Read full article: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to join Ann Arbor’s Take Back the Night event A pre-recorded message from Whitmer will kick off the rally at 7 p.m. in the University of Michigan Union ...

The College junior’s sentiments echoed those of other campus leaders regarding Take Back the Night today. After a three-year absence from campus, Take Back the Night was re-established in April 2009 ...

1990. Credit: David Baratz A sophomore in the College wipes tears from her eyes as she listens to a student recount being raped. For the decade and a half following Speeth’s murder, there were no ...

Take Back the Night was a movement that originated in Philadelphia in 1975. It sought to provide a venue for women to speak out against sexual violence.

There is reason to fight for a safer nightlife, not only on college campuses, but around the world, and the participants of the Take Back the Night rally have been doing just that since 1970 ...

Take Back the Night was canceled in 2020 and had low attendance in 2021 due to its virtual format, Sharma said. Because of the pandemic, ...

In her keynote speech at the “Take Back the Night” event on Friday night, Jaclyn Friedman — a feminist performer, author and activist who was raped in college — called on the audience to create a ...

As Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off across the state of Michigan, University of Michigan students, community leaders and activists gathered in the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union ...

In 2001, Take Back the Night was officially established as a non-profit organization dedicated to those causes. The Month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and as part of its campaign to end ...

Stephanie Brown/The Hoya A dancer from Ballet Folklorico performs at the closing rally for last week’s Take Back the Night activities on Friday night in Red Square. Red Square was a little noisier ...

Take Back the Night was an opportunity to raise those voices and bring sexual violence into the light. More than 40 people joined in the rally, listening to speakers such as White, ...

Content warning: mentions of sexual violence. About 100 sexual violence survivors and allies gathered in the Michigan Union’s Rogel Ballroom at the University of Michigan for the 45th annual Take Back ...