Exhibit and collection boxes installed in Needham in support of the sixth annual Take Back the Night event, which is Saturday.
For six years now, a number of Needham residents have been working to Take Back the Night. The sixth annual Take Back the Night event will be at Needham Town Hall on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. The event aims to raise awareness of dating and domestic abuse, and sexual abuse, and will have two speakers who will talk about their experiences. Town Hall is displaying the Silent Witness project, red silhouette statues of victims of domestic violence during the days leading up to the event. The event will also feature entertainment by Fermata Nowhere, Subway Dwarves, Treble Rebels, Charles Winston, Jon Higgins and Sam Evans and Erica Serano, according to the event's Facebook page. Needham Domestic Violence Awareness Committee (DVAC) announced …
Fifth annual event raises awareness of domestic violence.
Needham High School’s fifth annual Take Back the Night event will be held this Friday, Nov. 4, and its student organizers invite everyone in the community to participate. The event, part of a national movement that has been active for more than 40 years, raises awareness about domestic and dating violence and sexual assault by bringing people together for an evening rally and march. “It’s open to the whole community,” explained Needham High School senior Cassie Sham, a member of the school’s Take Back the Night Club, which organizes the event. “It’s meant to inform people about the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault and is open to anyone who wants to support the cause or learn more about it.” The event will be held from 6:00-9:…
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