Reclaim night against Kolkata rape case
Doctors and common people have taken to the streets to protest against the rape and murder of a medical student in Kolkata. Protests are taking place across the country. Now, on Independence Day, protests against the rape in Kolkata have been organized simultaneously in many cities of the country. Along with this, the demand for independence has also been raised. Why should women be afraid to go out on the road at night? Wednesday 14 August called for ‘Reclaim the Night’ to demand women’s freedom and security. At 11:55, women will hit the streets in various parts of the state, including Kolkata.
Protests are taking place not only in the state but in various parts of the country demanding justice for the victims and freedom for women. On Wednesday night, women will take to the streets in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru and demonstrate together.
The call to ‘reclaim the night’ was first raised in some parts of Calcutta, but spread as support grew. More locations have been added to the meeting list. A call has been given to ‘reclaim the night’ in various districts. This time the call to ‘reclaim the night’ reached beyond the borders of the state.
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Demonstrations will be held in these cities along with Kolkata
A call to reclaim has been given on Wednesday night in Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park. The meeting will be held at 11:30 am. A rally has also been called in front of Infinity Mall in Mumbai’s Andheri West. The meeting will be held at 11:30 am. Apart from this, Reclaim the Night has been called in Bengaluru. ,
They will assemble at three locations in Bengaluru – Slickboard Junction (near 500D bus stop), Phoenix Market City (near Whitefield Main Gate), opposite Koramangala Forum Mall. A protest will also be held in Bengaluru at 11.30 am.
When did ‘Reclaim the Night’ start?
The women’s liberation movement called Reclaim the Night was launched in 1977 in Leeds by ‘Reclaiming the Night’. As protests erupted across England over the murder of a woman, police advised women not to leave their homes at night. Right in front of him came the call to ‘reclaim the night’. This movement continued throughout England until the 1990s. Later, the organization organizes national-level protests against rape and atrocities against women every year.
But the inspiration for ‘Reclaim the Night’ came from anti-women protests across America in the 1970s. In 1975, a woman was raped and murdered on her way home from work in Philadelphia. Another woman was murdered in San Francisco in 1978. After this, a women’s support organization called for this movement.
