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Casey Edmonds’ Text Me When You Get Home Walk taking steps to improve women’s safety
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A Perth woman plans to walk continuously from sunset to sunrise this International Women’s Day to raise awareness about women’s safety.
Casey Edmonds will walk a 10km loop from McCallum Park in Victoria Park along the Swan River to the Narrows Bridge continuously from sunset on March 7 to sunrise on March 8 — International Women’s Day.
An Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey in 2021-22 found 63 per cent of women and 31 per cent of men did not walk alone in their local area after dark.
Ms Edmonds, who began volunteering with We Are W/M last year, said “like most girls, I learnt the rules early”.
“This walk is a meaningful opportunity to raise awareness, spark conversation, and support the ongoing work of We Are W/M.