FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2020
Activists Organize Take Back the Night Event In PEI
SUMMERSIDE, PEI – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Women’s Committee in partnership with the East Prince Women’s Information Center are organizing Take Back the Night event in PEI the evening of Friday, September 18 at 8 PM.
Take Back the Night is designed to raise the awareness of safety issues for women and children, and to protest the harassment, sexual abuse, and assaults experienced by many women and children in our society. In particular, Take Back the Night is about women reclaiming the right to be free of violence and to be able to walk without fear, particularly at night.
DATE: September 18, 2020
TIME: Meet at 8:00 PM — If you are unable to walk, we invite you to meet us at the monument at 8:15 to place the candles.
LOCATION: Meet at the East Prince Women’s Information Center (109 Water Street) and march to the monument in Heather Moyse Park (135 Ottawa Street) placed in memory of the women murdered in the Montreal massacre.
FACEBOOK EVENT: www.facebook.com/events/754374265344979
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For further information contact:
Sébastien Bezeau, Regional Political Communications Officer, PSAC, 902.240.2222, bezeaus@psac-afpc.com
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