Take Back the Night has new route but same message
■ MARCH: The event will
start with a rally, featuring
guest speakers, music groups
and live demonstrations
By Angie Suchy
Student Activities Editor
The march is on.
It’s not a race, nor is it a fund
raiser. Instead, it aims to draw at
tention to a growing problem —
violence against women.
The annual Take Back the
Night march, sponsored by the
ASUO Women’s Center and Sex
ual Assault Support Services, is
happening tomorrow night. Also
scheduled are a rally, speakers,
music and a speak out.
Both SASS and the Women’s
Center have been planning and
campaigning vigorously to raise
the money needed to put on the
event, which had a turnout of
about 400 people last year, said
Women’s Center events coordina
tor Jessica Frahs.
“We are aiming for even more
people,” Frahs said. “This is an
important event for students and
community members.”
The event will begin with a
sign-making activity on the EMU
East Lawn from 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Community and campus in
formation tables will also be set
up at this time. Starting at 8 p.m.,
there will be speakers and perfor
mances.
Scheduled speakers include
student Mandi Hood, who will
speak about the recent changes in
the student conduct code pertain
ing to sexual assault and rape;
comparative literature graduate
teaching fellow Elizabeth Cla
man, who will read poetry; a
speaker from Victim Services,
who will speak about rape; a
speaker from Ability Internation
al; and University Law School
alumnus Mustafa Kasubhai, who
will speak about men’s support of
women’s issues.
In addition, the rally will also
feature a self-defense presentation
from a local tae kwon do group
and a performance by Soromun
di, a women’s choir.
After the rally, the march will
follow a new route, beginning on
East 13th Avenue and ending on
8th and Oak streets in front of the
federal building.
As in past years, the event is
ccWe are aiming for even
more people. This is an
important event for students
and community members.
Jessica Frahs
Women’s Center events coordinator
open to everyone, Frahs said.
Men are encouraged to march be
hind the participating women “so
women can be on the forefront,”
she said.
The drumming group, Womyn
at Play, will perform as the partic
ipants march toward 8th and Oak
streets. Once the marchers have
convened, there will be a speak
out, an open forum for anyone
who wishes to speak about expe
riences relating to violence
against women.
“I hope a lot of people come
and show their support in speak
ing out against violence against
women,” Frahs said.
In conjunction with Take Back
the Night, this week is also desig
nated Creating a Rape-Free Envi
ronment Week.
On Friday there is a workshop
for students who want to organize
and “develop proactive solu
tions” to end violence against
women.
The workshop will take place
in Cedar rooms C and D from 1 to
2:30 p.m. Also, the Clothesline
Project will be displayed in the
EMU Lobby throughout the week.
One will quench your thirst.
The other could set you up for rape.
Which would you drink?
Rape is a sad reality. And it can happen
to anyone. Even you.
When secretly slipped into a beverage,
even a glass of iced tea, sedating
substances can leave anyone vulnerable
to sexual assault. You may not be able
to see it, smell it, or taste it. And you
don't have to be at a bar or club. It
could happen in any social setting.
The tragic fact is that the reasons for
rape really have nothing to do with
you. It happens only because there
are people who wish to harm.
But there are some things that may help
reduce your risk:
• Always keep your beverage in sight.
• At a bar or club, accept drinks only
from the bartender or server.
• At social gatherings, don’t accept
open-container drinks from anyone.
• If you experience dizziness, extreme
drowsiness, or other sudden and
unexplained symptoms, call
someone you trust. Go to a hospital
emergency room immediately. Try
to retain a sample of the beverage
for testing.
11 you think you’ve been sexually
assaulted, call (800)656-HOPE for a
rape crisis center near you, or call the
police immediately. Don’t be afraid to
reach out for help. There are tests to
help prove you’ve been drugged, and a
federal law that can put the rapist in
prison for 20 years.
So please, help reduce your risk...
Watch your drink!
THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED BY HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DC RAPE CRISIS CENTER.
Unwanted Sexual Behavior Task Force, UO Alcohol and Drug Prevention Team, and Office of the Dean of Student Life (346-3216)
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