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Take
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The
15th annual DuPage Take Back The Night will be held September 29,
2007. Location is at Central Park by the bandshell (104 E. Benton
Ave., 1 block east of Washington) in downtown Naperville,
Illinois. Take Back The Night is a rally and march to fight
against rape and other forms of sexual and domestic Approximate schedule of events Exhibits, live music, food, vendors, and information booths: 4 p.m. Keynote Speaker: 5:45 p.m. Survivor Speakout & Rally: 6:30 p.m. March: 7:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony: 8:15 p.m.
As our keynote speaker we are pleased to have Gail Dines, professor of Sociology and American Studies at Wheelock College in Boston. Dines is one of the founding members of the National Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement. She lectures on pornography at colleges and community groups throughout the United States, and she is the co-author of Pornography: the Production and Consumption of Inequality and the text book Gender, Race and Class in Media. Two unique features of Take Back The Night are the Clothesline Project and Silent Witness. The Clothesline Project gives victims and survivors of violence an opportunity to tell their stories in a unique and exceedingly powerful way. Symbolic of "hanging out our dirty laundry," each shirt tells a story of one victim's pain. Viewing the shirts is a moving experience that should not be missed. Click here to see local shirts and the stories behind them. Silent Witness display honors the lives of women and children killed in domestic violence.
Our famous glow-in-the-dark Take Back The Night T-shirts will be for sale at the event. Shown here is the new design celebrating our 15th year. The letters, stars, and moon all glow in the dark. We will also have Clothesline Project art pins and other merchandise for sale. All merchandise sold at Take Back The Night helps fund our event. Our
last planning meetings are September 5th and 19th at 6 p.m. at
the Glen Ellyn YWCA, please join us if you'd like to get
involved. 739 Roosevelt Rd. Building 8, Room 210 is the probable
location. For
additional information about our event, contact Colleen at (630)
532-1222 or Kathy at (630) 416-1068, or send
us email. We are always looking for new volunteers to serve
on the committee! Please get in touch. Last
updated August 23, 2007
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violence.
A
powerful segment of Take Back The Night is the Survivor
Speakout. This is a time for people to share their personal
stories of pain, healing and survival. This is followed by
a march through downtown Naperville to protest for our right to
live free from violence. Singing and a candle lighting
ceremony will conclude the evening. Concerned members of
the public are invited to participate in this free event.
