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ISSUE 128 | WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2018 | FREE
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Reclaim the Night an overwhelming success, despite protesters being ‘spat’ at and ‘harassed’ on march Olive Enokido-Lineham Ewan Somerville
Hundreds of students and members of the public marched through Sheffield’s streets for the ‘Reclaim the Night’ protest against gendered violence on Saturday 24 November. Organised by the Women’s
Committee and SU Women’s Officer, Mayeda Tayyab, this year’s protest focused on increased street lighting, the improvement of support services for survivors of sexual assault and a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to sexual harassment in all spaces. The event was largely hailed as a success, despite protesters being
‘harassed’ during the march from Sheffield Cathedral to the SU. After the event, Education Officer Anna Crump Raiswell hit out at being “laughed and jeered at” on the march, claiming men ‘spat’ at them from balconies and “told [us] with such joy in their voices to ‘get our fannies out’ and to ‘get your tits out love’.
“The atmosphere as we set off was electric, filled with promise of a night of sisterhood solidarity,” she said in a post on Facebook, which was shared by the SU Welfare Officer Katharine Swindells. “However, the feelings of power were quick to dissipate. And were replaced by terror, and by the hope that the march... (cont. on p7)
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Societies Committee and Sports Committee are petitioning for a referendum to create two new positions on the SU Council after an initial proposal was rejected, they feel, ‘without due consideration’. At a Council Meeting on Thursday 15 November, Societies Committee brought forward a proposal to review the representation of societies on Council, with the creation of a ‘Societies Councillor’. SocCom have since teamed up with Sports Committee to put forward a petition for a referendum, in which students will be able to vote for or against the roles of ‘Societies Councillor’ and ‘Sports Councillor’ being created. In accordance with the SU Constitution, 1,000 full members must like or dislike the petition on the SU website in order for a referendum to be organised, it has never been achieved in the history of the SU. At the time of writing, the petition has 662 likes and 10 dislikes. SU Council is currently made up of 46 Departmental Councillors and nine Representative Councillors. It includes... (cont. on p6)