00:00Marching loud, and marching for change.
00:10Coming together to raise their voices about gender-based violence.
00:14If we want to make the world a better place, we need to stand up and shout it.
00:17I think just spreading awareness to men who might not know how difficult it is for women.
00:24Over 150 people took to the streets of Perth, marching from Forest Chase in the CBD to the
00:35Changemakers at Parliament House.
00:41The rally was part of wider national rallies across the country, organised by Indigenous-led
00:47advocacy group What Were You Wearing, collectively calling for more support services and an end
00:53to victim-blaming culture.
00:56Among the attendees, 27-year-old Arielle Bombara, showing her support following the double murder
01:02of Jennifer Patelchus and her daughter Gretel in Floriette, at the hands of her father Mark
01:08Bombara.
01:09Since the terrible Floriette shootings, I've heard so many stories from women about their
01:15experience with the system and not being made to feel safe.
01:20Although the weather wasn't perfect, the calls from several victim survivors and advocates
01:25were heard clearly.
01:27Like all rallies across the country this weekend, those marching in Perth are calling for profound
01:32change from both the state and federal government.
01:35They're also calling for things to be done differently.
01:39I am imploring this government to help our frontline services, to put more money into
01:44men's behaviour change programs, because this isn't going away.
01:49Remembering the lives lost, but hoping no more flowers will be laid.
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