In The News: Take Back the Night
Across the world, women have been "taking back the night", reclaiming the after hours as their own and giving an emphatic "No!" to sexual assault and harassment in public spaces.
Yesterday, in a quiet Midwestern, American town hundreds of women took to the streets at night.
The origins of the movement are debatable, but the motivations are clear. At each event, women and men share their physical space and their personal stories about harassment, victimization, and survival. It is the stories of survival that truly resonate.
After attending a Take Back the Night on my university campus in Boston, Massachusetts, I learned that I too was surrounded by young women who had been victims and who were using this empowering space to speak out, refuse to be victims of their abusers and Take Back the Night!
Similar to the Bell Bajao campaign, taking back the night and ringing the bell are both symbolic actions to provide a voice and a safe space to those who refuse to passively let domestic violence spread.
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