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What is Take Back the Night? Take Back the Night is an event designed to bring awareness and empowerment to individuals. By marching in unity on this night, we bring attention to the violence in our community and inspire action that will bring an end to domestic and sexual violence. History of Take Back the Night Take Back the Night rallies and marches began in Europe in the early 1970's. The first Take Back the Night in the United States was held in San Francisco in 1978 when the Anti-Rape Movement brought together thousands of women to declare an end of violence. Since that night, it has become an annual event nationwide as well as in other parts of the world. With the sponsorship of the AAUW, Bolingbrook proudly initiated it's first Take Back the Night event in 1998. Did you know?
Nearly 1/3 of American women (31%) report being
physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in
their lives.
About three percent of American men -- a total of 2.7
million -- have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their
lifetime.
Between 45% and 70% of children exposed to domestic
violence are also victims of physical abuse.
Employers lose between $3 and $5 billion every year in
absenteeism, lower productivity, higher turnover, and health &safety costs
associated with battered worker.
Women who leave their batterers are at a 75% greater risk
of being killed by the battere than those who stay.
57% of homeless families identified domestic violence as
a primary cause of homelessness.
During 1997, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence
Programs (NCAVP) documented 3,327 cases of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender domestic violence victimizations. |