'Text me when you get home' - The Impulse Movement invites creatives to submit artwork, stories, videos, poems
in response to the inherent fear all women know as a constant, undeniably inbuilt in the fabric of our society.

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“Keys between fingers, walking in the middle of the road, avoiding gaps in hedges or entrances to alleyways, phone on, headphones out, cross the road, check over your shoulder,”
Women have been sharing stories about feeling fearful at night and when out in public, following the disappearance of a 33-year-old woman, Sarah Everard. In light of the news, police have reportedly warned women not to go out alone at night in the area, resulting in some social media users protesting against the idea that women should change their behaviour in order to prevent being attacked when the focus should be on potential perpetrators. Commenting on the advice, MP Jess Philips told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The message that we should be sending out is not what women should and shouldn’t do, it’s about how serious violence against women and girls is, and how it is an epidemic that we have to put far more attention and resources into.”
Everard’s disappearance - and the response to it - has led many women to share their stories of fear about going out after dark while also calling on one another to “Reclaim the Night”.

What is Reclaim the Night?

Reclaim the Night is a march in the UK against rape and all forms of male violence against women as organised by the London Feminist Network. The first event took place in Leeds in 1977 and was in response to the “Yorkshire Ripper” murders, when police told women not to go out alone after dark. During the march, women carried signs such as “No Curfew on Women - Curfew on Men.” Now, events take place across the country numerous times a year and are attended by thousands of people, with previous speakers at London events having included Mandu Reid of the Womens Equality Party and anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali.

What can you submit?
The Impulse movement will be curating a virtual exhibition to raise awareness surrounding these issues..with the aim of exhibiting physically when possible.
Now more than ever, we need awareness. We need greater and better education for young boys on consent, equality and understanding the threat women face under the patriarchy. We should all be afraid - this is a shared problem, not a women problem. Among women aged 18-24, 97% said they had been sexually harassed, while 80% of women of all ages said they had experienced sexual harassment in public spaces.
“This is a human rights crisis. It’s just not enough for us to keep saying ‘this is too difficult a problem for us to solve’ – it needs addressing now,” said Claire Barnett, executive director of UN Women UK. We are looking at a situation where younger women are constantly modifying their behaviour in an attempt to avoid being objectified or attacked, and older women are reporting serious concerns about personal safety if they ever leave the house in the dark – even during the daytime in winter.

We want to hear your story...
Whether that be:
Artwork: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture...
Writing: a story, poem, typography...
Digital work: video, audio...

Whilst putting together your submission you may also want to consider these themes:
Consent
Harassment
Reclaim the night
Safety
Awareness
Censorship
Body Image/Pressures
Equality / Sexism

TO APPLY go to: https://www.curatorspace.com/opportuniti...

Go to @theimpulsemovement on Instagram to see our previous exhibition Unmasked 2020
Welcome to The Impulse Movement! We are an artist led collective putting on exhibitions in the UK and virtually. Co-founded by Ella Shepard @ellashepardart and Charmagne Coble @coblefinearts The Impulse Movement aims to help bring early to mid career artists together and launch their work into the public realm. Making the most of the digital technology available, they set out to create a community of artists which do not need to pay submission fees or lose a percentage of sales as artists usually do with a gallery or open call.