Take Back the Night

Hundreds take to the streets against sexual violence

As they marched, protesters chanted phrases like, “Rape is a felony, even with a CUID” and “‘Yes’ means ‘yes’ and ‘no’ means ‘no,’ whatever we wear, wherever we go.”

By Abby Mitchell | Apr 15 03:54 am ET

Take Back the Night and safe spaces

Thursday's march will be important for the healing of sexual assault victims.

By Dueaa Elzin and Andrea Santana | Apr 12 09:11 pm ET

Take back the night

Columbia needs to improve its process in dealing with sexual assault.

By Aarti Iyer | Apr 11 09:35 pm ET

Sexhibition calls for consent and conversation

TBTN's Sexhibition encourages open discussion of sex and sexual violence.

By Hilary Soloff and Sweta Sanghavi | Nov 15 09:40 pm ET

Annual Take Back the Night fills Morningside streets

Founded in 1978, Take Back the Night is an internationally-held march to protest sexual violence. The event came to Barnard in 1988 without any University-endorsements or police support, but has since become an annual tradition in Morningside Heights that draws crowds from all over the city.

By Emily Kwong | Apr 16 03:21 am ET

Take Back the Night to be led by marshals

While the traditional Take Back the Night has drawn an increasing number of male allies over the years, the march will continue to be led by women, organizers said.

By Claire Stern | Apr 15 05:08 am ET

Rethinking gender in Take Back the Night

We acknowledge that a person can be sexually assaulted by another person regardless of gender and that transgendered individuals are often victims and survivors as well.

By Maddie Friedman and Lauren Herold | Mar 31 07:35 pm ET

Including men in Take Back the Night

Rape must be declassified as a woman’s issue and reclassified as something that can affect anyone­—regardless of sex.

By Noah Baron | Apr 20 10:56 pm ET

Students rally in 'Take Back the Night' to end sexual abuse

Survivors of sexual assault and their allies took to the streets of Morningside Heights on Thursday night, filling the chilly air with sounds of drums, whistles, and chants at the annual Take Back the Night March.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Apr 16 09:38 pm ET

Why join us tonight

People inevitably ask what good it does to march. Can public protest do anything to change the course of private acts? Many of us have sought to articulate how exactly a march and speak-out can prevent sexual violence.

By Linnea Hincks and Kabita Parajuli | Apr 15 08:13 pm ET

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