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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 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.

March 21st, 2024

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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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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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2.78 million American men have been the victim of attempted or completed raped as of 1998 (RAINN)

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GET INVOLVED

PLAN TBTN 2024

 Do you want to plan TBTN 2024? Join ASAP in the planning process. Join us for our GBMs in the Fall to get started. 

COSPONSOR TBTN 2024

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 2024 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 2024, sign up for our newsletter to stay in touch. If you would like to collaborate with ASAP before TBTN 2024, please use the contact form on our website. 

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2023 In Photos: Penn community "Takes Back the Night"

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2019 DP 
Photo Essay | Penn fights against sexual violence at Take Back the Night

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DP 2018
Scenes of the Penn community taking back the night

Take Back the Night Foundation

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2022: Take Back the Night honors survivors of sexual assault in person for the first time in two years

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2019 DP
Students rally at 'Take Back the Night' to protest sexual violence on campus

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2016 DP
Students Take Back the Night with rally against sexual assault

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2013 DP
Take Back the Night evolves after rocky past

Our 2022 co-sponsors. Thank you!

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