Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre's "Take Back the Night" Hits Peterborough Square For Survivors of Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Assault

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and partnering community organizations will host the 46th annual Take Back the Night advocacy and awareness event in Nogojiwanong- Peterborough at the Peterborough Square Courtyard on Sept. 19.

Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

This year’s theme is ‘Shatter the Silence.’The event offers an evening of speakers, performances, activism and solidarity and aims to bring a voice to survivors of gender-based violence and sexual assault according to a press release.

This event is free and open to everyone. Light refreshments available for participants.

The event will begin from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with various community agencies tabling to share information about their resources and how folks can connect for support. Later in the evening, art supplies will be available for anyone to make posters for the march.

From 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., we will host our evening of speakers, poets, and performers, followed by our candle-lit solidarity march through the downtown streets of Nogojiwanong-Peterborough.

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