Motivations and destinations: What do feminists want?

Abstract

Focussing on the controversies within feminism, like those outlined in the previous chapter, could suggest that such conflict is the main feature of this movement; but that is far from the case. In fact, even with such lively disputes going on, activists actually noted that RTN was a fairly easy banner to unite under, and that one of the good things about this protest was that it could bring together the Feminist Movement and feminist individuals. This in turn added to the feelings of solidarity which activists valued and which inspired them not only to attend the marches, but to stay involved in feminist activism all year round. In this chapter, I shall look at what motivated activists to attend and organise RTN marches and what they felt they got from such events.