FLOOD THE STREETS AND DEMAND SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND GIRL

 🚨ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: TIME TO FLOOD THE STREETS AND DEMAND SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS🚨

By Zipolita aka Tina Winterlik

I am sickened. Enraged. Heartbroken.

A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at knifepoint in broad daylight in Vancouver, and the man arrested was already on probation for another sexual assault. Let that sink in.
He was out. On the streets. Free.
And now a young girl has to carry that trauma for the rest of her life.

Where is the justice?
Where is the protection for women and girls?
Where is the outrage?

We used to march.
Women used to organize and walk at night to Take Back the Night. We knew the streets belonged to us too, and we weren't going to be afraid.
Now? The predators are let out over and over, and we’re told to stay vigilant, carry pepper spray (which is illegal here!), and avoid walking alone.

But when do they face consequences?

There have been a string of sexual assaults in Stanley Park and other parts of Vancouver lately, and it feels like no one in power is doing a damn thing.
We’re gaslit into thinking things are "mostly safe" — while women and girls are being hunted in public spaces.

I used to feel safe. I don’t anymore.
And I know I’m not alone.

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So here’s my call:
Let’s flood the streets again.
Let’s organize.
Let’s rise up like the women before us did.
Let’s TAKE BACK OUR CITY.

March. Scream. Hold signs. Demand change.
Because if we don’t, they will keep letting them out — and more girls, more women, more people will be hurt.

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DEMANDS TO START WITH:

• Mandatory psychological assessment reviews before parole for violent or sexual offenders
• Real consequences for breaching probation
• Transparency from the justice system about high-risk offenders in our communities
• Immediate public forums and safety plans from local government
• Restore and increase funding for women’s shelters, trauma support, and legal advocacy

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That young girl — she could have been any of us.
Any of our daughters, sisters, nieces, or friends.

This city has failed her.
Let’s make sure it doesn’t fail anyone else.

#TakeBackTheStreets
#JusticeForSurvivors
#NoMoreSilence
#VancouverSafetyNow

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