A report by New Philanthropy Capital warns that violence against women is costing British society £40bn a year, but charities which help victims are grossly underfunded. NPC's report concluded that the expense to public services, lost economic output and knock-on effects of violence against women in all its forms costs the country more than the annual defence budget. (Express, 23 Apr 2008, p33; Independent, 23 Apr 2008, p16) 

Reclaim The Night

 

Since 2004, the London Feminist Network has organised an annual women's Reclaim the Night march.

 


 

Why Reclaim the Night?

According to the British Crime Survey (2001) there are an estimated 47,000 rapes every year, around 40,000 attempted rapes and over 300,000 sexual assaults. Yet our conviction rate is the lowest it has ever been, one of the lowest in Europe , at only 5.3%. This means that more rapists were convicted in the 1970s when Reclaim The Night marches first started than they are now. More >> 

 


 

Reclaim the Night 2008

Planning has started already for this year's Reclaim the Night march! More >> 

 


 

Reclaim the Night 2007

Over 1500 women of all ages and from all over the country marched to protest about the epidemic of rape and male violence against women. Report and pictures >> 

 


 

Reclaim the Night 2006

Over 1000 women went on the march on 25 November 2006. The march was held in central London on International Day to End Violence Against Women. We assembled next to Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square at 6pm and marched through the streets of London to the University of London Union. Afterwards we had a mixed rally and Reclaim the Right to Party party, which went on late and included women DJ's. More >> 

 


 

Reclaim the Night 2005

On Friday 25th November 2005, 700 women marched through the streets of central London against rape and male violence and in honour of Andrea Dworkin. More >> 

 


 

Reclaim the Night 2004

2004 marked the first revival of the historic Reclaim the Night march by the London Feminist Network. It was the first women-only RTN march in London since the 1980s. Our march was started by Al Garthwaite, one of the organisers of the first ever Reclaim The Night marches in Britain. 50 women marched from Euston to Cambridge Circus in Soho for speeches and a rendition of the 'Reclaim The Night' song by Peggy Seegar. More >> 

 


 

Visit our Reclaim The Night Website at: http://www.reclaimthenight.org/.

 

 

 

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