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"Take Back the Night" event sponsors raise concerns over keynote speaker

Friday, September 28, 2012 - 9:45pm | C2M Deputy News Editor Jill Carter

This year’s Take Back the Night event features a speaker whose selection has raised eyebrows amongst the event’s sponsors.

“Take Back the Night is a rally and march celebrating survivors of sexual violence and their allies,” said Brittany Owen, president of the Feminist Student Organization in an email. “It’s a Mason tradition going back 22 years as part of Turn Off the Violence Week.”