{"id":1179,"date":"2019-04-23T14:42:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/winona360\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2019-04-29T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:21:24","slug":"students-take-back-the-night-in-downtown-winona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/winona360\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/students-take-back-the-night-in-downtown-winona\/","title":{"rendered":"Students “Take Back the Night” in downtown Winona"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Zach Bailey and Nicole Girgen<\/p>\n

Take Back the Night, an event\u00a0dedicated to survivors of gender-based violence, was held by\u00a0the women, gender, and sexuality studies senior capstone class at Winona State University on Tuesday, April 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was co-sponsored by the Women\u2019s Resource Center and Winona State\u2019s RE Initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the event has been held on campus for multiple years, this year Take Back the Night underwent a series of changes to their typical program, including a move to downtown Winona\u2019s Central Park. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Local musician and artist Woolen Lover performs their song \u201cI am here,\u201d encouraging those at Take Back the Night to add their voices to the recording. The annual event was moved to Winona\u2019s Central Park from Winona State\u2019s campus to be more involved with the community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Molly Sarbacker, a peer advocate and educator for RE Initiative on campus and three-year veteran of the event, explained the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBy hosting it in the community, it gives community members an opportunity to be involved in this,\u201d Sarbacker said. \u201cWe\u2019re making it more community based, kind of the grown up version of what Take Back the Night used to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winona State peer advocate and educator for RE Initiative, Molly Sarbacker, encourages the crowd to chant louder as the march passes several bars in downtown Winona on Tuesday, April 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along with the change of location, this year\u2019s event also discontinued the section where survivors share their stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLast year was super emotional,\u201d Sarbacker said. \u201cIn the past we have had the march, then everyone gathers in East Room and has \u2018speak out,\u2019 which gave anyone the opportunity to come forward and share their story. With all the emotions it brings a lot of triggers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Sarbacker, the class in charge of setting up the event decided to make this change in order to make the event more centered around healing rather than trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nathel<\/a>
Winona State senior Nathel Kaiyeepu performs a cover of \u201cChandelier\u201d by Sia at Take Back the Night on Tuesday, April 9. The event focused on creating a healing atmosphere for survivors of sexual assault.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a great healing space, giving survivors the chance to share their story in an inclusive survivor- and trauma-centered space,\u201d Sarbacker said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see the changes without so much storytelling. This is a great night, but emotional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The night began with a group of speakers who were given the chance to either tell their story, or speak in support of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sydney Radler, senior social work major and co-president of Full Spectrum, Winona State\u2019s gender and sexuality alliance club, was one of the speakers to tell their story during Take Back the Night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my fourth Take Back the Night, and I\u2019ve spoken every year,\u201d Radler said. \u201cEvery year I don\u2019t think I\u2019m gonna speak, but something comes up in me and I have to.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Radler spoke about shame and Take Back the Night\u2019s impact on the LGBT community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following speakers and musicians who discussed topics like violence against indigenous women and the importance of men speaking out, the group marched along Main Street and through downtown Winona.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Participants<\/a>
Students and community members begin the march around downtown Winona for the annual Take Back the Night event on Tuesday, April 9. The march is designed to help survivors reclaim parts of town that are typically unsafe after dark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The marchers received mixed reactions from community members, some honked horns in support and shook hands as they passed, others shouted obscenities from apartment windows. <\/span><\/p>\n

Take Back the Night 2019 is now in the past, but the group is hosting events through the next week, including a \u201cHealthy Masculinity Panel\u201d on April 23.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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