Take Back The Night

SIRGE sponsors annual events such as Take Back the Night, a three-day event constructed to empower those who have felt powerless. The events, including the march and candle-light vigil, are geared to support victims of sexual assault and rape, structured to make all participants know what it is to feel safe and powerful.

Past TBTN programming includes:

• Letcure by Jaclyn Friedman, Co-Author of Yes Means Yes:  Visions of Female Sexual Powere and a World without Rape
• Lecture by Keynote Speaker Leora Tanenbaum, author of "Slut! Growing up Female with a Bad Reputation"
• Self Defense Courses with Home Alive
• Sex Speakout and Musical Performances
• Lecture by Professor Leslie Bunnage: "The Sociology of Violence Against Women and Girls"
• Lecture by Keynote Speaker Inga Muscio, author of "Cunt: A Declaration of Independence"