Global Virtual

Save the Date: April 29, 2027 from 8-9pm EST

Join us for a free international TBTN Event of healing and sharing! Take 1 hour from your day to learn, be inspired, and share with like-minded individuals all working to end sexual violence and support survivors. Register now to secure your virtual seat.

Event Schedule

8:00pm – Amy Tilton – Welcome
8:03pm – Halli Faulkner – Opening Grounding Meditation
8:08pm – Tania Rashid – Journalism & Ending Sexual Violence
8:13pm – Tony Porter – Masculinity
8:18pm – Phoenix Johnson – Workplace Sexual Assault & Harassment
8:23pm – Brittany Capozzi – Original Poetry
8:28pm – Lacey Conine – Raising Awareness in Your Spheres of Influence
8:33pm – Ashley-Lauren Elrod – Tools to Prevent Child Abuse & Exploitation
8:38pm – Tricia Gray – Breaking Generational Cycles, Resilience, Creating Your Legacy
8:43pm – Dylan Giglio – Young Men’s Involvement to End Sexual Violence
8:48pm – TX2 – Personal Survivor Story & Finding Hope
8:53pm – Closing Thoughts
8:57pm – Amy Tilton – Conclusion

Past Events

April 2026 Highlights

April 2025 Highlights

April 2024 Highlights

October 2023 Highlights

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October 2022 Highlights

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October 2021 Highlights

October 2021 Global Virtual

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Take Back The Night is seeking presenters for upcoming TBTN Global Virtual Events. If you can speak to any of the following, or have an idea for an additional topic, we welcome your application.

  1. Personal survivor story
  2. Poetry or spoken word – especially on topics of empowerment, healing, etc.
  3. Artistic expression – original songs, artistic works, etc.
  4. Grounding exercise – to open and/or close the Event
  5. Legal support or options for survivors
  6. Emotional support or options for survivors
  7. Title IX
  8. How sexual violence affects your community (example: racial groups, LGBTQ+, etc.)
  9. Global efforts to end sexual violence
  10. Men’s involvement in the work to end sexual violence
  11. Young people in the work to end sexual violence
  12. Campus advocacy

2027 Event Presenters

TX2 (He/Him)

TX2 (He/Him)

SINGER

TX2 is a boundary-pushing alternative rock artist blending emo, pop-punk, metalcore, and hip-hop into an explosive, emotionally raw sound. Known for viral anthems like I Would Hate Me Too, TX2 has built a global following through brutally honest lyrics, high-energy live shows, and an unapologetic message of self-expression. Signed to Hopeless Records, the project has toured internationally alongside major rock acts while fostering the “X Movement”—a community centered on mental health, individuality, and turning pain into purpose. TX2 continues to challenge expectations with music that is as confrontational as it is cathartic.

Tony Porter (He/Him)

Tony Porter (He/Him)

CEO, A CALL TO MEN

Tony Porter is an author, educator, and activist working to advance gender and racial justice and create a more equitable society. Porter is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. Porter’s 2010 TED Talk has been named by GQ Magazine as one of the “Top 10 TED Talks Every Man Should See.” He serves as an adviser to the National Football League. He is a trainer for the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, and Major League Baseball. He is an international lecturer for the U.S. State Department, having extensive global experience, including Brazil, India, and Africa.

Lacey Conine (She/They)

Lacey Conine (She/They)

OWNER & FOUNDER, DOUBLE HOCKEY STIX

Lacey Conine is the founder of Double Hockey Stix, a progressive hockey brand for underrepresented fans. They make edgy clothing and support causes in communities, including but not limited to: Hockey Indigenous, Black hockey programs, victims of ICE, youth hockey, trans/queer hockey leagues, women’s sports/women’s hockey tournaments, The Trevor Project, Sledge Hockey, Allergie communities, neurodivergent, disabled, and chronically ill communities, sexual assault victims, and more. Lacey Conine is an advocate for these and more, and they are always represented in her work, brands, and companies. She is supported by her long-term partner, her 2 cats Phineas and Ferb, dog Ranger, and her hockey community.

Amy Tilton (She/Her)

Amy Tilton (She/Her)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TAKE BACK THE NIGHT

Amy is the Assistant Director for Take Back The Night. In this role, she directs the annual TBTN Global Virtual Event. Amy manages teams for TBTN’s 70+ volunteers, cultivates partnerships with national brands such as Twitch, oversees the Gear Shop, and consults with the Executive Team on strategic organizational growth. She also works closely with the TBTN Legal Team to provide legal support to hundreds of survivors annually through the National Sexual Assault Legal Hotline.  On the prevention front, Amy serves as the Client Services Director for Campus Outreach Services, where she brings educational programs to schools on Health & Wellness issues, including Consent & Healthy Relationships.

