Though the COVID-19 pandemic means no Take Back the Night March this year, Amelia Rising, North Bay’s Sexual Violence Support Centre, is still planning on doing its part.
In September, the organization is asking the community to Light Up the Night by displaying paper luminarias in solidarity.
Participants can get a free luminary kit from the organization and are asked to decorate them in any way they would like to help shed a light on sexual and gender-based violence.
The event will launch with a 30-minute luminary decorating activity and is open to all ages.It will also have Amelia Rising staff and guest speakers touching on the topic.
The organization says gender-based violence has been its own pandemic prior to COVID-19, but with at-home orders, service restrictions, they’ve seen an increasing number of gender-based violence within the home.
EVENT AGENDA – SEPT. 16, 2021
- 7:00PM – Open Luminaria Arts-Based Activity (all ages) to inspire lantern decorating and spark togetherness through expression of art. (COVID-19 Pending: Virtual Live Stream via Facebook. Live Captions will be enabled.)
- 7:30PM – Opening remarks from Amelia Rising staff (includes Land Acknowledgement, Introductions and Netiquette)
- 7:40PM – Introduce speakers: Amelia Rising’s Executive Director, Rosemary*, Connie H., and Public Education Team.
- 8:15PM – Open Panel Q&A for speakers (may go past 8:30PM depending on volume of questions).
- 8:30PM – Event checkout to display luminary’s.
To find out more about the event, click here.
