After Sarah Everard was murdered on her way home in London one night, other women share their experiences online.
The current femicide against Sarah Everard triggers a wave of solidarity from women from all over the world, who share their personal experiences, fears and tips on self-defense online after the fall.
The British woman was murdered one night on her way home last week. She previously visited a friend in the south London borough of Clapham, made her way home and has been missing since then. Her body was found two days later. The suspect is currently a London police officer who was previously suspended from duty for exhibitionism.
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“Text me when you get home xx”
“Write to me when you are at home. (…) We have all shared our live location. We have all changed our shoes. We have all held our keys between our fingers. We have all telephoned, in reality or pretended. We all hid our hair in our coats. We all walked down the dark street, “summarizes Instagram-Userin Lucy Mountain the everyday fears of many women together.
These and many other measures are often drilled into as a little girl in order to feel more secure. Not only Lucy shared her thoughts, more and more women report under the hashtags #SarahEverard, #ReclaimTheStreets and #TooManyWomen that they were harassed, harassed or threatened on their way home. More and more people are demanding more safety on the roads.
Trigger warning: The following tweets and videos contain some violence and / or sexual assault.
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Anyone who has or has had experiences of violence or sexual assault in the past can contact the Women’s helpline against violence 0800 / 222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at, to the online advice service for girls and women in HelpChat, www.haltdergewalt.at or to the men’s advice center on 0720/70 44 00, https://www.maennerinfo.at turn.
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