Halli Faulkner (She/Her)

Halli Faulkner (She/Her)

SOMATIC THERAPIST & TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINER

Halli Faulkner is a somatic therapist and trauma-informed trainer who specializes in creating healing spaces for sexual assault survivors. Drawing on body-based practices, mindfulness, and compassionate presence, she supports individuals and communities in reconnecting with their bodies and restoring a sense of safety, agency, and wholeness. Through her trainings and programs, Halli helps women cultivate resilience, deepen embodiment, and build pathways toward collective healing. She loves reality tv, swimming in the ocean, and riding bikes with her six-year-old daughter.

Phoenix Johnson (She/They)

Phoenix Johnson (She/They)

CONSULTANT, RISING

Phoenix Johnson’s pattern started early: as a teenager, she identified gaps in her own school’s education system and set out to fix them. That instinct carried through her Air Force career where she became the youngest Suicide Intervention Skills Instructor. That leadership turned into reigniting a student veteran association, founding veteran organizations, and serving the two oldest civil rights organizations. She’s a mom whose daughter just graduated from a prestigious liberal arts high school, runs a consulting practice focused on civic engagement and education, and carries her hope to run for office since fifth grade. She’s a biracial Tlingit and Haida tribal citizen, lover of art and fashion, and cat mom.

Ashley-Lauren Elrod (She/Her)

Ashley-Lauren Elrod (She/Her)

CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION STRATEGIST & FOUNDER, THE MAYA’S MAGIC WORD PROJECT

Ashley-Lauren Elrod is an Emmy-nominated social-impact founder, board-certified mental-health coordinator, and exploitation-prevention strategist working at the intersection of storytelling, policy, and healing. As founder and CEO of Visionary Woman Productions, she builds creative campaigns with nonprofits to safeguard children and dismantle systems of abuse. A Black and Indigenous changemaker and survivor of exploitation, Ashley-Lauren leverages lived experience plus decades of services to advance survivor leadership and equitable media representation. Her flagship early-childhood initiative, The Maya’s Magic Word Project, equips caregivers and educators worldwide with creative tools that teach body autonomy, consent, and empowerment. Ashley-Lauren’s insights have informed audiences from the United Nations to grassroots youth collectives.

Tania Rashid (She/Her)

Tania Rashid (She/Her)

JOURNALIST

Tania Rashid is an Emmy-nominated journalist, documentary filmmaker, and educator whose work focuses on gender-based violence, exploitation, migration, and human rights. For more than a decade, she has reported from South Asia, Latin America, and Africa, documenting stories of survival, systemic abuse, and resilience for outlets including VICE, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera English, National Geographic, CNN International, and NBC News. Her reporting has examined sex trafficking, domestic worker abuse, femicide, labor exploitation, and the aftermath of conflict and displacement. Through journalism, documentary storytelling, and teaching, Tania is committed to exposing the conditions that allow sexual violence to persist while centering the dignity, agency, and complexity of survivors.

Brittany Capozzi (She/Her)

Brittany Capozzi (She/Her)

YOGA THERAPIST

Brittany Capozzi is a yoga therapist (C-IAYT), belly dancer, and Trust Fall Writing™ facilitator based in Massachusetts. She works with women who want to rediscover their interrupted bodies through a sensory-based yoga therapy program. She uses handwriting and coin scarves as tools to cultivate a sense of confidence, safety, and wholeness without self-judgment. She will be reading her memoir narrative poem for the Global Virtual Event.

Tricia Gray (She/Her)

Tricia Gray (She/Her)

CEO & FOUNDER, ADITUS PARTNERS

Tricia Gray is the CEO and Founder of Aditus Partners. She is also the published author of A Lotus Legacy, a story of a little girl who was lost her mother to domestic violence. She was able to rise above circumstances like domestic violence and poverty to realize her true legacy. Tricia earned a MBA and a Masters in Health Administration. Tricia is also a Fellow from the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. Tricia’s mission is to advocate for children and victims of trauma such as domestic violence.

Dylan Giglio (He/Him)

Dylan Giglio (He/Him)

STUDENT LEADER, ST. PETER’S PREP

Dylan Giglio is a rising senior at Saint Peter’s Prep high school in Jersey city. He is a part of the outdoor track and field team and the manager for the football team. Some of his passions include photography, Lego, football, and community service. In college he hopes to study biology or athletic training.

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