Vigil Holly Grove Friday 21st 6-8 for rape victim - please circulate

[Tosca]

Late last Thursday evening a woman was walking away from Peckham Rye Railway Station through Elm Grove when she was attacked and raped by 2 men who wore dark clothes and covered their faces. The Met Police are taking this crime very seriously. There will be a vigil in Holly Grove this Friday from 6-8. Please bring a candle in a jar.

https://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-for-information-following-report-of-a-rape-at-peckham-rye-440736

[Thunderblue600]

Dear Tosca

Thank you for making the effort to share this news about the vigil on Friday, I was searching for news about this awful incident and NOTHING came up about the vigil so well done.

I will now share your this update via Nextdoor.

I do hope the girl is getting plenty of support from family and friends. Please also pray for her and that the two guys will be identified and put away for a very long time.

[CPR Dave]

This is very upsetting. I do hope she is as well as she can be in all the circumstances and has access to everything she needs.

[Tosca]

Thanks, Thunderblue600. I seems really important that people come out to the vigil whether Peckham or Dulwich or wherever in South London because we absolutely need to keep the streets safe for women. These guys (and there are no women out at night attacking women or men)need to know that they can no longer get away with years of making the streets frightening and unsafe for women. There's a poster doing the rounds, and I've attached it here. It's organised by people on the nearby streets. Just opposite the Liberal Club on Holly Grove at the gates to the park. Bring candles.

[Thunderblue600]

Dear Tosca

It was the very least I could do.

If you do recognise me on Friday please say hi, have attached a pic, normally quite easy to spot.

Anyway had an interesting response via the event I set up on nextdoor:

Rosie S-R ? Peckham Rye

I want to support the woman and to show solidarity as a community but I?m not sure a vigil is the right way to go..a vigil is for someone who has died. Standing around with candles is in mourning, this young girl is alive and we will be here to show support, but a vigil seems almost inappropriate. A protest maybe, or setting up a collection.

Coral R. ? Peckham Rye

Rosie I tend to agree with you. Apparently the council haven't even put lighting around the park which has been a known spot for all kinds of offences for as long as I remember. If not now, then when?

Michael Peacock ? Nunhead

Dear Rosie and Coral over the years I have attended vigils and yes always for someone that has had their life taken in a cruel hateful way. This will be the first vigil I have attended for a living person and feel it is a great idea. Cant begin to imagine the trauma this 18yo girl is experiencing right now and hope this event will offer some comfort to the victim and her family.

[Thunderblue600]

Also shared as an event here.

https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?6,2256803

[Smiley_blue_1234]

I reported and would encourage people to report concerns on the police website:

www.streetsafetool.com

It takes 30 seconds.

StreetSafe is a pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues, eg street lighting, abandoned buildings or vandalism and/or because of some behaviours, eg being followed or verbally abused

[Thunderblue600]

Dear Smiley

Thanks for sharing this information

[Thunderblue600]

Hi Tosca

Well done for spreading the word about this vigil, have attached a photo of me ( me on the right first photo ) if you recognise me on friday do say hi.

best wishes

Michael Peacock

[no job to big]

Hi everyone I have just read a article on the bbc news app regarding the young women there now saying that it didn?t happen in the Peckham area that was first thought

[Nigello]

yes, I saw that. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60071114

I hope they are near to figuring it all out and catching the culprits. Best wishes to her and her family

[CPR Dave]

This vigil has been postponed

[Thunderblue600]

Dear Dave

Please clarify how this has been confirmed, I have not seen any social media/press reports that the vigil has been cancelled

[Siduhe]

TB600 - see

No idea how credible this is.

[CPR Dave]

Sorry Thunderblue, I have had a message separately but can't share it here for technological ineptness

However this is the explanation:

https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/rape-did-not-happen-in-peckham-say-police/

[SpringTime]

Shall we just have vigils on every street on Earth? And if so will any of them work?

"Someone's been attacked!" ... "Quick! Let's have a vigil. That'll save them. That'll make me feel better too."