Image from http://www.truthaboutrape.co.uk/4598.html
SACHA will be at Mohawk College on Wednesday, November 16th from 12-1pm in room A221A.
We’re going to be leading a participatory workshop on the lies that we are told about rape.
This workshop is presented by Mohawk’s School of Human Services and Mohawk’s Counselling Services.
Check out a PDF of the poster here.
The wind was mighty as were spirits at the thirtieth annual Take Back the Night in Hamilton!
photo by Audra Petrulis
Women-identified folks started arriving at Hamilton City Hall in the early evening to check out the over twenty-five community organizations, to chat about the work that they do and to get some amazing free give aways.
photo by Audra Petrulis
TBTN participants popped by the SACHA table to pick up information about what they can do to end sexual violence and some free buttons and patches.
Photo by Audra Petrulis
photo by Karen Madden
Both the glitter covered sign making table and the henna tattoo artists were busy all evening.
photo by Audra Petrulis
photo by Audra Petrulis
photo by Karen Madden
Kathryn Kimmins from Laugh Yourself Healthy lead the growing number of women in laughter yoga.
photo by Karen Madden
photo by Audra Petrulis
After the crowd was sufficiently warmed up and had had a hearty laugh, Hamilton’s Queen Cee sang while her incredible BE-You-tiful Girls Club surprised us with a dance with the whole crowd joining in for the last verse.
Photo by Karen Madden
As the sun was setting, Anne Marie from the YWCA got women warmed up for the march by leading participants in some energetic Zumba.
photo by Karen Madden
Then it was time for the TBTN Awards! Most inclusive display went tot the Hamilton District Labour Council with a shout out to the AIDS Network.
photo by Karen Madden
Mohawk College won the award for most women from an organization with huge shoutouts to the YWCA and WomanKind who both put lots of energy and spirit into TBTN this year.
photo by Karen Madden
The best sign shoutouts went to the Hamilton Katimavik group and Sylvia. The winner of the best sign was Amelia, who’s sign read:
“I Take Back the Night…
…Because I cannot take back the day on which I was raped;
…Because I cannot take back the time spent in court;
…Because I cannot take back the energy devoted to supporting myself (when my friends turned their backs);
I Take Back the Night because I cannot take back all the love I shared in 14 months in an abusive relationship!”
photo by SACHA
photo by Audra Petrulis
photo by Audra Petrulis
Once the giant puppets (created by Melanie Skene of Many Hands Art) and the samba squad (Rhythms of Resistance Toronto) were ready over one thousand five hundred women (as guessed by Hamilton Police) gathered behind the SACHA banner and headed out to the streets for the march.
photo by Karen Madden
photo by Karen Madden
photo by Karen Madden
photo by Audra Petrulis
photo by Karen Madden
As the march rounded the corner of James and King, the women marching saw the male allies on the sidelines cheering on the TBTN participants.
photo by Audra Petrulis
The marchers returned to City Hall to share some incredible food and watch some awesome fire spinning.
photo by Karen Madden
photo by Karen Madden
It was an amazing night full of strong empowered women identified folks. It felt special to be a part of it. Thanks to everyone who helped make the event happen – the TBTN committee, TBTN event volunteers, SACHA’s sewing volunteers, SACHA staff and our donors. I cannot wait for our thirty-first year of TBTN in Hamilton!
– erin
As promised! Here’s some more photos from this year’s Take Back the Night.
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Thanks to Karen Madden for taking the photos.
Finally!
Here are some photos of Take Back the Night taken by Audra Petrulis.
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If you have any photos or videos of Take Back the Night that you would like to share please send them to us!
We have lots more photos coming soon…
TBTN would not happen in Hamilton if it wasn’t for the excellent support of some totally amazing folks.
Thank you to Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers Federation and Public Service Alliance of Canada for providing the financial support that makes TBTN possible.
Thanks to the following businesses and organizations for helping us out with in-kind donations:
Carmen’s Banquet Centre
Cambridge Label
Bennett’s Apples & Cider
Boston Pizza
Domino’s Pizza (Main Street East)
Donut Diner
Fabricland (Upper James Street)
Facets Jewellery & Gifts
Food Not Bombs
Fortinos (Upper James Street)
Hammer City Roller Girls
Hilltop Printing
Home Depot (Ancaster)
Inform Hamilton
Lyn’s Linstead Market
McMaster University Student Health Education Centre
Queen Cee’s BE-You-Tiful Girl’s Club
Rankin’s Bar and Grill
Sobey’s (Ancaster)
United Trophy
Water Depot
Weil’s of Westdale Bakery
Analy Flores participated in a Canada World Youth project which brought young women from Honduras to live in Hamilton. Young women from all over Canada were partnered with other Honduran women and lived with Hamiltonian host families. SACAH was fortunate enough to have Analy and Sarah volunteer with SACHA while they participated in the exchange. SACHA’s office space was a lot emptier when Analy and Sarah left for the Honduras part of the project in October 2010. We truly miss their amazing energy. Here is Analy’s TBTN experience:
Español a seguir.
As a young woman of the Cultural Exchange for young Honduran and Canadian women in 2010-2011 organized by ASONOG and Canada World Youth, with my counterpart and sister Sarah Paquin, we had the great and unique experience in our life “TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 2010″
I was Volunteer in SACHA for 3 months and participate in the planning of TBTN, after many workshops and continuous training by the amazing women in SACHA and intelligent women of the city of Hamilton well prepared to discuss these issues, I realized how important this event is eagerly awaited by the women of this city.
If you ask me which was one of the highlights of this cultural exchange, without a doubt I would say TBTN! Continue reading
Looks like it is going to be cloudy and a bit chilly tomorrow night. SACHA’s resident meterologist has let us know that folks are forcasting ten or eleven degrees for tomorrow night.
If it does rain please remember that TBTN goes ahead rain or shine!
