MARCH FOR WOMEN’S SAFETY IN STIRLING VOL.56 ISSUE.1
STIRLING'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER
15 September 2025
STIRLING UNI STUDENTS PRODUCE FILMS FOR Reclaim the Night rally to take place ahead of dark BBC
winter nights and increased risk of violence By Alice Pollard Braw Co-Editor
A Reclaim The Night march will take place on Monday September 29, gathering at the Stirling Castle Esplanade at 19:00pm. The march, organised by the University of Stirling Students’ Union, Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre, and Stirling & Districts Women’s Aid, focusses on the safety of women and marginalised genders in public
spaces at night. Reclaim The Night represents a global movement to empower marginalised genders to stand up for their right to safe spaces after dark. As the evenings draw in, threats hidden in the darkness become a violent reality to women across the world. In 2021 - 2022, Scotland witnessed 2,498 crimes of rape and attempted rape recorded by Police Scotland, and 5,359 crimes
of sexual assault recorded by Police Scotland. Across the UK, one in four female students have reported unwanted sexual behaviour whilst studying at university. These statistics only represent the cases which have been brought forward - 5 in 6 women who are raped don’t report. 48 years on from the Reclaim The Night’s birth in 1977, Reclaim The Night marches continue to send a vital message about women’s
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safety at night. Brig spoke to Stirling Students’ Union about the importance of Reclaim The Night, and the motivation behind organising the march. Ellie Hammond, VP Communities, said: “Reclaim the Night represents a predominant issue that impacts everybody in our community. If you think gender-based violence and misogyny..."
FULL STORY ON PAGE 4
Gaza, Grangemouth, and his Labour suspension: A Conversation with Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa and Grangemouth FULL INTERVIEW ON PAGE 6
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