Hundreds of demonstrators in the Hague are Calling Attention on Saturday Evening to More Safety for Girls and Women on the Streets, Especialally in the Evenings and At Night. Later This Evening, The Dolle Mina’s Will Cycle in Fifteen Cities Throughhout The Country As Part of the Action.
The demonstration ‘We Claim the Night’, Organized by The Hague Dolle Mina’s, started at 8:30 pm on the Laan by Reagan and Gorbatsjov Near The Malieveld.
The Death of Seventeen-Year-Old Lisa From Abcoude and Other Recent Incidents of Violence are the Reason for the Manifestation.
Demonstrators Carry Signs with Texts Such as ‘I want to come home safely’, ‘No = no’ and ‘the night is also oururs’. Meny men also take part in the protest.
Under the Leadership of the Hague Dolle Mina’s, The Demonstrators Left Around 9:15 pm for a 2.7 kilometer March Through The Hague. Then they return to the Malieveld, where Pip Lieke Lucas Sings Her Debut Single when it gets dark . That song Has Been Proclaimed the Campaign Song of the Hague Dolle Mina’s.
Later Tonight, The Dolle Mina’s Will Cycle Into The Night in at Least Fifteen Dutch Cities As Part of the Action. “We No Longer accepts Fear and Looking Away. Unsafety is not a Women’s Problem, But a Social Problem,” They Write on Instagram. “Together we demand back what was always ours: The Night, The Street, The Future.”
‘Feels Like Your Freedom Depends on Men’
GroenLinks Alderman Mariëlle Vavier (Inclusion) Gave a Speech Turning the Protest in the Hague. She Said She was “So Incredible Done” with the fact that women always have to be alert. She Rightly Called the “Anger We Feel” immense.
“It Feels Like Your Freedom Depends On Whether Men Behave That Evening. And Whether Ohn Men Have the Guts to Address Each Other, Support Normal Behavior and Stand Up Against Misogynny,” Said Vavier, Who Regularly Received Applause.
The Alderman Said It is Important That Society Changes and Men in particular. “All Men have a role, all men must change. Stop Questioning what we experience every day. Address your neighbor, your father, Your Colleague for Wrong Behavior,” Said the Politician.
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