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21 January 2018 13:00 ~ Women’s Day of Action Rally – SheFest – Sheffield

Until 14:00 @ The Sheffield Town Hall Events & Weddings, Pinstone St, Sheffield S1 2HH

2017 was a year of strong female activism with women getting on their feet and taking part in rallies across the world, but the fight for equality and justice for girls and women continues.

Join us to support our sisters around the world on Women’s Day of Action. We’ll be outside Sheffield Town Hall on January 21st, showing 2018 is the year we finally call #timesup.

Speakers include Natalie Bennett (Green Party), Lara Bundock (CEO/Founder of the Snowdrop Project), Annalisa Toccara Jones (Our Mel/Black Lives Matter), plus more to be announced shortly.

https://www.facebook.com/events/180773822657177/

January 18, 2018

21 January 2018 11:00 ~ Time’s Up Women’s March – Bristol

Assemble in Castle Park for march to College Green
Gather in Castle Park: 11am.
March starts: 11.15am
MiniStop in the Centre: 11.40am
March on: 11.50am.
Speakers/SingSong/Cuddles/HappyTimes on College Green: 12.10pm

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Route: https://goo.gl/maps/MC2ee6AtwrR2
We will be starting at Castle Park, walking down Union Street, along Rupert Street, and stopping in the centre for a breather, and some words from some of our lovely friends…
We will then carry on past the fountains and on to College Green, where we can hear a few more lovely words, some songs, and share the love.
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Please keep in mind, we want this to be a safe space for all.
There will be stewards with hi-viz jackets, please do follow their instructions as they will be working hard to keep you safe.
We’ll be marching for ourselves, each other, and those who are or have been unable to do so…
Let’s show everyone what kindness and compassion looks like…. Let’s rise up and show everyone how easy it is to treat everyone as equal…
Let’s march in solidarity and sisterhood!
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Last year, Bristol took part in the global Women’s March Movement. We marched for equality and against fear, misogyny, and hate.
It was such a lovely, heartfelt, passionate, and inspirational march…

Let’s keep it going…
Let’s say #MeToo and #TimesUp.
Let’s shout out that we’re still not safe, still not healthy, and still a long, long, long way from being happy.

Let’s stand up and march for the women, girls, and those who identify as women who have been killed, those who have been physically, emotionally, financially, sexually, socially abused, those who live in fear, those who have been silenced, those who’ve been made to feel they have no choice…

There’s enough literature, TEDex videos, blogs, workshops, groups etc etc for people to be aware of the barriers and issues faced by women and girls.

It is 2018, 100 years since some women won the vote and we are still arguing for basic things.

The Time is Up for men in suits at the top.

https://www.facebook.com/events/210341202867278/

January 18, 2018

21 January 2018 11:00 ~ Time’s Up Rally – Women’s March London

Until 13:00 @ Richmond Terrace, opposite Downing Street, London, SW1A 2
On the anniversary of Women’s March London, join our rally to say Time’s Up and to renew the struggle for equality and justice.

Rally point at Richmond Terrace, opposite Downing Street

Speakers will be listed soon

Access info will be posted shortly – or contact us on 07415821564 for access info.

STATEMENT

One year on, we are coming together to say Time’s Up.

Time’s Up on gender based violence, sexual harassment and abuse. Time’s Up on the systematic and politically motivated underfunding of the services survivors depend on. Time’s Up on victimizing survivors and allowing abusers to avoid accountability. Time’s Up on the misogynistic abuse of women on social media. Time’s Up on the culture that tells men they are entitled to women’s bodies.

Time’s Up on bigotry and prejudice – scapegoating Refugees and Muslims. Time’s Up on racially motivated violence and harassment. Time’s Up on deportations, inhuman detention centres and human trafficking. Time’s Up on islamophobia, anti-semitism, transphobia, homophobia and ableism. Time’s Up on the under representation of marginalised groups in politics and in the media.

Time’s Up on the economic oppression of women. Time’s Up on the gender pay gap that sees women paid less than their male counterparts for the same job. Time’s Up on the cruel and ideological universal credit system which plunges millions into deeper poverty. Time’s Up on austerity, a policy which serves to worsen the country’s economy and disproportionately impacts women. Time’s Up on the needless deaths from benefit cuts and sanctions.

Time’s Up on controlling the bodies of either women or anyone who was assigned female at birth. Time’s Up on telling women what to wear. Time’s Up on Burka Bans and the phobia of Hijabs. Time’s Up on body shaming and fatphobia. Time’s Up on menstrual poverty and taboo. Time’s Up on the unequal provision of abortion services. Time’s Up on the policing of trans women’s bodies.

Time’s Up on the climate of profit over people. We want #Justice4Grenfell. Time’s Up on climate change denial and the destruction of the environment. #ClimateChangeIsReal.

We are coming together to pledge that we are going to make change in big and small ways. We will stand side by side, once again, in solidarity with our sisters, brothers and siblings around the world. Together we are strong and if we all work for a better world then time is really up for oppressors of women.

https://www.facebook.com/events/685982471609772/

January 12, 2018