SlutWalk

SlutWalk is a transnational movement^[1] calling for an end to rape culture, including victim blaming and slut-shaming of sexual assault victims.^[2] Participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance.^[3] The rallies began on April 3, 2011,^[4] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after a Toronto Police officer suggested that "women should avoid dressing like sluts"^[5][6] as a precaution against sexual assault. Subsequent rallies have occurred globally.^[7]

The protest takes the form of a march, mainly by young women, where some dress in clothes considered to be "slutty." The 2011 protest triggered an international protest around the world.^[8] In the various SlutWalk events around the world, there are usually speaker meetings and workshops, live music, sign-making sessions, leafleting, open microphones, chanting, dances, martial arts, and receptions or after-parties with refreshments.^[1][9] In many of the rallies and online, women speak publicly for the first time about their identity as rape survivors.^[10][11] The movement's ideology has been questioned and its methodology criticized by some.^[12][13]