Reclaim the Night!

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Reclaim the Night!

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Location

Belfast, City Hall

Year

1987

Date

Transmission 19/11/1987

Length

03min 27sec

Audio

silent

Format

Betacam

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Footage has no sound. 

Student protest in Belfast seeking to 'Reclaim the Night!' and raise awareness against sexual violence.Women are seen marching in the city centre, down Royal Avenue and towards City Hall. They hold a variety of placards, including those that read, 'How long must we fight to reclaim the night!', 'No one ever deserves to be raped!' and the 'Lesbian Line'. Those in attendance include students from Stranmillis College and volunteers from the Belfast Rape Centre, among others. 

Notes

Reclaim the Night is a women's march founded in Leeds in 1977 which spread around the UK. The purpose of the march is for women to "reclaim the night" from perpetrators of sexual violence and harassment.

Reclaim the Night Belfast march to show the need for action against gender based violence and harassment and to aid mutual support: "We march to demand our right to be free from the fear and reality of rape, street harassment, stalking and all other gender violence that can affect anyone, with women and members of the LGBTQ community particularly impacted

People of all genders and ages are welcome to join the march. We encourage people to bring a torch, candle (in a safe holder), or something that lights up to carry. Banners and placards are also welcome."

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A UTV Production.

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