Have you ever experienced the fear of walking alone at night? Wondering what you would do if that strange man approached you? Well, you are not alone!!! Take Back The Night is a program for women who have historically faced the anxiety of walking alone at night. This program has had over 30 years of progress. The first event of this program in the U.S took place in Philadelphia in October of 1975 after a young microbiologist, Susan Alexander Speeth was stabbed to death by a stranger one block from her home while walking alone. This program is also known in other parts of Europe, though used to be known as "Reclaim the night".Outside of Europe, Australia and Asia also participated in hosting events for Relaim the Night, both started with their first event in 1978. Take Back the Night is a well known movement growing more and more everywhere: Europe, Asia, North America and Canada. "30 years ago, women started to stand up and speak out against sexual violence under the banner of Take Back The Night. During those years, it bacame internationally known as a visible way to take a stand against sexual violence, specifically violence against women."
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A Little bit about the meaning behind the logo:
Our logo embodies the spirit and mission of Take Back The Night.
The image is more than star and moon, artfully united. Look again. The star is a survivor or a supporter. It is a friend, a sister, a parent, a partner, reaching for strength, for healing, for empowerment and for our cause.
Look closer. The star becomes a vigil candle flickering in the night to light our way as we aim to end sexual violence. The moon represents the first historic moonlit march made by women as they bravely walked through dark city streets in a show of strength during their stand for safety. Today, the moon lights the skies of our cyclical events as women and men take to the streets to end sexual violence and support survivors.
Our colors are carefully selected. The blue “Take Back The Night” lettering represents our support of those affected by sexual assault and abuse. The purple of our star reflects our support of survivors of domestic and dating violence. Black symbolizes the dark night to be reclaimed by survivors, and the white lettering for the “Shatter the Silence. Stop the Violence.” slogan embodies the light and energy of our cause and the many who stand with us.
So, it is critical to community interventions in social practice/ social justice. Community interventions, as I mentioned in my earlier blogg, goeas hand in hand in social work practice. If the community is involve, the voice is louder and change is prone to happen quicker. There is no community without family, no family without social support, no social support without community!!!!
Source: Takebackthenight.org
I really enjoyed learning about the meaning of the TBTN logo. Very inspiring to include that in your blog to educate us all on the true meaning of TBTN event.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deana. I found it really interesting when I was reading about it... So I post it because I think that the history behind our logos, flags, symbols etc says a lot and so much more about what it represents.
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