Take Back the Night

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Why Take Back the Night?

A woman walks alone down a dark, deserted street. With every shadow she sees, and every sound she hears, her pounding heart flutters and skips a beat. She hurries her pace as she sees her destination become closer. She is almost there. She reaches the front door, goes inside, collects herself, and moves on forgetting, at least for tonight, the gripping fear that momentarily enveloped her life.

This scene could have occurred anywhere last night, last year, or even 100 years ago. Historically, women faced the anxiety of walking alone at night and that is why Take Back the Night began.

The first Take Back the Night event in the United States for which we have received documentation took place in Philadelphia in October of 1975.

Take Back The Night’s supporters have always understood the power of speaking out. Rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse and domestic violence are often labeled “crimes of silence” because of low reporting rates and social discomfort with their public discussion. Survivors of sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, and sexual abuse are invited to Shatter the Silence™ by posting your stories here at the Take Back The Night Headquarters.

Join us in supporting and telling our stories to help our world work toward eliminating sexual violence.

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Take Back the Night Rally & March

Saturday, April 21 | Lubbock County Courthouse (904 Broadway) | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - Decorate your poster for the March and participate in the "Clothes Line Project" (Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo)

Music provided by the Bentley Massey Band
7:00 p.m. - Guest Speaker Rally (Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo)

Jennifer Bassett, Assistant Criminal District Attorney - Felony Prosecutor, Chief Special Crimes/Habitual Offender, Chief 137th District Court - Concentration: Felony prosecutions of over 120 jury trials, all felony crimes including capital murder, murder, possession of child pornography, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, indecency with a child, injury to a child, aggravated assault, drug cases, appointed as special prosecutor in surrounding counties and habitual offender cases. Supervised and trained felony prosecutors.

Barron Slack - Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Lubbock, TX
7:45 p.m. (Sunset/Dusk) - One Mile March
(Begin 904 Broadway and walk to Ave Q. and return to Courthouse)
8:30 p.m. - Evening Candlelight Vigil & Drum Circle (Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo)

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Planning Meeting

This meeting will be to unite all past and present members of Texas Tech Student Organizations that have participated in the past as well as members of the Campus and Lubbock community to plan "Take Back the Night" scheduled for April 21st.

February 8 | DOAK Hall RM 123 | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
February 24 | DOAK Hall RM 123 | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
March 21 | DOAK Hall RM 123 | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
April 4 | DOAK Hall RM 123 | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m

Organized by

This event is part of the worldwide awareness campaign called Sexual Assault Awareness Month and is organized by V-Day Lubbock Coalition

Co-sponsors

TTU Student Counseling Center
TTU Student Organization - Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA)
TTU Student Organization - Sexual Assault Prevention Peer Educator Committee S.A.P.P.E.C.
TTU Women's Studies Program