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DESCRIPTION:Take Back the Night Rally and Vigil - April 29\n5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Meet 
 at the Quarry and march around school\n6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Vigils, 
 Testimonials, and Guest Speaker at Oakes Learning Center\n\n\n\nThe 
 Women’s Center would like to invite you to join us for this year’s Take 
 Back The Night Week and Take Back The Night Rally/March 2015!\n\nThe 
 mission of this event is to raise awareness about the issues of sexual 
 violence and to assert we will not tolerate violence of any kind. Take Back 
 the Night, first appeared in Europe in 1976 and has continued throughout 
 the world as a sign of empowerment for women, men and children. University 
 of California, Santa Cruz Women's Center is hosting this TBTN Event, and it 
 would be our honor to have you there.\n\nThis year's theme is "I SPEAK MY 
 TRUTH!"\n\nWe are happy to announce the first event, Pre- Testimonial and 
 Candle Making, on Monday April 27th, drop in hours are from 12:00-4:00 p.m. 
 at the Muwekma Ohlone Conference Room. Materials will be provided and 
 everyone is welcome. \n\nFollowed by the rally, march, and speak-out on 
 Wednesday April 29th, where you will receive a t-shirt. The rally and march 
 will start at the Quarry from 5:00pm-6:30 p.m. and end at the Oakes 
 Learning Center. The rally and march are intended to explain the purpose 
 and history behind Take Back The Night as well honor survivors. At the 
 Oakes Learning Center there will be an open mic testimonials where 
 individuals will have the opportunity to share their stories and get a 
 chance to hear our guest speaker, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and get 
 some food. \n\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a queer disabled femme 
 writer, performer, healer and teacher of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and 
 Irish/Roma ascent. Her writing on femme of color and Sri Lankan identities, 
 survivor hood, and healing, disability and transformative justice has been 
 widely published and performed throughout North America. She was named one 
 of the Feminist Press' 40 Feminists Under 40 Shaping the Future and she is 
 a 2013 Autostraddle Hot 105 member. She organized the successful 2014 
 Healing Justice for Black Lives Matter action which raised $28,000 for 
 Black Lives Matter through community based healing justice spaces.\n\nTake 
 Back the Week will end with Art As Healing on Thursday, April 30th from 
 5:00 -7:00 p.m. Location is TBA. Students will be welcome to create art 
 pieces that make them feel comfortable and safe. A member from the CAPS 
 team will be there to aid more support. \n\nPlease save to date, we look 
 forward to seeing you there!\n\nPlease let us know if you will be needing 
 access accommodations no later than April 22, 2015. So that everyone may 
 enjoy this event, please refrain from wearing scented products. \n\n\nIf 
 there are any questions or if you would like more information please 
 contact Carolina Vazquez (cdvazque@ucsc.edu) and Yazmin Ocampo 
 (yocampo@ucsc.edu). You can also reach us at the Women’s Center (831) 
 459-2072, (women@ucsc.edu). \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/04/07/18770884.php
SUMMARY:UCSC Take Back the Night 2015
LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz\n5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Meet at the Quarry and march around 
 school\n6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Vigils, Testimonials, and Guest Speaker at 
 Oakes Learning Center
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/04/07/18770884.php
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