Plans are going well with RTN - we still need more offers of help (particularly for those willing to steward) Contact us ASAP if you can contribute in anyway. If you're planning to come and need accomodation again please let us know ASAP. Tomorrow we will liaise with the Chief Inspector for Suffolk to negotiate our plans and ensure that we reach an agreement that is appropriate for all parties.

To read minutes of last night's planning meeting details go to  http://www.myspace.com/ipswich_womyns_health

Attached is a flyer for the event; please distribute widely (or make your own!)

Love and Liberation,

Tumble Weed.

The plan is as follows (but bare in mind the police do have jurisdiction to change this):

7.00 - Gather outside the town hall on the Corn Hill. We will be encouraging this space to be used for a candle-lit vigil.After we have given time for people to arrive we hope to have brief talks with a representative from the following areas:

* prostitutes/sex workers,
* a family member or friend of one of the victims and
* someone from a local womyns group..

7.45 - Leave off from the town hall.The route we are planning on taking is through town and into the edge of the "red light district" or across the road from it depending on the police. We will then hold a minutes silence in memory of the 5 murdered womyn.

8.45 - Closing.We want to include safety, travel and accommodation info so no one is put at risk on their way home.

9.00 - End

From the minutes linked to above:

"Obviously we want to put as little strain on [police] resources as possible so we are asking that anyone who can act as steward or may know someone who can do this please mail us asap so we can get an idea of numbers."

The email address is  ipswichqueers@yahoo.co.uk

Reclaim the Night March in Ipswich


On the 29th of December people from Ipswich and supports from all around the UK will gather on the steps of Ipswich town hall calling for an end to all violence and the right to walk without fear.

Organisers are calling on all people to gather together to state that sexual violence and murder are NOT ok in any circumstances, and to demand the right for all women to live freely without the fear of violence.

5 young women have been murdered in Ipswich over the past 2 months, and a minutes silence will be held to allow us to think about them, their families and loved ones. We will march to Handford Road, where two of the women where last seen. There will also be a candle-lit vigil

A spokesperson from the organising group, who have come together is response to the murders, said ‘as a group we felt that women were being asked to live in fear. We know that people are feeling unsafe on the streets of Ipswich after dark, so we need to show that if we work together we can keep each other safe. People need a chance to come together to express their grief and outrage.’

Those wishing to take part are asked to gather together at 7 pm on the steps of Ipswich town hall, on the 29th December. We hope to be finished by 9pm.

Notes to the editor:

For more information please contact:
Rebecca Dale
07929 123 314

Lifts offered from Scotland, contact  dannyprior@hotmail.com for more information

Transport from portsmouth is being arranged. Transport is a 17-seater minibus. It'll be about £10-£12 return.
Leaving central Portsmouth around 2pm on 29th and returning same night.
E-mail:  loft33@ntlworld.com
Mobile: 07840 910054 or 07999 818294

Hi guys

we have organised limited accomadation for the night of the 29th. If you need somewhere to stay please contact Bek on 07929 123 314 or email  bek@brokenplastic.org.uk so we have some ideas of numbers

Cheers
Ipswich RTN

We will be meeting in function room of the Hogs Head for performances more speeches and drinks if you would like to perform/speak/whatever please contact us.

Appologies for the confusion but the hogs head has changed its name to the lloyds tavern and that will be our meeting place after the march.
Thanks, Stargazer, Ipswich RTN collective