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 Wednesday, Sept. 20 | 6-9 p.m. | Campus Mall

Join MSUM, Concordia College, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College for our annual BBQ and rally on the MSUM Campus Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 20. This year, we celebrate the 45^th anniversary of Title IX, which guarantees every student the right to an education free from discrimination based on sex. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will experience intimate partner abuse, sexual violence, or stalking  in their lifetime. Do you #KnowyourIX?  Read the rest of this entry →

Tuesday and Wednesday | 3-5 p.m. | Women’s Center

The Women’s Center staff invite people to drop by the Women’s Center (Bridges 154) Tuesday and Wednesday, 9/19-20 from 3-5 p.m. to create signs for our Take Back the Night rally and march on Wednesday night. Take Back the Night supports survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and foregrounds their voices. Students may carry the signs they make or create them for others to display at the event. All supplies are provided. Questions about this or other Women’s Center events? Contact Dana Bisignani, Women’s Center Coordinator, at dana.bisignani@mnstate.edu.

 Wednesday, Sept. 20 | 6-9 p.m. | Campus Mall

Join MSUM, Concordia College, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College for our annual BBQ and rally on the MSUM Campus Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 20. This year, we celebrate the 45^th anniversary of Title IX, which guarantees every student the right to an education free from discrimination based on sex. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will experience intimate partner abuse, sexual violence, or stalking  in their lifetime. Do you #KnowyourIX?  Read the rest of this entry →

Thursday, Sept. 15 | 5:30-9 p.m. | Campus Mall  Read the rest of this entry →

Thursday, Sept. 24, join fellow students and community members as Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College come together for the Tri-College Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night is an annual event that aims to bring awareness to and end sexual violence in all forms.

To start the evening, both campuses will hold separate events. MSUM will begin at 5:30 p.m. with live music and food; Mic Jordan will speak at 6:15 p.m.; a march around campus will begin at 7:30 p.m.; MSUM will meet up with Concordia at 8 p.m. on 8^th Street and 7^th Avenue in Moorhead; and at 8:30 p.m., the two campuses will march to Memorial Park (next to Usher’s House). Hannabah Blue, NDSU public health services manager, will be the speaker. Read the rest of this entry →

The Women’s Center, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Campus Feminist Organization are sponsoring the annual Take Back The Night Rally on Thursday, September 18, from 5:00p – 9:00p on the Campus Mall by the Library. “The Take Back The Night Foundation serves to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives. We seek to end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence.” BBQ starts at 5:00p and there will be music and speakers. The event will end with a march around the campus grounds.

The 2013 Take Back the Night Event will take place Thursday, Sept. 19, on the campus mall. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. with a free barbecue in front of the Science Laboratory. This will be followed at 6:15 p.m. with a program that will include speakers, music, and more. Following the program, there will be a march around campus to show solidarity with victims of sexual and domestic violence. The event will conclude with a candlelight vigil. Read the rest of this entry →

Do you want to make a difference and affect the minds of people around you? Do you see sexism on our campus? Do you want change?

Join us at the first Campus Feminist Organization meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 31. The meeting is at 5 p.m. in the Women’s Center, Bridges 154. Read the rest of this entry →

A barbeque and music by singer-songwriter Kris Kitko will kick off the 2012 Take Back the Night event Thursday, September 13, on the MSUM campus mall. Events begin at 5:30 p.m. and include a poetry slam, speakers, a march around campus and a candlelight vigil.  The event is free and open to the campus community.

Take Back the Night events seek to increase awareness of violence against women. In the United States, one in five college women have been raped at some point in their lifetimes, according to One in Four, a national non-profit working to end sexual assault and rape on university campuses. Read the rest of this entry →

Women’s and Gender Studies and the Women’s Center are hosting a sign-making party for students interested in making signs for the Take Back The Night march on Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Science Lab Room 118.

Please join the Women’s and Gender Studies/Women’s Center for the Annual TBTN BBQ September 15. The event will be held on the MSUM main campus (in case of bad weather CMU Ballroom).

• 6:00-7:15pm Food, booths, and peer education
• 7:15-7:40 Speakers outside—Kandace Creel Falcon, Anita Bender, Carol Grimm, and Greg Lemke
• 7:40-8:20 March around campus
• 8:20 Candlelight vigil and moment of silence

Women’s Studies and the Women’s Center invite you to join us for the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center’s “Take Back the Night” Rally and March on Tuesday, September 21. On Monday, September 20, we will be making signs to carry at the march in Bridges 162 from 6-9 p.m. (Refreshments will be served.) On Tuesday, September 21 at Oak Grove Park in Fargo, there will be a BBQ at 5:30 p.m., a program at 7 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m., everyone will march back to their home stations. We will be providing rides to the park from the MSUM Planetarium turn out starting at 5:30 p.m. This is a public event; there is no cost! Please contact bachmann@mnstate.edu if you have any questions.

The Women’s Studies Program and the Women’s Center are holding their annual fall BBQ in conjunction with the “Take Back the Night” march on Tuesday, September 29 from 5-6:25 p.m. The BBQ will start at 5 p.m. in the mall area on the north side of the Center for the Arts building, and the march will start at 6:25 p.m. We will make posters and signs to carry at the rally. March with us to help end violence against women. All students, faculty, and staff welcome! FREE FOOD!