsewhere in the country, we consider this vital to state clearly, and to do all we can to challenge the worrying rise of so-called ‘radical’ feminism (that seems in fact rooted in very conservative politics).
If you would like to volunteer to steward on the night, please fill in this form.
Any money raised at the march will go to the local Rape Crisis Centre, Survivors’ Network.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at reclaimthenightbtn@gmail.com
This is a reclaim the night march, and as such the central focus is on the threat to a woman’s safety when she walks alone at night, and on the issue of gender-based violence. That does not mean that this is not a safe space to discuss the many ways we are all threatened, in a variety of ways, because of our identities and the way we are perceived – particularly in terms of rising rates of racism, homophobia and transphobia in our society.
Not only do we march against street harassment and sexual violence, reclaiming spaces that are traditionally off-limits to lone women, but we seek to fundraise for Survivors’ Network, and to create an atmosphere of belief and support for survivors.
For more info, CLICK HERE