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[email protected] [email protected] http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 21 #21 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2006 See centre 22,300 copies every week pages $1 at newsagents only THE DEAD CAN DANCE Women call for a world Bring a brolly to warming walk without violence Story & photo Lou Beaumont Mandy Nolan, our mayor sexual violence against Staunch supporters turned Jan Barham, Sharon Brodie women are unacceptable. A up to Reclaim the Night on of the Richmond Sexual quarter of all women under Friday night despite the wind Assault Service (RSAS) and 18 will experience some form and rain that threatened to Zenith Virago of the Byron of sexual assault. This is not keep them away. The mes- Reclaim the Night Collec- acceptable.’ sage was as clear as ever, and tive. The crowd was also pre- Jan Barham added that it there couldn’t have been a sented with red ‘Wishing was wonderful to see so many more appropriate time to Threads’ for their wrists – young women in the crowd. shout it with Sheik Alhilali’s each one an ongoing symbol She said demonstrations like ‘uncovered meat’ comments of a wish for a world without this are vital because, ‘If still ringing in ears across violence. we’re not heard, we can be Australia. Mandy Nolan noted, ‘It’s ignored, and we can’t allow This year the crowd that appropriate we all wear red that to happen.