Tonight, an awareness event called "Take Back The Night" was held at Hollins University. It's an event to bring awareness to sexual abuse and assault, and to break the silence in order to bring an end to sexual abuse and assault. To go from "talking" about these issues to actually "doing something" about them. We had a slow walk, a guest speaker, and then some people from the crowd went up to share their or their friends' stories. I participated in the slow walk. For those who might not know what a slow walk is, it's where a group of people walk very slowly in silence to gather people and bring awareness to whatever we are doing the slow walk for. Hollins Repertory Dance Company (a student-run dance organization at Hollins) is knows for the slow walks we do for different events and causes.
"Take Back The Night" is a nation-wide event, and it has been held since 1976. I wasn't able to stay to the end tonight, but I really appreciated what I saw and heard there, and I do hope from my heart that, someday, we will see an end to sexual abuse and assault.
Stay warm.
p.s. For those who might want to know more about Take Back The Night, visit: www.takebackthenight.org.
hugs,
Naomi
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