Reclaim The Night- 29th November 2024 from 6:30pm

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign. The campaign begins on the 25th of November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until the 10th of December, Human Rights Day.

The Reclaim The Night marches started in the UK on the 12th November 1977, when torchlit marches were held across England in Leeds, York, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Brighton and London. They were called by the Leeds Revolutionary Feminist Group, who were inspired by news of co-ordinated women-only ‘Take Back The Night’ marches against sexual harassment, held across towns and cities in West Germany on the 30th April 1977. These were reviewed in the UK Women’s Liberation Movement magazine Spare Rib and titled ‘Germany: Women Reclaim The Night’ (Issue 61). In America the marches are known as ‘Take Back The Night’ and the first formal march with this title was held in San Francisco in 1978. Reportedly, the first ever ‘Reclaim The Night’ march with that title was held in Rome in 1976 to protest against a rise in reported rapes.

In every sphere of life we negotiate the threat or reality of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. We demand the right to use public space without fear. We demand this right as a civil liberty, we demand this as a human right.

The Reclaim The Night march gives women a voice and a chance to reclaim the streets at night on a safe and empowering event. We aim to put the issue of our safety on the agenda for this night and every day.

Join us 29^th November 2024 from 6:30pm, The Steeple Church, Nethergate, Dundee

Reclaim The Night 2024 Tickets, Fri 29 Nov 2024 at 18:30 | Eventbrite

After the march join us at the Steeple where you can grab a hot drink and listen to some performers and speakers for this event 

Thank you!

Our incredible “AvengHers” Kiltwalkers completed the 20.4 miles and raised £2836 for WRASAC  

It was a great day, the heat was ALOT but everyone got over the finish line and kept the energy up all day.

There may have been a little suffering with blisters and pain’s, but it felt so good to do it and within such an amazing atmosphere.

Thank you to our volunteers

We want to thank all of our volunteers who we could not do the work that we do at WRASAC 

All of our board members are volunteers and commit their time and skills to helping make sure that WRASAC continues to deliver a service in Dundee & Angus

Feedback from some of our board 

"I have had the honour of serving as a trustee on the board of WRASAC for just over two years, focusing on HR support. I joined WRASAC because I am passionate about using my time to give back to a feminist organisation whose values align with my own. Volunteering is incredibly important to me, as it enables me to support not only the organisation but also the amazing women who work tirelessly to deliver these critical services. In the future, I would obviously like to see an end to gender-based violence, but shorter-term I hope to see significantly increased political focus on acknowledging and tackling the misogyny that is so inherent in our society"

"In the year since I joined the board it has been such a pleasure working with all of the other board members and staff. I already knew of the great work the team did, but have been continuously impressed and encouraged to see the good work going on to support women in Dundee & Angus when they need it most. This is my first board position and the experience has been so positive and rewarding and I would highly recommend others consider volunteering for a cause that's important to them. I dream about the day when GBV is stopped and we finally get real gender equality. I want girls today to grow up in a world where they are afforded every opportunity. No matter where and which gender they were born."

WRASAC TURNS 40

WRASAC has been running now for 40 years and this year we plan to fundraise £40k + to help continue the work we do in supporting women and young people who have been impacted and experienced sexual violence. 

We have launched our 40th birthday on 5/6/24 at the Dundee Women's Hub where we held a garden party (where the weather allowed us to).

We will have a range of different events on during this next year and we will keep you posted about these on our social media platforms.