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Take Back The Night (fwd)
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> WOMEN UNITE! TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!
>
> THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23 @ 7PM
> MAJOR'S HILL PARK (behind Chateau Laurier)
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>
> The annual Take Back The Night march will be held this year on
> Thursday September 23rd at 7pm. The march will begin at Major's Hill Park
> (behind the Chateau Laurier) with some speeches and continue through the
> Byward Market, up Elgin Street, through the Women's Monument, and end at
> the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (Elgin at Lisgar) where a
> post-march event will be held with food and music.
>
> Take Back The Night marches have been held in Ottawa since 1978 to give
> women an opportunity to walk Ottawa streets at night with their sisters
> without fear. The march is a way for women to reclaim the streets that
> have for so long and continue to be inhospitable for women. It is also a
> protest and call for action to bring an end to violence against women.
>
> The event will have french & english sign language interpreters as well as
> a van driving behind the marchers for those who wish to participate but
> cannot march.
>
> For more info, call 231-5144 or check out the website at:
> www.ncf.ca/~ek552
> www.ncf.ca/takebackthenight
>
> resist sistahs
> Stephanie
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> Stephanie Goodwin
> Carleton University
>
> Email address: sgoodwin@chat.carleton.ca
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