Residents are invited to Take Back the Night.
The Take Back the Night march down Main Street will begin at Pioneer Square this coming Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 5:15 pm.
Men, women and children of all ages are welcome to attend.
“This event is geared towards empowering women to confront fears about rape and assault by reclaiming the evening streets,” organizer Colleen Arnold told last year’s marchers.
The march will coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the first day of the international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.
It is also part of the Women’s Resource Centre’s events marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Take Back the Night, a movement with marches held across the globe, was sparked by the death of Susan Speeth, a Philadelphia woman who was attacked by a stranger as she walked back from work at night.
