Reclaim These Streets

Reclaim These Streets was founded in London, United Kingdom, in 2021, in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Sarah Everard. What began as a grassroots effort to organize a vigil quickly became a formal organization when that vigil was met with police intervention and legal challenges. The founding team, based in London, turned a moment of collective grief into a structured campaign for women's safety and the right to protest. Reclaim These Streets emerged not as a traditional communications agency, but as a social justice organization that uses communications, campaigning, and legal advocacy as its primary tools.

From Vigil to Systemic Advocacy

Reclaim These Streets has evolved from organizing a single memorial into a sustained campaign addressing male violence against women and girls (VAWG). Operating from London, the organization focuses on shifting public discourse from victim-blaming to holding perpetrators and systems accountable. Their work includes organizing vigils, conducting legal challenges against authorities, and participating in public inquiries related to policing and violence against women. The organization has achieved notable legal victories, including a High Court ruling that upheld the right to protest, which has set a precedent for future demonstrations in the United Kingdom. Reclaim These Streets continues to advocate for systemic change and the reclamation of public spaces for women, using a combination of media engagement, community action, and education.

Services and Capabilities

While Reclaim These Streets is not a traditional PR agency, its activities encompass a range of public relations and communications services tailored to social justice and advocacy. Based on their work and stated focus areas, their core services include:

• Campaign strategy and development for grassroots movements and social justice initiatives
• Media relations and press outreach, particularly around VAWG, policing, and women's rights
• Crisis communications and reputation management for advocacy organizations
• Event organization and coordination of public vigils, protests, and community gatherings
• Legislative advocacy and public policy communications
• Digital and social media campaigning to amplify marginalized voices
• Community engagement and outreach programs focused on education and behavior change
• Legal communications support, including managing narratives around high-profile court cases

These services are delivered through a lens of feminist, intersectional practice, with an emphasis on shifting responsibility from victims to perpetrators and systemic structures. Reclaim These Streets does not offer commercial PR services but rather applies communications expertise to advance social justice objectives.

Who Benefits from Their Work

Reclaim These Streets is best suited for organizations, coalitions, and campaigns that share their core mission of ending male violence against women and girls. This includes women's rights groups, domestic violence charities, legal advocacy organizations, and community action networks operating in the United Kingdom. Their work is particularly relevant for groups seeking to influence government policy, challenge police overreach, or shift public narratives around victim-blaming. The organization's expertise in navigating the intersection of media, legislation, and grassroots action makes them a valuable partner for any initiative focused on systemic change in the realm of gender-based violence. Based in London but active across the country, Reclaim These Streets offers a unique blend of communications, legal strategy, and community organizing that is rare in the nonprofit sector.