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Slut Walk Returns On Saturday
The annual sexual violence solidarity walk, Slut Walk, is returning after a two-year hiatus due to COVID, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made…
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Thousands Expected At The 2016 SlutWalk
For the sixth year in a row, thousands of Icelanders will take to the streets this Saturday to protest victim-blaming, slut-shaming and other social and legal issues that are part of rape culture. SlutWalk has become one the biggest events on the…
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WTF Happened Last Year? 2015 In News
Every year, we at the Grapevine like to look back and reflect on some of the hottest, weirdest, and most delightful news stories that dominated the headlines. This year is no exception. So here, again, we bring you: the Year In Review.…
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Sunna Ben’s Fuck Yeah! Feminist Moments Of 2015
What really stood out about last year was the solidarity on display, along with more people joining in the gender equality discussion than ever before. In the past, people’s only option for sharing their experiences publicly were books and magazines, where editors…
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Unpopular Opinion: Why SlutWalk Will Not Save Feminism
I remember my first SlutWalk. It was in September of 2011. The original 2011 SlutWalk in Toronto had quickly picked up steam as it spread globally, throughout Canada and the United States, then to Europe and multiple cities worldwide. I remember when the fiercely…
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PHOTOS: Yesterday, Thousands Marched In Reykjavík SlutWalk 2015
Spirits were high in downtown Reykjavík yesterday, as several thousand protestors took to the streets to march in the annual SlutWalk celebrations. The SlutWalk’s organizers estimate that the event—which closed with an Austurvöllur concert featuring Úlfur Úlfur, Mammút, Reykjavíkurdætur and Friðrik Dór—…
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Happening Today: SlutWalk 2015
Join the marchers of the fifth annual SlutWalk on July 25 as they walk in solidarity with victims of sexual violence and assault. Come and aid in drawing much needed attention to social, cultural, and legal issues surrounding rape and rape culture.…
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SlutWalk Aims For Record Breaking Year
The annual worldwide SlutWalk originated in 2011, in response to the comments of Toronto Police Constable Michael Sanguinetti, after he told a York University audience, “Women should avoid dressing like sluts” in order to prevent sexual assault. The response to the nature…
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News In Brief Late July
Reykjavík’s streets have seen a lot of marching in the last two weeks. An estimated 11,000 Icelanders participated in the annual SlutWalk which helped to inspire a parliamentary proposal that calls for the improvement of the handling and litigation of sexual assault…
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11,000 Take Part In SlutWalk, Inspire Parliamentarians
About 11,000 Icelanders participated in yesterday’s annual SlutWalk, and helped inspire a parliamentary proposal which could help victims of sexual assault. Vísir reports that about 11,000 Icelanders marched from Hallgrímskirkja at 14:00 yesterday to Austurvöllur, in front of parliament. There, attendees listened…
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Walk A Mile In Their Skirt
Last December I was at a wedding in Wales, and I enjoyed the opportunity to wear a kilt. Having nothing but good experience of doing so previously at a dear friend’s wedding, I thought: “why the hell not?” The moment people’s wine…