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Ipswich-based community choir Suffolk Soul Singers has pledged its support to a national campaign fighting to end sexual harassment in public.
Published: 12:00 PM June 12, 2021 Suffolk Soul Singers performing at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral prior to the Covid pandemic - Credit: Suffolk Soul Singers An Ipswich-based community choir has pledged its support to a national campaign fighting to end sexual harassment in public. Suffolk Soul Singers is backing the 'Our Streets Now' movement — which is pushing for legislative change to tackle street harassment in the UK. Viv Rolph, secretary of Suffolk Soul Singers, which is a registered charity, said members felt they wanted to do something in light of recent events around women's...
2 votes Clear Channel has joined forces with Our Streets Now and Plan International UK to launch a national OOH campaign in efforts to make public sexual harassment (PSH) a criminal offence in the UK and change the culture surrounding it. The #CrimeNotCompliment campaign has been created by Plan International UK, a global children’s and girls’ rights charity, and Our Streets Now, a movement started by sisters Gemma Tutton and Maya Tutton, who have been campaigning since 2019 to bring an end to public sexual harassment. The Out of Home campaign has been in development since the end of 20...
The UK is considering making street harassment a crime
Street harassment is violence against women and must be stopped I am determined to play my role in ensuring that everyone feels safe enough to walk alone without fear 11 March 2021 • 9:00pm Following the disappearance last week of Sarah Everard in Clapham, there has been an outpouring of emotion and anger from women online, who are sharing their thoughts, stories and experiences about what it’s like to constantly feel unsafe. It’s very apparent that women from all backgrounds and walks of life have, at some stage in their life, felt threatened just out and about in public spaces. Frie...