Thousands gather in Melbourne for Women’s March 4 Justice - The Age

Thousands of women streaming into Treasury Gardens on Monday to March 4 Justice were met with the names of 899 women and children.

Those names — of women and children killed by male violence in Australia since 2008 — were written onto a fabric scroll that stretched the length of the podium where former Liberal MP Julia Banks and former Victorian Green Huong Truong led chants to a crowd of about 10,000 people.

Protesters holding up at a list of almost 899 women and children killed by male violence in Australia since 2008. Credit:Justin McManus

Signs among the crowd were short and sweet. Ditch the Dicks. Angry Granny. Karens for Justice. Angry Women Will Change the World.

“I don’t want to be an angry feminist, yet here we are,” said a sign held by Tory Sorensen, 48, of Geelong.

Published On: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:54:58 GMT