Claire, 33, spoke about the fear she feels as a woman who lives locally to the spot where Sarah disappeared. “I think it’s that thing we’re all scared of happening, all the time,” she said. “Every single time a woman goes anywhere, particularly at night, this is what we’re scared of. This is why women are constantly in fear. And the worst possible thing that we all fear all the time, has actually happened to someone. And so close to us. It could’ve been anyone.”

If the last week has shown us anything, it’s that we need real, systemic change to address the continued lack of safety experienced by women on the streets and in their homes.

While it’s not our responsibility to teach others how to create a world that’s safe for women and girls, if you want to show your support and/or take action, here are some things you can do.

There is currently a parliamentary petition to get local authorities to fund specific domestic abuse services for women, which you can sign and support here.
Stylist’s women’s editor Moya Crockett wrote this 2019 piece on what men can do to make women feel safer in public, which is currently being reshared on the internet.
You can donate to charities including Refuge, Missing People and Women’s Aid.

Reclaim These Streets in pictures: powerful images from the Sarah Everard candlelit vigil