2008 Woodie Awards
'Take back the night' speaks out for the victims
Colleen McAllister
Issue date: 10/7/04 Section: Features
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One out of every four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus. One out of every eight women will be raped on a college campus.
In 2002, there were 247,730 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. Pretty depressing, huh? It's even worse to find out that only five percent of these sexual abuse incidents will be reported to the police. Marist holds different events each year encouraging students to help fight rape, domestic abuse, and violence, giving students various ways to speak out for victims. This year, on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., several student organizations are coordinating such an event: the third annual Take Back the Night rally.
Take Back the Night is a rally and candlelit walk held yearly at Marist College to speak out against rape, domestic abuse and violence. Immediately following the walk is a speak-out open to all those participating, encouraging them to share their own experiences or make a tribute to a loved one. Everything is kept confidential.
This is Marist's third year participating in Take Back the Night. It is entirely student coordinated, with organizations such as Gender Equality, MCCTA, LGSA, Dance Club, Kappa Lambda Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, SEED, SGA, the Black Student Union and the Social Work Association participating. Performing at the event are the Sirens, Marist's female a capella group.
Continuing last year's tradition, Take Back the Night will display Gender Equality's Clothesline Project at the speak-out. The Clothesline Project was begun by a small group of women in 1990 with the intent to educate, break the silence and bear witness to violence against women. Based on the idea of the AIDS quilt, shirts are hung on a clothesline, each one decorated to tell the story of a woman who has been the victim of violence, done either by the woman herself or a friend or family member in honor of her.
If you would like to participate in Take Back the Night, meet outside the Rotunda at 7p.m. on Oct. 15. The speak-out will follow the walk and will be held upstairs on the third floor of the Student Center. There will be refreshments provided and T-shirts for sale. All proceeds from the night go to benefit the Rape, Incest, and Abuse National Network (RAINN), an organization that carries out programs that prevent sexual assault, help victims, and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
In 2002, there were 247,730 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. Pretty depressing, huh? It's even worse to find out that only five percent of these sexual abuse incidents will be reported to the police. Marist holds different events each year encouraging students to help fight rape, domestic abuse, and violence, giving students various ways to speak out for victims. This year, on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., several student organizations are coordinating such an event: the third annual Take Back the Night rally.
Take Back the Night is a rally and candlelit walk held yearly at Marist College to speak out against rape, domestic abuse and violence. Immediately following the walk is a speak-out open to all those participating, encouraging them to share their own experiences or make a tribute to a loved one. Everything is kept confidential.
This is Marist's third year participating in Take Back the Night. It is entirely student coordinated, with organizations such as Gender Equality, MCCTA, LGSA, Dance Club, Kappa Lambda Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, SEED, SGA, the Black Student Union and the Social Work Association participating. Performing at the event are the Sirens, Marist's female a capella group.
Continuing last year's tradition, Take Back the Night will display Gender Equality's Clothesline Project at the speak-out. The Clothesline Project was begun by a small group of women in 1990 with the intent to educate, break the silence and bear witness to violence against women. Based on the idea of the AIDS quilt, shirts are hung on a clothesline, each one decorated to tell the story of a woman who has been the victim of violence, done either by the woman herself or a friend or family member in honor of her.
If you would like to participate in Take Back the Night, meet outside the Rotunda at 7p.m. on Oct. 15. The speak-out will follow the walk and will be held upstairs on the third floor of the Student Center. There will be refreshments provided and T-shirts for sale. All proceeds from the night go to benefit the Rape, Incest, and Abuse National Network (RAINN), an organization that carries out programs that prevent sexual assault, help victims, and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.