posted 21 September 2003 01:01 PM
Happening in Fredericton, NB, on Friday, Sept. 26th. Meet at City Hall at 8 pm. Hosted by the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre.
Does anyone know Take Back the Night's history? Are there any other marches organized in NB, or elsewhere?
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skdadl
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posted 22 September 2003 11:59 AM
There's a Toronto march, also on the 26th. I'll check my local poster at noon and get back with details.
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skdadl
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posted 22 September 2003 12:07 PM
People might be interested in this babble thread from last year, where Take Back the Night became part of a heated argument about men's participation in this forum generally, as well as in actions like Take Back the Night.
I can't give you a precise history of the marches, Candace, but I'm sure they date back to the seventies.
posted 22 September 2003 12:16 PM
I was interviewed for an article in the Toronto Star about TBTN. If anyone sees it, could you lemme know? Awesome.
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Sine Ziegler
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posted 22 September 2003 08:26 PM
Calgary's was on saturday night. Bad night for most of my friends unfortunately as we could not make it.
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Rebecca West
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posted 23 September 2003 12:38 PM
The first Take Back the Night march took place in England in the 1870s. It was women-only. The marches began in North America in the late 70s. The first US one was in San Fransisco in 1978.
I attended my first TBTN march and memorial service in 1988. Toronto. I haven't attended one in several years...I should see if there'll be a London one this week.
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