Hundreds of women are expected to march along Southend High Street tomorrow, calling for an end to gender-based violence.
Organised by domestic abuse charity Safe Steps and Southend Council, the “Reclaim the Night” event is being held as part of the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism. The global annual campaign calls for the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence.
A women-only march will take place from 5.30pm along the High Street, from The Ironworks to the Odeon.
Those marching will demand the end of sexual assault, rape, and all forms of men’s violence and harassment towards women and girls.