When abortion’s still illegal in Northern Ireland
When the wealth gap is still ever wider
When we still don’t have equal pay
When you still get bullied for being gay
When sexist jokes are still let loose
And irony’s used as an excuse
When the Coalition try to take us back
It’s time for a feminist counterattack

We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise some more
We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise

When rape victims still get the blame
When right-wing tabloids fan the flame
When policemen commit sexual assault
But are never found to be at fault
When public services are cut
And women’s shelters are out of luck
When the Coalition try to take us back
It’s time for a feminist counterattack

We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise some more
We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise

So reclaim the night
Slutwalk
Keep up the fight
Never balk
Raise some funds
Occupy
Gonna be a feminist ’till I die

We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise some more
We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise
We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise some more
We’ve just won battles
Not the war
Time for us to rise

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Reading etc.

Reclaim The Night London

Slutwalk London

Abortion Law in Northern Ireland (Abortion Rights)

Income inequality growing faster in UK than any other rich country, says OECD (The Guardian)

Equal Pay – The Facts (Fawcett Society)

Report: 99 percent of gay pupils hear homophobic language in school (Pink News)

Hate to burst your bubble but “Retro Sexism” really isn’t ironic… (paperbagprincess)

Revealed: the scale of sexual abuse by police officers (The Guardian)

Queer zombies in court defeat (Lesbilicious)

Every Women’s Refuge in the UK Could Close Due to Universal Credit (the void)