Thank you!
We would like to thank all of you for coming to Reclaim the Night Brisbane 2019. We were honoured to have such powerful speakers and performers join us for the night.
This and future Reclaim the Nights would not have been possible without the incredibly generous donations from Councillor Jonathan Sri, Senator Larissa Waters, Hon Jacklyn Trad and Michael Berkman MP. As well as support from our wonderful volunteers and every person who showed up to stand in solidatory and demand the end to violence against all women.
We look forward to seeing you all next year where we will rally together again, take to the streets and Reclaim the Night.
March route
Inclusivity statement
Reclaim the Night Brisbane welcomes all women, transgender women and gender non-binary folk to attend and march. This year we are centering on the theme, “We Believe You.” It is not our place to set definitions and we acknowledge that not all people will connect with certain terms. Our hope is that people will engage with Reclaim the Night in good faith and in a way that feels right for them.
Reclaim the Night started in the 1970s in response for women being told that the streets at night were not safe for them and that they should stay at home. Since then, the event continues to reclaim these spaces by taking to the streets and demanding an end to sexual violence.
Every member of the community is welcome at our rally and All groups above are invited to march with us. This event is attempting to hold space for all without entering into a dialogue of polarizing issues as this is not within the capacity of the goals of Reclaim the Night to address. Our event aims to be inclusive of age, gender identity, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective. The organising collective wants to acknowledge that we are not always going to get this right, and want to ensure that we are open to conversations around how we can make this space more accessible for all women, including trans women, and non-binary people.
We will do our utmost to ensure all groups feel safe and discriminatory language is not used by any group, however, we cannot promise this as this is a public space. We ask all attendees to review our guidelines before Friday evening. As we mentioned, we will have a Safe Space tent that will be for anyone who needs support throughout the event. We look forward to sharing more information with you about our program for the night when details are confirmed.
Safer Space Guidelines
We are all equally responsible for helping to make RTN a safe, inclusive event. Participants and performers must use the following safer space practices:
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To be aware of language, behaviour & personal space boundaries and to change behaviour if it is seen as confronting, non-consensual, unwanted, inappropriate.
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To respect different opinions.
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To not practice and show zero tolerance for discrimination in any form including: sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, bodyphobia, ageism, etc.
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To not make assumptions about a preson's gender identity, ethnicity, sexual identity, etc.
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To acknowledge that some RTN content may be triggering and to consider using safety strategies or seeking support if needed.
Accessability
The organising collective wants to ensure that this year's rally is as accessible as possible. If you have any accessibility requirements (require interpretation, support person for the night etc) please contact us and we will endeavour to accommodate you as best we can.
We support the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to self determination. We pay our respects to Elders past and present of Turrbal and Jagera, the lands on which we live and work.
