Sept. 16, 2014

NDSU, F-M community to take part in Take Back the Night

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The fourth annual Take Back the Night event is scheduled on the NDSU campus. A rally, march through campus and a candlelight vigil are scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. beginning in the Memorial Union Century Theater.

All NDSU students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.

The NDSU event is sponsored by the Office of Student Life – Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy, Residence Life, Women and Gender Studies, Student Activities Office and Equity and Diversity Center.

For more information, contact Sarah Dodd at sarah.dodd@ndsu.edu.

The NDSU event is part of communitywide plans to mark Take Back the Night.

The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead is sponsoring a communitywide march and rally Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. at Fargo’s Island Park. The purpose of the event is to celebrate those who have survived domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, and to remember those who have lost their lives to an abuser. The event also promotes the prevention of domestic and sexual violence.

The community event includes a downtown march, rally and moment of silence. For more information, visit www.raccfm.com.

Minnesota State University Moorhead also is holding similar events.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

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