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11/18/02

SLU HOLDS RALLY TO 'TAKE BACK THE NIGHT'

CANTON - A "take back the night" rally will be held on Tuesday, 
December 3, at St. Lawrence University, beginning with a meeting 
in the Underground, E.J. Noble University Center, from 8 to 11 p.m.
It is sponsored and organized by the Women's Resource Center.
	"Take back the night" is an occasion for all persons, 
especially survivors of sexual assault, abuse and violence, to 
reclaim the night. Speakers who staff sexual assault hotlines and 
centers against sexual assault and domestic violence in St. Lawrence 
County will give presentations about resources available in the 
community. A campus march will follow, to "take back" the campus 
and proclaim the outrage of the group and community against those 
who commit and endorse violence against others.
	Following the march, the group will re-assemble in the 
Underground, and the floor will open for any victims of sexual 
assault or other kinds of violence to tell their stories of 
survival. All persons from the community are encouraged to attend 
and participate.
	In conjunction with the event, the Advocates, a group of 
students, faculty and staff trained to assist those who have 
experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault, are sponsoring 
the Clothesline Project, which bears witness to sexual violence 
through t-shirts, airing the "dirty laundry" of sexual violence 
in society. Decorated shirts represent a particular person who 
has survived sexual violence or died as a result, and are made 
by the survivors or their friends. Different colors of the 
shirts represent various types of sexual violence. The shirts will 
be displayed in the E.J. Noble University Center during the week 
of December 2, and in the Underground during Take Back the Night.
	For more information, contact Bettina Straight, assistant 
director of residential learning communities, 315-229-5250.

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