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Originally Posted by Himbo
"t was a matter of choosing between two worthy causes--and this year Take Back The Night won."
Can you go into more depth? What exactly is involved in Take Back the Night? Is this on campus, who organizes it, does it happen every year?
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Take Back the Night is a march/demonstration/speakout against sexual violence of all kinds--against women and men alike. The idea is that people should be able to walk on the streets at night without fear, and survivors should have an opportunity to band together and share their stories. It's an event that happens on college campuses and communities around the world--it actually started in Europe in the 1970s and has since spread throughout the United States. It's not held on any specific day--so not everywhere has Take Back the Night today, and the day here is generally chosen by the Women's Affairs Task Force at my university. Search for Take Back the Night and the name of your community on Google--something will pop up. There are lots of sites surrounding Take Back the Night.
Take Back the Night is a deeply personal experience for me as a survivor of sexual assault, and so that is why I chose it.