Come 'Take Back the Night': Annual March Begins at 7 p.m.
It's on us! It's on us to assert that all human beings have the right to be free from sexual violence; the right to speak out against sexual violence and be heard; and the right to reclaim those rights if violated.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and for the seventeenth consecutive year, the Northwest Arkansas' Take Back the Night march will begin at 7 tonight at the Arvest Plaza in Downtown Fayetteville.
Sponsored by Pat Walker Health Center's STAR Central and RESPECT peer education group, this powerful and impactful night brings together community members for one common purpose - to speak out against sexual assault and relationship violence.
Scheduled events for the 17th annual Take Back the Night march include:
- 6:45 p.m. – Begin gathering at Fayetteville Square, Arvest Plaza
- 7 p.m. – Opening remarks from guest speakers
- 7:10 p.m. – March from Fayetteville Square to Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus
- 7:30 p.m. – Closing activities at Old Main with a proclamation from the mayor of Fayetteville and more.
Activities at Old Main include featured remarks by university speakers, a public speak-out, a candlelight vigil, inspirational singing and more.
For more information about Take Back the Night, go to respect.uark.edu.
Contacts
Zac Garrett Brown, assistant director of communications
Pat Walker Health Center
479-575-4649,
zacharyb@uark.edu
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