Take Back the Night is organized each year for a myriad of important reasons, each layered with issues of women’s rights, student safety, female empowerment and institutional inefficiencies that do little to assist victims of sexual assault. As is made clear by the event’s title, it should be safe for any citizen, regardless of gender identification, to walk, socialize and live their lives without a persistent fear of violence. It serves as not only an atmosphere of support and empowerment for survivors of sexual violence but also a place for educational discourse for those not directly affected by this violence.
