'Enough’: thousands to join protests across Australia opposing violence against women (www.theguardian.com)

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Thousands of people are set to take to the streets this weekend in 17 rallies across Australia calling for greater action on a growing epidemic of women killed in violent attacks.

Organised by advocacy group What Were You Wearing (WWYW), the first rallies will be held in Ballarat and Newcastle on Friday.

Saturday’s rallies will be held in Sydney and Adelaide, and on Sunday rallies will take place across the country in Melbourne, Bendigo, Geelong, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Perth, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Canberra.

“Enough is enough,” the rallies’ organisers posted to social media. “The number keeps going up and this is why we are protesting this weekend. Fight with us for change.”

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[-] Tadpole@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

What Were You Wearing is a terrible name for a survivor advocacy group. Why would you pick a name that is a big trigger for a lot of people?

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago

I think the point is to remove some of the stigma around sexual assault by reclaiming the clothing and showcasing that this kind of thing can happen to any woman, anywhere. The founder ran an exhibit with all kinds of different clothing submitted by survivors of sexual assault, alongside their stories.

[-] Tadpole@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

I think it was a brilliant name for that exhibit, but not for the name of the organisation

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