[Vcsa-announcements] Take Back the Night 2008-April 17th, 2008, 6pm, Bell Tower

[Jennifer Miller]

UC Riverside's Take Back the Night 2008: 

"Reaching Out of the Darkness and Into the Light"

 



 

On Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 6pm at the Bell Tower, UC Riverside will be
hosting it's 3rd annual Take Back the Night event entitled: "Reaching out of
the Darkness and Into the Light."

 

This program is sponsored by the R.E.A.C.H. Peer Educators, Women's Resource
Center, 

and the Women's Studies Department.

"Take Back the Night" is an international rally and march that is organized
in local communities with the purpose of unifying women, men, and children
in an awareness of violence against women, children and families. The event
is a collaboration of community and campus and other interested persons who
are ready to take a stand against violence and make the night safe for
everyone.

UC Riverside will be joining 926 colleges and universities across the nation
that will be organizing a "Take Back the Night" this spring. The unifying
theme is the assertion that all human beings have the right to be free from
violence, the right to be heard, and the right to reclaim those rights if
they are violated.

 

There are many ways for staff/faculty/students to participate in TBTN 2008:

 

Contact information for sign-ups and questions:

Jennifer Miller, 2-5000,  <mailto:Jennifer.miller at ucr.edu>
Jennifer.miller at ucr.edu, Commons 381

 

1)    Signing up a team of participants for the Denim Day Fashion Show
and/or Walk in Her Shoes Activity (Team Members must sign up by Friday,
March 28th, 2008 with Jen (see info above) and attend one of the "What is
Walk in Her Shoes/Denim Day?" meetings scheduled for Tuesday, April 1st,
noon, Commons 367 and Tuesday, April 1st, 6pm, Commons 367.

 

2)    Volunteering on the TBTN Event Team.  TBTN Event Team members must
sign up by Friday, March 28th, 2008 with Jen (see info above) and attend one
of the "Volunteer Orientations" scheduled for Thursday, April 3rd, at noon,
Commons 367 and Thursday, April 3rd, at 6pm, Commons 268.

 

3)    Participating in the TBTN Open Mic program. Please sign up and submit
a brief description of what you will be performing by Friday, March 28th,
2008 with Jen (see info above). Previous open mic performances have included
poetry, spoken word performances, storytelling, dance and musical
performances, etc.

 

4)    Hosting a Take Back the Night Informational Booth. Please sign up and
submit a brief description of what will be at your booth by Friday, March
28th, 2008 with Jen (see info above). Previous informational booths have
included related philanthropy projects, cards for survivors of sexual
violence, clothing collection, sexual violence brochure tables, etc.

 

5)    Showing up! Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 6pm at the Bell Tower to "Take
Back the Night 2008: Reaching Out of the Darkness and Into the Light."

 

For More Information:
http://deanofstudents.ucr.edu/REACH/Take+Back+the+Night.htm

 

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