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Education. Equality. Empowerment Women's Resource Center at Loyola University New Orleans.

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Susan Alexander Speeth, who was stabbed to death while walking home alone. The theme "Take Back the Night" was used as the title of a 1977 memorial read by Anne Pride at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh.”

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Good morning everyone on this very momentous Tuesday!
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Join us tonight at 6:30pm in the Horseshoe in front of Marquette Hall, 6363 St. Charles, New Orleans 70118.
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Events often include marches, rallies and vigils intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of sexual, relationship and domestic violence.
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One of the first "Take Back the Night" marches was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October 1975, [+]

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The Crescent City’s 32nd annual “Take Back the Night New Orleans” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, at #LOYNO. All are invited to join us as we stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and all forms of gender violence.

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Join EQUAL MEANS EQUAL to learn from attorney and Executive Director of Shattering Glass, Nicole Vorrasi Bates a quick history of what has happened with ERA over the past few years and why it is so urgent that President Biden publish ERA immediately.

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Hello Everyone we want to introduce our staff members. Today we're going to introduce a senior @chloe_eevans
She's worked as a writer for the Feminist Forum, Take Back The Night, and Feminist Festival. She hopes to go into writing and publishing in the future. She has two cats.

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This is what a woman's resource center is for. Any of these situations could've went wrong. We want to create a world where this isn't common or part of the norm and it starts with education.

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3 women wore this 'smart dress' to a club to record how many times they were touched without their consent. The grand total: 157 touches

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COME VISIT US! Our Fem Fest is rolling out, and we’re so excited to invite you all in! RSVP HERE https://t.co/oMCSYzBYPV

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JUST IN: A Minnesota judge sentenced Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd — a punishment that exceeds the state's minimum guidelines but falls short of prosecutors' request of a 30-year sentence. https://t.co/ieuuPuOra1

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Check out the April 2021 issue of our Feminist Forum! Thank you to the brilliant editors, writers, and artists on the WRC Creative Division for their phenomenal work and to the guest writers and artists!
https://t.co/xwbo8u7xKk

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Join us this week for All is Forgiven!

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Join us for the WRC's Feminist Film Festival (Spring 2021). We are opening with a series of films once a week in March and the first part of April and will conclude with our Women's Filmmaker Fest's Night of Shorts on April 20.

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#MeetTheStaffMonday🎉 This is a member of our Writing Team: Lillian Wilkin! Wilkin is a freshman majoring in History. Her favorite memory from this quarantined summer is making and selling masks! https://t.co/XUFkg7FZX0

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We are including a schedule of those panels as well as links to the program and links to where you may sign up to watch them on zoom. Thanks!

To sign up to view panels - see https://t.co/1DDJlnADdq
For Program - see: https://t.co/aSxymhbTDe

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Loyola’s 13th annual Student Peace Conference: Our Voices, Our Ideas, Our Future - Progressing Through a Pandemic
The Women's Resource Center and the Women's Studies program are involved with several panels this year!

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This Thursday we hope to see you at our next Women in Film event! Register here: https://t.co/E78skm86S9

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Thursday, March 25, 12:30-1:30 PM CT
Sexual, Reproductive and Sartorial Politics in 1960s and 1970s’ Uganda
Doreen Kembabazi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Belgium
Free Event: Register at:
https://t.co/Fp4OJAbWQU

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Make sure to register to join us this week at any of our 3 events! https://t.co/cJ3PbaivMB

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This is our Assistant Creative Director of the Art Team: Raeann Koehler. Koehler is a sophomore majoring in Studio Arts. Her favorite memory from this quarantined summer is rewatching Games of Thrones & sketching! https://t.co/km7IeFUxMs