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For Immediate Release
October 23, 2009
For more information, contact
Janet Roy
(585) 395-2754
jroy@brockport.edu
Brockport Students Raise Awareness for Violence Against Women
Rally set for Thursday, October 29, on The College at Brockport campus
Brockport, NY—Students from The College at Brockport, State University of New York, will hold a Take Back the Night rally at the Campus Mall* (flagpoles) to combat sexual violence at 7 pm on Thursday, October 29. The assembly is being held in conjunction with the national Take Back the Night march, which raises awareness and empowers women.
Jack Brennick, co-founder of the awareness group Standup Guys, will open the rally speaking on the statistics of violence against women. This will be followed by a survivor story. To close out the rally, activist Ramona Santorelli will speak, followed by a march**. Afterward, a reception will be held in Seymour Union, Main Lounge. There will be information tables from Rape Crisis and NOW at the reception, and counselors will be available for anyone who needs them.
“Take Back the Night’s slogan is ‘Shatter the Silence, Stop the Violence.’ By hosting this event we are hoping to raise everyone’s awareness and empower survivors,” said student coordinators Dana Stonebraker ’10 and Elizabeth Magill ’10.
According to the Take Back the Night Web site, the event has been held by college and university women’s centers, YWCA’s rape crisis centers, and community centers dedicated to women achieving empowerment, since the late 1970s. These events also are held in England, Belgium, Australia, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands.
Over the years, Take Back the Night has focused on several profound issues. Today, events highlight the problem of violence against women as well as the broader issue of sexual violence.
For more information, contact the Women’s Center at (585) 395-5245 or email the Women's Center.
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* Rain location is Seymour College Union, Main Lounge
**March route: Starts on the Brockport Campus at the Campus Mall, traveling down Kenyon Street to Monroe Street, then Main Street and on to Clinton Street. The route continues down Clinton Street, to Utica Street, and then to Holley Street all the way to the residence halls. The group will end the march back at the Campus Mall.
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
350 New Campus Drive * Brockport, New York 14420-2931
(585) 395-2754 * FAX (585) 395-2723 *
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