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I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep

I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep

The difficulty of talking about personal experiences of sexual assault, and the dismissal of perpetrators as just a bit creepy

“45 years and what’s changed?”: Manchester students unite for Reclaim the Night’s 45th anniversary march

“45 years and what’s changed?”: Manchester students unite for Reclaim the Night’s 45th anniversary march

“45 years and what’s changed? Are women safe to walk in the dark? No!”

Prioritising the female gaze: Films you didn’t know were directed by women

Prioritising the female gaze: Films you didn’t know were directed by women

Our writers at the film section compile a list of our favourite female directed films.

The Handmaid’s Tale revisited

The Handmaid’s Tale revisited

The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments detail a new America: Gilead. Though rooted in fantasy, Gilead reflects the disasters of today

Reclaim the Night: How the media presents women and men’s nights out

Reclaim the Night: How the media presents women and men’s nights out

Although drinking culture is an activity enjoyed by both men and women, gendered stereotyping within the media perpetuates old-fashioned ideas of femininity and masculinity

Sex Toys: A beginner’s guide to reclaim your body

Sex Toys: A beginner’s guide to reclaim your body

Buying your first sex toy and reclaiming your right to sexual pleasure can be daunting, but we’re here to guide you through it!

The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night

The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night

What are the origins of Reclaim the Night?

Why we don’t leave

Why we don’t leave

With unpublished testimonies of friends, I explore the realities of unhealthy relationships, and why it is we don’t just leave

In conversation with the UoM SU women’s officer on Reclaim the Night

In conversation with the UoM SU women’s officer on Reclaim the Night

What does the Student Union make of the Reclaim the Night event?

Feminist Collective Lit Club: read your way to accessible feminism

Feminist Collective Lit Club: read your way to accessible feminism

The UoM Feminist Collective have brought back their Lit Club, online and accessible to all. Find out what they’ve got coming up!

What does Reclaim the Night look like around the world?

What does Reclaim the Night look like around the world?

What does reclaim the night look like across different cultures around the world?

Reclaim the Night: A run-down of catcalling

Reclaim the Night: A run-down of catcalling

Addressing the importance of calling out catcalling and discussing what can be done to make women feel safer.

The Mancunion Presents: This Girl Can Run

The Mancunion Presents: This Girl Can Run

This Girl Can Run is taking place on March 16th to celebrate Manchester’s Reclaim the Night.

Reclaim the Night 2022!

Reclaim the Night 2022!

If women could solve the issue of male violence and sexual harassment themselves, we would have done so already

Girls Night In: Anti-spiking campaign calls for club boycott

Girls Night In: Anti-spiking campaign calls for club boycott

Girls Night In campaigner groups are calling for a boycott of clubs on Wednesday 27th October to protest spiking

“Claim our bodies. Claim our right. Take a stand. Reclaim the Night.”

“Claim our bodies. Claim our right. Take a stand. Reclaim the Night.”

Manchester’s annual march against gender-based violence, led by SU Women’s Officer Ayla Huseyinoglu, returned last Thursday

Still waiting for misogyny to be a hate crime

Still waiting for misogyny to be a hate crime

Misogyny is still not considered a hate crime in Greater Manchester, so Misogyny is Hate is still campaigning

How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

Fashion Writer Maisie Scott argues that fashion is key to the identity formation and the trauma experienced by the characters in the popular Netflix show, Sex Education

Let’s Reclaim the Night: 20th of February 2020

Let’s Reclaim the Night: 20th of February 2020

Tallulah Brennan, Feminist Collective member, writes about why women need to Reclaim the Night

What place do men have in Reclaim the Night?

What place do men have in Reclaim the Night?

Anja Samy talks to Women’s Officer, Ayla Huseyinoglu about the Students’ Union’s annual campaign against sexual assault and male inclusion in conversations about sexual violence