On Saturday September 24th, staff, volunteers, and women from Nellie’s will be participating in Take Back the Night at the Anne Johnson Health Station in association with the Toronto Women’s Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape.  Held yearly in many international locations since 1978, Take Back the Night events are an important way to draw attention to the devastating nature of violent crimes against women and to celebrate the  enormous strength of  survivors.

 According to Statistics Canada, 427,000 women over the age of 15 reported that they had been sexually assaulted in 2004 alone.  This threat to women’s bodies and minds puts real limits on what they can do – even walking the streets in their own neighbourhoods at night.

2011  marks the 31st anniversary of Take Back the Night.  This year’s theme is “The Liberation WE Choose“, which hopes to highlight the continuing struggles for justice faced by survivors of violence. 

(Nellie’s at Take Back the Night 2010).

Please join us at the Anne Johnston Health Station (2398 Yonge St. at Eglinton) to participate in a community fair at 4-6pm (everyone welcome), a rally from 6-8pm (everyone welcome), and a march from 8-9:30pm (for women, trans people, and children only). 

For more information you can call: 416.597.1171 ext 230