‘Reclaim Sheffield Streets’ vigil to take place in city this weekend in response to Sarah Everard disappearance
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The vigil, which is descrbed as being ‘for everyone who experiences misogynistic and gender-based opression on our streets’, will take place at Devonshire Green this Saturday, March 13 from 6pm.
It has been organised to coincide with UK-wide gatherings in response to the disappearence of 33-year-old York woman in London last week.
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Hide AdA man who is currently a serving Metropolitan police officer was arrested in connection with her disappearence on Tuesday and human remains were found in Kent yesterday.
A Facebook page for the event asks people to attend wearing face masks and to observe social distancing from each other.
The organiser of an NHS pay protest in Manchester on Sunday was given a £10,000 fine by police but legal experts say political gatherings are allowed under the current coronavirus legislation.