An invite from Winvisible
Slutwalk London poster
Dear friends,
We invite you to join London SlutWalk with us, this Saturday 11 June. The organisers want it to be inclusive (all welcome, access info and meeting point below) and they have booked sign language interpreting. We are are taking part because:
- Disabled women are more vulnerable to violence and abuse, as adults or as children, from someone we know, in the family and in institutional care. But the criminal justice, compensation and care standards authorities discriminate against us.
- Cuts in benefits and services, Council rationing and care charges, are forcing us into dependence on partners and family – a recipe for relationship breakdown and abuse.
- Cuts are violence against older women, the majority who rely on care services and getting out to day centres.
- Older women are being raped and even killed in hospitals and care homes.
- We’re fed up with being asked by strangers in the street, “What’s wrong with you?” Respect our different bodies!
- We’re not sexless, we’re not lesser beings, we are women like other women.
- Private companies profit from our neglect. Castlebeck, the company which runs Winterbourne View, where women and men with learning disabilities were tortured, charges £3,500 per person per week.
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https://slutmeansspeakup.org.uk/ We are meeting near the Hard Rock café, Piccadilly (Hyde Park Corner end) at 1pm to stroll, roll, holler or stomp to Trafalgar Square for a lively rally. Look for WinVisible’s green banner. Everyone is welcome. Bring your placards, banners, slogans and chants.
ACCESS INFO
Slutwalk route
March Starts: 1pm at the Top of Piccadilly near the Hard Rock Cafe
March Ends: 2-2.30pm at Trafalgar Square; anyone who cannot make the march can meet us there for the rally!
Rally Ends: Everything will definitely be finished by 5pm when we have to leave the square; anyone booking coaches should keep this time in mind as while the rally is likely to be over by 3.30-4pm, we can’t predict everything!
Estimated Marching Time: 1-1 and a half hours.
March Length: 0.8 miles
Toilets: Public toilets at Green Park Tube Station, in Green Park, in Piccadilly Circus tube station and in Trafalgar Square. Only the Trafalgar Square toilets have wheelchair access.
Accessibility: There are no steps on the route, however it goes uphill at Piccadilly and downhill at Haymarket. There is a lift at Trafalgar Square which is suitable for wheelchairs.
Parking: Please note: due to the Queen’s birthday celebrations and Naked Bike Ride, many parts of central London will be closed and there will be limited vehicle access to Trafalgar Square and the route area. We cannot guarantee nearby parking even for those with blue badges.
Seating: There will be seating areas at the sides of the stage.