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Take Back the Night 2011

Maysie
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Please post cross-Canada events as you hear about them.

 


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Maysie
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TORONTO:

Take Back the Night 2011 -

Please join us for our 31st annual Take Back Night

The Liberation WE Choose!

Saturday September 24th, 2011 - 4-10pm
Community Fair 4-6pm (Everyone Welcome)
Rally 6-8pm (Everyone Welcome)
March 8-9:30pm (March for Women, Trans People and Children Only)

at the Anne Johnston Health Station (2398 Yonge St. at Eglinton)

Hosted by the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape.

For more info 416.597.1171 ext 230


Freedom 55
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Ottawa

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SAFE STREET - SAFE WOMEN

Thursday September 2011 
6:00PM – 9:00PM 
Minto Park

 

6:00PM – Rally in front of the Women's Monument with speakers, aboriginal drummers and followed by an Ottawa RebELLES cheer to set the mood to start up the march.

6:45PM – The march will start out from Minto Park, march up elgin, along 
Wellington/Rideau, around a piece of the byward Market and then back to City hall. An accessible bus will be available.

7:30PM – The march ends at City Hall where there will be an Information Fair as well as refreshments and entertainment for participants to enjoy.

SO COME ON OUT TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!!!

 

For more information, call 613-230-6700or email


Maysie
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Hey Freedom 55, what's the date for the Ottawa event?


swallow
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Saskatoon:

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: River Landing Amphitheatre

This year, the march will start at the River Landing Amphitheatre. We're asking everyone to gather at 6:45 for a 7:00 start time for the march. The march will finish at the White Buffalo Youth Lodge where we will have some wonderful live music and refreshments.

A Saskatoon Transit bus will be transporting attendees from on campus at the Univeristy of Saskatoon at 6:30pm, and then following the march for attendees with any mobility issues.

Please join us and help spread the word by inviting your friends! Don't forget your noise maker and/or poster!!

More at http://www.oxfam.ca/news-and-publications/events/take-back-night-saskatoon

Maysie
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Joined: Apr 21 2005

Take Back the Night has a website.

Check out their calendar of events across Canada and the U.S.


Red Tory Tea Girl
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London (England's) take back the night has finally become explicitly trans inclusive... so that's nice. Also the linked article is kinda okay.


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