During a demonstration against violence made to women (illustration) – ALLILI MOURAD / SIPA
Nîmes (Gard) will join on March 8 the network of towns which have adopted the “Where is Angela ? », Aimed at combating harassment of street. Reims, Caen or Amiens already have implemented this code, inspired by an English concept, “Ask for Angela”.
Anyone who feels harassed or bothered in the street can go to a “refuge” establishment, indicated by a sticker on the window, and ask “Where is Angela?” “. The shopkeeper will then designate “an emergency fallback zone out of sight (reserves, offices, etc.) in order to isolate the victim and call a member of his family, a taxi or the police depending on the severity. facts ”, indicates the municipality.
About a hundred stores
Around a hundred businesses will participate in the operation in Nîmes, including ready-to-wear shops, a real estate agency, a grocery store, a restaurant, a wine merchant, pet store or decoration shop. Forty have so far been trained in the behavior to be adopted.
“Many testimonies or alerts from women assaulted in the street or not feeling safe in the public space still too often come back to us from the field,” confides Mylène Mouton (various), elected to the Womens rights. I am delighted with the immediate adherence to the Angela device demonstrated by businesses in Nîmes. More than 55 traders came forward 24 hours after receipt of our emailing solicitation. “