About
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 speaker on College Green, a rally/protest and a march around campus with the Penn Band, and a survivor speak-out and candlelight vigil. In past years, included speakers have been from Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, Philly’s only full-service rape crisis center.
Why Take Back the Night?
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American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (RAINN)
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Every 68 seconds another American is sexually assaulted (RAINN)
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In eight 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)
GET INVOLVED
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Help plan TBTN! ASAP hosts a TBTN planning meeting open to the entire Penn population in the Spring. Let your voice be heard.
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Your group can pledge support to Take Back the Night. We will post a form a few months leading up to the event to help get groups involved.
- Be recognized as a Co-sponsor
- Pledge support to attend the rally and march.
- Host a poster-making session for your group members AND/OR
- Sign up for short activities the week of TBTN to help bring awareness to campus (sign-up links will be provided after Spring Break). AND/OR
- Perform at the rally if you are performing arts group.
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Signing up for involvement and pledging support will be possible all the way up to and during the week of TBTN.
Take Back the Night 2016
Our 2022 co-sponsors. Thank you!
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