Join the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County for our 46th annual Take Back the Night event: a march, rally, speak-out, and vigil to unite the community to support survivors and envision an end to sexual assault, domestic violence, rape, and child sexual abuse.

This year, our agency’s Take Back the Night event will be an evening of reclamation, empowerment, and celebration; we seek to empower and uplift survivors and prioritize underrepresented and marginalized voices in their stories, their healing, and in our collective liberation. Our local TBTN fosters collaboration between the three college campuses, schools, and community members throughout Ithaca and Tompkins County. Participants gather together as survivors, supporters, and allies, bearing witness to harms that have been done and holding space for hope of a future without sexual and relationship violence.

For decades, our local event has included three marches: one from Cornell, one from Ithaca College, and one from downtown Ithaca with students, families, professionals – all community members wanting to support survivors are welcome!

Those who wish to march (walking on sidewalks) to the Ithaca Commons are encouraged to bring friends, family, teammates, coworkers and club members. We welcome signs, banners and/or clothes that highlight groups/organizations who choose to act in solidarity with survivors and speak against domestic and sexual violence. We will teach you some march chants and invite you to teach us your favorites.

You are also welcome to join us on the Commons between 6:30 and 7pm to welcome the marchers as they arrive.

Our Take Back the Night rally will start at 7pm with guest speakers and music. The event will end by 9pm with a short candlelight vigil.

We look forward to marching with you!