2008 Woodie Awards
Taking back the night
John C. Osborn
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Features
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One in three women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Take Back the Night strives to raise awareness about, and put an end to, sexualized violence.
At Humboldt State, at least three reported sexual assaults occurred around campus within the past 11 months, one of which remains unsolved.
A rally and march on Friday, beginning on the Quad at 6:00 p.m., is one of many taking place across the country during the month of April. Accompanying the march are workshops featuring documentaries and dialogue to address sexualized violence.
"It's an important issue to talk about," Porscha Cobbs, a student and organizer for the event, said.
There will also be a men's group meeting at 8:00 p.m. while the march occurs.
"The goal is to create a safe space where male-identified allies can help find ways to end sexualized violence in everyday life," said John T. Carter, a student who participated in the group last year.
Editor Note: John T. Carter is a Lumberjack Staff Member.
The event is organized yearly by the Women's Resource Center, a space, their mission statement said, dedicated to dismantling systems of privilege and oppression, as well as providing the tools to empower women.
Maryann Hayes-Mariani, Client Services coordinator for the North Coast Rape Crisis Team, said the first famous Take Back the Night occurred in November 1978, when 3,000 women marched through the Red Light District of San Francisco. Around the same time, a grassroots movement began nationwide to form rape crisis centers.
"Women felt unsafe walking at night," Hayes-Mariani said. "[Take Back the Night] is about reclaiming the streets without the protection of men."
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 78 percent of rape and sexual assault victims are women. Rape is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S.
According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, one in five adult women who are raped report it to police.
At Humboldt State, at least three reported sexual assaults occurred around campus within the past 11 months, one of which remains unsolved.
A rally and march on Friday, beginning on the Quad at 6:00 p.m., is one of many taking place across the country during the month of April. Accompanying the march are workshops featuring documentaries and dialogue to address sexualized violence.
"It's an important issue to talk about," Porscha Cobbs, a student and organizer for the event, said.
There will also be a men's group meeting at 8:00 p.m. while the march occurs.
"The goal is to create a safe space where male-identified allies can help find ways to end sexualized violence in everyday life," said John T. Carter, a student who participated in the group last year.
Editor Note: John T. Carter is a Lumberjack Staff Member.
The event is organized yearly by the Women's Resource Center, a space, their mission statement said, dedicated to dismantling systems of privilege and oppression, as well as providing the tools to empower women.
Maryann Hayes-Mariani, Client Services coordinator for the North Coast Rape Crisis Team, said the first famous Take Back the Night occurred in November 1978, when 3,000 women marched through the Red Light District of San Francisco. Around the same time, a grassroots movement began nationwide to form rape crisis centers.
"Women felt unsafe walking at night," Hayes-Mariani said. "[Take Back the Night] is about reclaiming the streets without the protection of men."
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 78 percent of rape and sexual assault victims are women. Rape is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S.
According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, one in five adult women who are raped report it to police.
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