With only a couple of days left before Take Back the Night 2011, we’re finishing up our last minute chores and getting excited! We’re also taking a minute to reflect on all of the people who help to make Take Back the Night happen.
So many people from diverse communities within Waterloo Region have stepped up to make this year’s Take Back the Night spectacular! All of the support we’ve received fills our hearts with such immense joy!
A set of BIG thank you’s are in order!
- Cafe Pyrus! Thank you for offering to donate fair trade coffee and tea! These folks offer delicious vegan food and fair trade coffee all year round! Visit them across from the Charles Street Bus Terminal in downtown Kitchener. Like them on facebook!
- WPIRG! (Waterloo Public Interest Research Group) Thank you for offering to donate a slew of yummy vegan food! WPIRG brings together amazing, passionate people to work for social and environmental justice. Visit them on the University of Waterloo campus or online at www.wpirg.org!
- CAW Local 1106! We love unions! Thank you to CAW Local 11o6 for donating $1000 to Take Back the Night 2011! These funds make it possible for us to organize an engaging, accessible event and call for and end to violence against women, trans folks, and children!
- Tri City Roller Girls! Thank you TCRG for agreeing to lead the march this year! We’re so excited to see y’all rocking your fierceness all along the march route! Check out their skills at a game or visit them online here!
- The Record! Thank you to our regional newspaper for providing us with advertising space! This helps us to spread the word and reach out to all of Waterloo Region!
- City of Waterloo and City of Kitchener! Big thank you’s go out to these folks for supporting us year after year! Take Back the Night is so thankful for your ongoing support!
- Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region! Thank you to SASC for providing Take Back the Night with logistical support! These folks provide the planning committee with meeting space, they manage our funds, they provide lots of staff support… Take Back the Night’s 31 years of strength have been made possible in large part due to SASC’s sustained support! Visit them online at www.sascwr.org!
And last but certainly not least, thank you to everyone who works in their own way to end violence! Together, we work to make our communities safer for everyone all year round.
