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FEATURE

October 12, 1998

Take Back the Night March

by Kristina Redlon

The Sixth annual Take
Back the Night march
was a high spirited hike
from the courthouse to
the Art Gallery. Nearly
all of the 200 who
attended were women,

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of varying ages and
backgrounds.
Although men are wel-
come on the march,
the focus is definitely
geared for women. To
begin the evening

Morgan Baldwin intro-
duced the speakers on
a sound system donat-
ed by NUGSS. Some
of the feature speakers
at the pep rally of sorts
were Terril Welch, Kelly

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‘Zorin, and Aura

Spritt. All of the
speakers gave
great emphasis
on uniting
women together
to work towards
the protection of
human _ rights.
After the final
speaker the
crowd was lead
by Ann
McCullough in
the chants to be
repeated
throughout the
walk. Extra
signs, made by
volunteers and
left on the court-
house steps
were
picked up an

held high as the

group mobilized.
Moving as a very large
automobile down the
streets the mass uf
people took over one
lane. Lead by whomev-
er yelled first, the
chants were repeated
as the marchers moved
along. Security did a
very good job of mak-
ing sure traffic was not
a problem for the peo-
ple marching and dri-
vers were only tem-

porarily inconve-
nienced. Some
passerbys even

honked in support. An
ambulance was also on

hand to help out if
needed, and the pace
was kept at a rate that
was good for everyone.

Once at the gallery
the group amassed on
the front lawn and took
advantage of the
refreshments _ inside.
As each person arrived
they were given a can-
dle which was later lit.
The lit candles exem-
plified how much more
light can be created
within a group than
with just a single can-
dle, symbolizing how
important it is to work
together to get results.
When the final speech-

Women of Prince George gather for the sixth annual
: Take back the night march.
oo, photo by Teryn De Smet

es were said there was
a moment of silence for
women in_ violence.
Inspiring as the idea is,
“Women unite, take
back the night.” as the
chant went, it would be
a better world if there
never had to be a
Seventh annual Take
Back the Night March.
That would be in a per-
fect-world-best-case
scenario, but here in
reality, the message
clearly sent by the
march is people need
to come together to
right human _ injustice
and this is a good
place to start.