Petrol Girls shared a new single and video yesterday, titled “I Believe Them (Solidarity Not Silence)." Watch a video below and head to Bandcamp where it's being exclusively sold.
The song is released to raise awareness (and funds) of an ongoing defamation case concerning several women who spoke up about inappropriate sexual behavior.
The release includes the following statement:
"We’re releasing this track to raise as much money as we possibly can for Solidarity Not Silence and to widen the network of people supporting the cause,” says Petrol Girls vocalist Ren Aldridge. “Solidarity Not Silence is the legal defence fund for a group of women, including myself, who are being sued for defamation by a man in the music industry because of comments that we each made separately regarding his behaviour towards women. We’ve been fighting this case since December 2016 and desperately need help raising money for our legal costs. The only reason we’ve been able to successfully fight this case as long as we have is because we were able to come together and fundraise for our legal defence. Help us keep our legal representation all the way to court and win this!!!
As one of the Solidarity Not Silence defendants, I’m limited in what I can say about the case whilst it’s ongoing. However, there’s nothing to stop me contributing to a wider conversation about sexual violence and the law - which is what this track, "I Believe Them (Solidarity Not Silence)" is about.
