Take Back the Night is an annual rally and march to protest sexual violence. This event seeks to create a safe space to empower survivors of sexual, domestic, and gendered violence, and serves as a venue to educate our community on the prevalence of violence and the ways to prevent it.
The theme for 2013 is "For All to See." The impacts of sexual violence on many marginalized groups is often not talked about. We want to make the invisible visible and bring attention to those who sexual violence affects most deeply. We want to have these voices heard in our fight because we are tired of them being forced to be silent. Bring the struggles of people of color, of the LGBTQ community, of men, of the disabled, of the homeless, of those imprisoned, to the forefront.
This year TBTN will be in the Browning Amphitheater by Mirror Lake on OSU campus. The march will take us through campus and east of High (the route is about ~1 mile, and a shorter option will be available).
Featured speakers from:
- TransOhio
- Service Women's Action Network
- Redbird Prison Abolition
- Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization
- Poetry by Calla Thomas
Tablers include:
- Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV)
- Buckeye-Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO)
- Sexual Assault Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO)
- TransOhio
- Unplugging Society
- VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood
- International Socialist Organization
- Buckeyes Organizing for Student Solidarity (BOSS)
- American Indian Council
- College Democrats
- OSU Student Wellness Center
- OSU Sexual Violence Education and Support (SVES)
- OSU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS)
- Women and Allies Rising in Resistance (WARR)
- More TBA
Schedule:
5:00pm - Tabling by OSU student groups and community groups
6:00pm - Speakers
7:45pm - Line up for march
8:00pm - Step off for march
9:00pm - Survivor speak-out/Alternative programming
Schedule subject to change/update.
Hosted by Women and Allies Rising in Resistance.
