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Take Back the Night event to shed light on domestic, sexual violence

April 9, 2018
Social work junior Ian Jacobs holds a craft for Take Back The Night on April 7, 2016 at the Union. Take Back The Night is an event dedicated to ending sexual assault and domestic violence through spreading awareness. (Nic Antaya | The State News)
Social work junior Ian Jacobs holds a craft for Take Back The Night on April 7, 2016 at the Union. Take Back The Night is an event dedicated to ending sexual assault and domestic violence through spreading awareness. (Nic Antaya | The State News) —

Take Back the Night, an annual event with a goal to “shed a light on the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence” will take place at the Union from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

The all-day event, organized by members of the MSU community and Greater Lansing, is free to the public. There will be several activities throughout the day.

According to the event’s description, the event’s intent is to transform the culture and break the silence surrounding domestic and sexual violence, while empowering survivors of these types of abuse to come forward. 

“Such an event is especially relevant and necessary on a college campus recently ravaged by a sexual abuse scandal,” the Facebook event page description reads.

A complete list of the event’s agenda can be found below:

Clothesline Project and Resource Fair

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

DIY Mindfulness Crafts

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Trauma Informed Self-Defense Workshop

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

March Through MSU Campus

2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Keynote Speaker — Morgan McCaul

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. in Beaumont Field

Speak Out

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Beaumont Field

March to East Lansing City Hall

7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Candlelight Vigil

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7:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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