The murder has sparked a debate about it safety on the street in Great Britain. A campaign has started, #ReclaimTheStreets in the UK, where women argue for safe access to the streets at night.
Later today, a vigil would be held in the ward where Sarah Everard was kidnapped. But under current corona measures, it is not allowed and that’s why the vigil is cancelled by the organization. “You notice that there is a great need to think about this”, says De Wit. The murder does get a lot of attention online.
The debate is not only conducted from the perspective that you have to protect women, notes Annelies Valk. “On Twitter you see a picture – and not only in the UK, but also in the Netherlands – where”protect your daugthers‘is crossed out and it says ‘educate your sons‘ below. We shouldn’t have that constant narrative that we should protect women. Maybe it’s also the way men approach women. “
Marije Cornelissen of UN Women Netherlands also sees that men increasingly declare their solidarity. “Young men are increasingly speaking out.”
A Brit living close to where Everard went missing wonders what he can contribute:
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