TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Survive and Thrive
Take Back the Night is an international campaign designed to take a stand against interpersonal and sexual violence. On Penn’s Campus, Take Back the Night includes a full afternoon of awareness events. This day includes a resource fair in Huston Hall, speakers on College Green, a rally and march around campus with the Penn Band, and a survivor speak-out and candlelight vigil. We host speakers from Penn as well as the Philadelphia community, including representatives of Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, Philly’s only full-service rape crisis center.
April 3rd, 2025
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Why Take Back the Night?
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1 in 6 American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape (RAINN)
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1 in 33 American men have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime(RAINN)
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Every 68 seconds another American is sexually assaulted (RAINN)
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In 8 out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them (NSVRC)
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Children a year were victims of sexual abuse from 2009-2013 (RAINN)
GET INVOLVED
PLAN TBTN 2025
Do you want to plan TBTN 2025? Join ASAP in the planning process. Fill out our interest form to join the committee!
COSPONSOR TBTN 2025
Take Back the Night cannot happen at Penn without support from our cosponsors. Cosponsors can be any student group or Penn department committed to taking a stand against sexual violence at Penn and beyond.
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We have many ways for our 2025 cosponsors to get involved, ranging from raising awareness about interpersonal violence via social media to hosting a poster making session
If you think your organization might be interested in cosponsoring TBTN 2025, sign up for our newsletter to stay in touch. If you would like to collaborate with ASAP before TBTN 2025, please use the contact form on our website.
Our 2022 co-sponsors. Thank you!
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