Tag: Take back the night

"We need each other."

As drums boomed across the open area of Confederation Basin, students and Kingston residents gathered to rally for Take Back the Night, an annual event protesting sexual and domestic violence.    “I was never an angel, but the behavior that followed this attack was unbelievable,” Sara Kelly, a speaker...

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Kingston takes back the night

On Thursday night, students and Kingston residents gathered at Confederation Basin to march for Take Back the Night—an annual event protesting sexual and domestic violence.   On its 40th anniversary, Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SAC) chose the theme “reclaiming our bodies, our spaces, our voices”...

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Take Back the Night in photos

Take Back the Night is an event and non-profit organization committed to ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence internationally. Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually – this Thursday, Kingstonians gathered at Confederation Basin to support the organization. Take Back...

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Take Back the Night 2016 in photos

On Thursday evening in Confederation Park, the skies threatened to pour, but no amount of rain could silence the voices of a community gathered to “Take Back the Night” from a culture of sexual violence. Taking to the streets, amidst the chant of the crowd, survivors and supporters alike told their...

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Taking back the night

“Consent is sexy” was one of the many messages on signs held up on Thursday night at the annual Take Back the Night rally. Approximately 70 people marched and rallied from Confederation Park down Princess Street in protest of sexual violence.  “It’s not something we should have to fight for. Not every...

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Other guys

The Take Back the Night march on Sept. 22 featured the “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign, with signs that read “Just because she’s drunk doesn’t mean she wants to f**k.” The new campaign switched the focus from victims of sexual assault to perpetrators. Jennifer Byrd, a counsellor with Sexual Assault Centre...

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Women fight for rights

In response to sexual assault awareness campaigns geared towards potential victims, the Greater Kingston Area Safe & Sober Community Alliance launched the Don’t Be That Guy campaign in Kingston this month. “This campaign is one of the only campaigns that target the perpetrators,” said Jennifer...

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