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The 72-year-old has become a global feminist icon<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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When Gisele Pelicot walked into a French courthouse to hear the dozens of men who raped her answer for their crimes, she wore a scarf that served as a “hug” from the other side of the planet.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old has become a global feminist icon, after waiving her right to anonymity as a sexual assault victim, to demand “shame change sides”, from the victim to the rapist.<\/p>\n

The scarf was a gift from Australia’s Older Women’s Network, whose members were inspired by Ms Pelicot’s bravery and wanted to give her something as a symbol of their support and gratitude.<\/p>\n

“A scarf is like a hug… It’s draped around your neck and it hangs close to your heart,” the advocacy group’s president, 74-year-old Beverly Baker, told the BBC.<\/p>\n

“We sent it to her in solidarity, to say, ‘Look, you’re not alone. Women across the world are backing you’.”<\/p>\n

Ms Pelicot wore the scarf frequently throughout the dark trial – including when she gave evidence.<\/p>\n

Her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, also 72, was on Thursday jailed for 20 years – the maximum term – after admitting he drugged and raped his wife for over a decade, and invited other men to abuse her too.<\/p>\n

He was on trial with 50 others, all of whom were found guilty of at least one charge, and received varying jail sentences.<\/p>\n

The convictions brought an end to France’s largest ever rape trial<\/a>, which over the course of three months has shocked the country and the world.<\/p>\n

“It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” Ms Baker said.<\/p>\n

“We were gobsmacked that not only did it occur, but this amazing woman was brave enough… to put herself out there to stop it happening to other women.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gis\u00e8le Pelicot: ‘I never regretted decision to make trial public’<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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The Older Women’s Network also wanted to connect Ms Pelicot with the 60,000 years of resilience and courage of Australia’s Indigenous women – choosing a scarf featuring the work of Mulyatingki Marney, an 83-year-old Aboriginal artist.<\/p>\n

Her artwork depicts a cluster of saltwater pools in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region, known amongst the Martu people for their healing properties, and tells a cultural story about a family of dingoes<\/p>\n

“The moon is taking care of the dingo pups, it’s looking after them,” Ms Marney is quoted as saying, when describing the piece.<\/p>\n

Ms Marney was unavailable to speak to the BBC, but Rhianna Stewart from Martumili Artists – her agent – said she saw the scarf as an expression of Ms Marney’s challenges living in the desert and confronting the violence of colonisation.<\/p>\n

There are parallels between the scarf’s creator and its wearer she says: “This lady [Ms Pelicot] as a person is truth telling too, about difficult realities.”<\/p>\n

The scarf has become a source of pride for fellow members of the Martumili Artists group, Martu woman Sylvia Wilson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n

“It’s the place Wilarra, which is a healing place out on community,” she said.<\/p>\n

“There’s a really strong message… what’s behind the scarf too.”<\/p>\n

Ms Pelicot last month said she was “very honoured” to wear the gift.<\/p>\n

And speaking outside of the court following the verdicts, she said, though the trial had been a “very difficult ordeal”, she “never regretted” her decision to make it public.<\/p>\n

“I opened the doors of this trial so society could see what was happening,” Ms Pelicot said, adding that the support she’d received had given her hope of a “better future” where men and women can live in “mutual respect”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Baker says there’s no doubt Ms Pelicot’s “generous” courage is helping change conversations about sexual violence in Australia.<\/p>\n

“We know that people are now listening to the fact that older women are the victims of sexual abuse.”<\/p>\n

“Rape has got nothing to do with being young or traditionally attractive. Rape has got to do with violence and power.<\/p>\n

“That’s just such a powerful message, not just for older women, but for younger women as well… It is not their fault.”<\/p>\n

She said she now hopes Ms Pelicot has a chance to heal.<\/p>\n

“We just wish her the best for the rest of her life, so that she is able to live in dignity and respect and joy.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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