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'''I Will Go Out''' (or '''#IWillGoOut''') was a nationwide march carried on 21 January 2017 in [[India]] to demand women's right to fair and equitable access to public spaces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/01/20/media-faqs-iwillgoout/|title=Your Media FAQs For #IWillGoOut Now Answered|last=Writer|first=Guest|date=2017-01-20|website=Feminism in India|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> People marched across 30 cities and towns of [[India]] including [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Delhi]], [[Pune]], [[Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Lucknow]], [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], [[Silchar]], [[Nagpur]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Bhopal]], [[Udaipur]], [[Kochi]] and [[Karimganj]] and was organized by a collective of individuals and organisations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/01/19/iwillgoout-collective-statement/|title=Official Statement By The #IWillGoOut Collective|last=Writer|first=Guest|date=2017-01-19|website=Feminism in India|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref>

== Background ==
On 2 January 2017, [[Bangalore Mirror]], reported mass molestation of women on New Year's Eve in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]. The first person report by Anantha Subramanyam K said, "''Screams for help started ringing in the air as people in dire straits were not able to reach the police as they were caught in a sea of revelers, many of whom were clearly drunk and out of control, and looking to misbehave''."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Where-cries-for-help-were-louder-than-NY-wishes/articleshow/56281082.cms|title=Where cries for help were louder than NY wishes – Bangalore Mirror -|newspaper=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> Another article by [[Bangalore Mirror]] reported that about 10 women approached a woman police officer, of which 8 complained about losing their friends in the crowd, one about eve-teasing and one about molestation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/4-firs-more-women-cops-cctvs-and-veiled-threats/articleshow/56363530.cms|title=4 FIRs, more women cops, CCTVs and veiled threats – Bangalore Mirror -|newspaper=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref>

In the beginning, the [[Bengaluru Police]] Commissioner [[Praveen Sood]] acknowledged the mass molestation, invited women who had been assaulted to come forward and promised to take ''suo moto'' action, however, on January 5, he denied that any such event ever occurred and also objected to the term 'mass molestation'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/826299/was-it-mass-molestation-debate-rages-over-what-happened-in-bengaluru-on-new-years-eve|title=Was it mass molestation? Debate rages over what happened in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve|last=Narayanan|first=Nayantara|newspaper=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en-US}}</ref> People outraged on social media and sexist comments by politicians like [[G. Parameshwara]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/it-happens-says-minister-g-parameshwara-on-bengaluru-molestations/articleshow/56303008.cms|title='It happens,' says minister G Parameshwara on Bengaluru molestations – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> and [[Abu Azmi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/women-are-to-blame-for-bengaluru-molestation-incident-says-samajwadi-party-leader-abu-azmi/articleshow/56310779.cms|title=Women are to blame for Bengaluru molestation incident, says Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> blaming women and their clothing, 'western culture' and comparing women and men to sugar and ants respectively didn't help.

== Preparation and planning ==
On January 4, a petition was submitted to [[Change.org]] demanding an unconditional public apology from [[Abu Azmi]] and [[G Parameshwara]] for the comments that have made in the media in response to the series of sexual assaults in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/592006/molestation-remark-online-plea-seeks.html|title=Molestation remark: online plea seeks apology from Parameshwara|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref>

A group of people, who shared similar views of outrage against increasing cases of sexual violence against women in [[India]], came together online to organize a nationwide march on January 21 and mobilized mainly using social media.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official|https://iwillgoout2017.wixsite.com/iwillgoout}}

[[Category:Social movements in India]]
[[Category:Protest marches]]
[[Category:Women's rights in India]]
[[Category:2017 in India]]

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