Gatherings for Everard in London were officially canceled after talks between organizers and the police broke down over disagreements about legality and the safety of groups of people meeting amid covid-19 restrictions. Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, was last seen March 3 and is thought to have been abducted nearby. “Tonight Carrie and I will be lighting a candle for Sarah Everard and thinking of her family and friends. It’s no one’s fault, but maybe some men don’t appreciate we’re always glancing over our shoulder, you just have to hear footsteps a bit close and you automatically freeze. “I want to be here to represent that’s not okay, that’s not 2021.”

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2021 19:27 UTC