[Anarchafeminists] petition for women-only swimming

[Alex Brew]

My local leisure centre, Peckham Pulse's, advertised women-only
swimming sessions are not women-only sessions. They are staffed by
male lifeguards. And they are overlooked by the mixed gym sessions.

We want swimming sessions that really are what they say they are:
women-only. So I started this petition
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41842.html

background:
It is important to have safe, women-only spaces especially for women
who are rape (1 in 10 women - Home Office figures) or domestic
violence (1 in 4 women - Refuge figures)  survivors. Women who cannot
be undressed/unveiled in front of men for religious reasons are
excluded from the Peckham Pulse swimming pool. The sessions also
exclude other women who choose not to be undressed in front of men.

Many women travel rather than use Peckham Pulse.

Please sign the petition so that these women can use our local swimming pool.

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41842.html

Thanks, Alex

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Alex Brew
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