Take Back the Night – a powerful evening of solidarity, awareness and action against gender based violence will take place in Parry Sound on October 6.
The event will be hosted by the District of Parry Sound Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee, in partnership with local health, justice and social service organizations.
According to officials, the gathering and march will bring together survivors, allies, and community members to shine a light on the realities of gender based violence and intimate partner violence, and to demand a safer future for all.
Opening remarks will take place at 5 p.m. in Market Square Park, and will be followed by a march through town.
According to Statistics Canada, more than four in 10 women in Canada have exprience some form of intitmate partner violence in their lifetime. In Northern Ontario, girls and young women face violent crimes at rates four times higher than the national average, with violence more likely to be severe and result in physical injury.
