th<\/sup> of November, there was a boycott of the nightclubs and bars.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-166034320\/audio-demonstration-brussels-mixdown?si=e0e54ed1d8a845eba30187bc74ae201f<\/p>\n
\n‘Let us not be surprised anymore by the rape culture,\u00a0let’s really act against it’<\/p>\n
For women to feel safe again, there needs to be a solution for the problem. A part of the solution is the education of people concerning the nightlife. Sexism Free Night is a cooperation providing trainings about preventing and responding to sexualized violence in the nightlife. This past month, they gave three trainings to bartenders, owners, organizers and managers. In total, there were 50 spots, but over 100 applicants. \u2018This shows that we are living in a time where gender equality matters. Especially for generation Z, because they are going out now. I trained some new openings in Porto and they were strongly committed to gender equality and have the staff ready how they can respond to sexual violence and harassment.\u2019 Says to Cristiana Vale Pires, coordinator and researcher at Sexism Free Night. Pires sees this project is a tool for transition. Something to make the transition quicker and smoother. But to solve the whole problem, a lot of things need to be done.<\/p>\n
Another part of the solution lies with politics. The Belgian government is working on a national action plan to combat all forms of gender-based violence. An emergency meeting has already taken place between the cabinets of Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister of the Interior Annelies Verlinden and State Secretary for Gender Equality Sarah Schlitz. But this isn\u2019t enough says Victoria a member of UFIA Bruxelles. \u2018Politicians also need to take action; we think that they are not doing enough. So, with the demonstrations and boycotts we hope to catch their attention even more.\u2019 UFIA Bruxelles stands for Union F\u00e9ministe Inclusive Autog\u00e9r\u00e9e. This means \u2018Self-Managed Inclusive Feminist Union\u2019. They are a collective that stands up for women.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Holding your key chains between your fingers, always sharing your location with friends and fake calling while you\u2019re walking alone in the streets. For most women this sounds like normal. According to an European wide survey done by the FRA, one in three women has experienced physical or sexual violence and 55% has been through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":674,"featured_media":4048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbj","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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