Take Back the Night

TRAVERSE CITY — NMC's Office of Student Life will host a Take Back the Night march and rally March 16, beginning at West Hall at 5 p.m. and concluding at the Oleson Center at 6 p.m.

Take Back the Night is a movement to support and empower survivors of sexual assault and to spread awareness about this prevailing issue in communities worldwide. The event is free and open to the campus community and general public. Participants will meet at 5 p.m. outside of West Hall on NMC's main campus to rally and march across campus.

The march will conclude at the Oleson Center around 6 p.m., where participants will gather for music, conversation, and most importantly, the speak out. The speak out gives survivors the opportunity to share their voices and experiences with sexual assault in a safe environment. Professional counselors and survivor advocates will be present and available to help maintain the safe and supportive environment.

The NMC Student Life Office is partnering with the Women's Resource Center of Traverse City, and NMC student groups to put on Take BAck the Night.

Release date: march 3, 2016

For more information:

Tarah Elhardan
NMC Counselor
(231) 995-1056
telhardan@nmc.edu

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