Comments on: Take Back the Night http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97984 Jen Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:16:39 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97984 Jess, You don't need to have a huge contingency to start your own TBTN event. If you've got an entire (or even most) women's studies class into it, you've got plenty of people to organize it and pull it off. If people aren't aware it's an issue, make them aware. And make them care. My advice to you is to get these people in your wst class together and plan (if you can't pull it off for this year, plan for next year, and follow through). Try to contact one of the people from Ann Arbor who's organizing the march there to get some pointers and ideas, talk to people elsewhere to get ideas, but you definitely don't need to rely on them for a successful event. Don't get discouraged if turnout is low - it usually will be the first year it happens. It'll grow. If you're worried about it, though, maybe condense it to just a speak-out for the first year, then add the march for next year. (Oh, and don't underestimate the power of Facebook events. I just got back from an event that managed to pull in 43 people - about 35 more than i'd expected would show...something I attribute largely to the facebook event I made.) Good luck! Jess,

You don’t need to have a huge contingency to start your own TBTN event. If you’ve got an entire (or even most) women’s studies class into it, you’ve got plenty of people to organize it and pull it off. If people aren’t aware it’s an issue, make them aware. And make them care.
My advice to you is to get these people in your wst class together and plan (if you can’t pull it off for this year, plan for next year, and follow through). Try to contact one of the people from Ann Arbor who’s organizing the march there to get some pointers and ideas, talk to people elsewhere to get ideas, but you definitely don’t need to rely on them for a successful event. Don’t get discouraged if turnout is low – it usually will be the first year it happens. It’ll grow. If you’re worried about it, though, maybe condense it to just a speak-out for the first year, then add the march for next year. (Oh, and don’t underestimate the power of Facebook events. I just got back from an event that managed to pull in 43 people – about 35 more than i’d expected would show…something I attribute largely to the facebook event I made.)
Good luck!

]]> By: KC http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97950 KC Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:24:05 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97950 Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) Thursday, April 12th Vigil - 8:00 PM, and Post-vigil gathering 10:00 PM Thwing Atrium Also... Friday, April 13th 8:00 PM Benifit concert for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center At The Spot (on campus bar of sorts) $5 admission, or $3 with something from the Rape Crisis Center's Wish List, including new clothing, toys, or art supplies. Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)

Thursday, April 12th
Vigil – 8:00 PM, and Post-vigil gathering 10:00 PM
Thwing Atrium

Also…
Friday, April 13th 8:00 PM
Benifit concert for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
At The Spot (on campus bar of sorts)
$5 admission, or $3 with something from the Rape Crisis Center’s Wish List, including new clothing, toys, or art supplies.

]]> By: Shira http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97841 Shira Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:56:47 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97841 UC Berkeley is having a Take Back the Night candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 12th from 6-8:30 PM on the steps of Sproul Hall. There will be various speakers, primarily women telling their own stories of rape and sexual harassment. UC Berkeley is having a Take Back the Night candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 12th from 6-8:30 PM on the steps of Sproul Hall. There will be various speakers, primarily women telling their own stories of rape and sexual harassment.

]]> By: Jess http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97837 Jess Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:18:56 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97837 We were just talking about Ann Arbors Take Back The Night event in my women's studies class. Im a student at Adrian College and lately we have been feeling less then safe here. There are incidents that happen to girls around our campus that our administration feels like blowing off, covering up, or pushing aside as "not a big deal." We thought about having our own Take Back The Night, but then we realized that we probably wouldn't recieve much support or participation. Sure it sounds good in our women's studies class, but much of campus isnt even aware of the threats that are taking place against the girls here. We then thought about attending different campus's take back the night's, but that wouldnt help our OWN problem. I hope that we can find a way to get support from different campus's to come here and help us put on our own Take Back The Night with many participants. We were just talking about Ann Arbors Take Back The Night event in my women’s studies class. Im a student at Adrian College and lately we have been feeling less then safe here. There are incidents that happen to girls around our campus that our administration feels like blowing off, covering up, or pushing aside as “not a big deal.” We thought about having our own Take Back The Night, but then we realized that we probably wouldn’t recieve much support or participation. Sure it sounds good in our women’s studies class, but much of campus isnt even aware of the threats that are taking place against the girls here. We then thought about attending different campus’s take back the night’s, but that wouldnt help our OWN problem. I hope that we can find a way to get support from different campus’s to come here and help us put on our own Take Back The Night with many participants.

]]> By: Carly Romeo http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97814 Carly Romeo Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:39:42 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97814 Take Back the Night-- University of Virginia style (Charlottesville, VA!!!) Thursday, April 12th Rally Downtown at Lee Park - 6pm March to UVa from Lee Park - 7:30pm Speak out in the Amphitheater - 8:30pm for more info email me! Take Back the Night– University of Virginia style (Charlottesville, VA!!!)

Thursday, April 12th
Rally Downtown at Lee Park – 6pm
March to UVa from Lee Park – 7:30pm
Speak out in the Amphitheater – 8:30pm

for more info email me!

]]> By: Jen http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97708 Jen Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:31:57 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97708 Whoa. Definitely didn't expect someone to have already posted Smith's info. Word. But PS about Smith's TBTN: There won't be a march. Just a speakout and a candlelight vigil. Both, though, still (obviously) powerful and worth attending! There will also be at least one trained (and wonderful) sexual assault counselor on hand at the event. Annnnd we've also got the <a href="http://clotheslineproject.org/" rel="nofollow">Clothesline Project</a> up all week, all day/every day (unless it rains), on Seelye lawn. And a couple other events this week, but I don't want this comment to be too long. Contact: aware(at)smith(dot)edu Whoa. Definitely didn’t expect someone to have already posted Smith’s info. Word.
But PS about Smith’s TBTN: There won’t be a march. Just a speakout and a candlelight vigil. Both, though, still (obviously) powerful and worth attending! There will also be at least one trained (and wonderful) sexual assault counselor on hand at the event.
Annnnd we’ve also got the Clothesline Project up all week, all day/every day (unless it rains), on Seelye lawn. And a couple other events this week, but I don’t want this comment to be too long. Contact: aware(at)smith(dot)edu

]]> By: CScarlet http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97705 CScarlet Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:19:56 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97705 Smith College's, in Northampton MA, Take Back The Night is Friday April 13th, 7:30, on the Campus Center steps aka Chapin Lawn. Smith College’s, in Northampton MA, Take Back The Night is Friday April 13th, 7:30, on the Campus Center steps aka Chapin Lawn.

]]> By: Kelsey http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97698 Kelsey Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:49:29 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97698 I wrote a song about this event the other day. I'll have to record it! I wrote a song about this event the other day. I’ll have to record it!

]]> By: Tim http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97697 Tim Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:46:47 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97697 Glad you posted this...I didn't know there was such an event. Glad you posted this…I didn’t know there was such an event.

]]> By: Roy http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97689 Roy Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:00:55 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/04/09/take-back-the-night/#comment-97689 If you're in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area, it's happening Friday the 13th at 7:00 at the Diag. More info <a href="http://sitemaker.umich.edu/tbtn/home" rel="nofollow">here.</a> If you’re in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area, it’s happening Friday the 13th at 7:00 at the Diag.
More info here.

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