Kent State University's Take Back the Night program to help
spread awareness about sexual assault and domestic
violence will take place Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, a sexual assault occurs every 107 seconds in the United States, which translates to more than 807 sexual assault incidents daily. Even one sexual assault is too many.

Please join Kent State University’s Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services and the Women’s Center on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center for the annual Take Back the Night program to help spread awareness around this serious topic.

Take Back the Night is a program that allows sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, along with their advocates, to speak out against their abuse. Since the 1970s, colleges, domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers have held events all over the country to end sexual and domestic violence of all forms.

Kent State’s Take Back the Night will feature a Name Burning Ceremony in front of the MAC Center, a keynote provided by Katie Hanna from the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, and a walk that concludes with a Speak Out at the Alumni House. Both the Name Burning Ceremony and Speak Out are cathartic ways for survivors to talk about their experiences and put them in the past.

Questions about Take Back the Night can be directed to Alicia Robinson, program coordinator for Kent State’s Women’s and Gender Centers. You can email her at arobin16@kent.edu. Additionally, information can be found at the Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services website at www.kent.edu/srvss or on the GreenDot social media pages at www.facebook.com/kentstate.greendot and @KSUGreenDot.

For more information about Take Back the Night, visit http://takebackthenight.org.

Please consider joining this campaign against sexual assault and domestic violence. Together, we can help end power-based violence on our campus