Rape and the Occupy Movement

The rapes reported at some Occupy# camps have barely been discussed by the movement. But they pose major questions around how the movement relates to the socially oppressed and vulnerable and also how it should organise. In this excellent contribution at New Left Project, Maeve Mckeown discusses the relationship between autonomy and the collective, security and decision making, draw on principles as well as practice. As she puts it “as long as patriarchy rules, some form of protection is needed. A safe space policy just isn’t going to cut it”. Read it online here.