Tompkins County’s Take Back the Night is a collaboration of community and campus to take a stand against violence, support survivors of violence, and make the night safer for everyone. This important event is a way for people in Tompkins County to come together in a collective voice and demand the right to live without fear of violence.

The Tompkins County Take Back the Night is sponsored by the Take Back the Night Collective, Advocacy Center, Ithaca College Feminist Majority, Cornell Women’s Resource Center, and Planned Parenthood of the Southern Fingerlakes.

Brown University has been involved in Take Back the Night for more than five years. Traditionally, Brown displays the Clothesline Project using shirts made by students on the Main Green all day and has students tabling in front to explain the Project and the purpose of Take Back the Night. At night Brown has a march, followed by a moving speakout that usually lasts over 2 hours. Groups involved in organizing Take Back the Night at Brown are the Sexual Assault Task Force, Women Students at Brown, the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, and the Coalition Against Relationship Abuse.

Harvard’s Take Back The Night has historically been a series of events leading up to a candlelight vigil. Harvard usually picks a TBTN theme and offer a variety of perspectives through various events throughout the month of April. Examples of past events include a discussion on the connection between porn and sexual violence; language and how it shapes our opinions; Race, Rape, and Pop Culture; men’s role in ending violence; interpersonal violence within the LGBTQ community; and supporting survivors. To increase visibility and awareness, Harvard publishes an annual magazine, “Saturday Night: Untold Stories of Sexual Violence at Harvard” in April. The candlelight vigil is the final event and is a safe space for survivors to share their stories.

Kent State University Women's Resource Center facilitates the advancement of and enhances the quality of educational experience and professional life for women students, faculty and staff of all campuses. The Women's Resource Center serves as a resource for advocacy by providing education, information and referral programs and services. The Center is dedicated to promoting dialogue and interaction with all campus constituencies concerned with the pursuit of equity and equality. A secondary purpose is to provide collaborative outreach and support services to women in Kent's larger educational and geographical communities.

Take Back the Night at Rutgers University began in the late 1970's and has been organized by a number of student organizations, including SASHA (Students Against Sexual Harassment and Assault), Women Taking Back the Night, The Women's Center Coalition and Take Back the Night.  Currently, Take Back the Night is its own separate student organization and receives support from Rutgers Department of Sexual Assault Services and Crime Victim Assistance.  Since 1989, the event has consisted of a rally held on the Douglass Campus featuring speakers, musicians and spoken word performers and a march from the Douglass Campus to the College Avenue Campus.  The night ends with an open mic session during which survivors can share their stories and speak out in a safe place. 

Three Rivers Crisis Center, in collaboration with North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS), has hosted a TBTN event for 7 years. The event is held on the campus of NDSCS and has engaged between 150 and 250 participants each year.  Three Rivers Crisis Center strives to involve men and note the percentages of men increasing each year to 25% in 2009. 

Three Rivers Crisis Center’s mission for our TBTN event is to raise awareness and educate our community and on our campus about domestic violence and sexual assault.  We also seek to increase men’s involvement to end violence against women and children.

The Office of Residence Life, Residence Hall Association and Team CHAOS at The University of Tampa is sponsoring their fourth annual “Take Back the Night” program, which raises awareness about sexual abuse, on Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in the Vaughn Courtyard.

The program includes a speakout: a time for survivors and allies to tell their stories and inspire others to come forward and seek help. A candlelight vigil, a moment of silence and a silent march are also planned.

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) at the University of Texas at El Paso strives to become a free-standing center that provides resources, support, and advocacy for women as they pursue their individual and collective goals. These services are available to women and men who are students, faculty, staff and administrators.

WRC's mission is to empower individuals to achieve their holistic (personal, academic, professional and spiritual) goals; to promote social justice through education programs, support groups and a safe environment; and to foster health and wholeness in all people.