Aurora University Students To Hold ‘Take Back The Night’ Vigil Wednesday

AURORA, Ill.— Aurora University students will hold a second annual “Take Back the Night” observance targeting domestic violence at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16.

Free to the public, the event opens in the University Banquet Hall in Alumni Hall at 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The Social Work Association and the Feminist Society,  student clubs, are the co-sponsors.

Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with “Silent Witnesses,” an exhibit of 20 life-size mannequins depicting domestic violence. Artist Kathy Filiues of Naperville created the display. Also, six local social service agencies will distribute information.

At 7:30 p.m. in the banquet hall, the keynote address will be given by Jan Faulhaber, a staff member at Mutual Ground, an Aurora-based shelter for women and children domestic abuse victims.

A speakout against domestic violence is scheduled for 8 p.m. Visitors will be invited to comment on their experiences.

A candlelight vigil and march in memory of domestic violence victims will start at 8:30 p.m. from the steps of Thornton gymnasium at 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. Marchers will circle the campus quadrangle and then gather at the university flagpole for concluding remarks.

Call (630) 844-5794 for information.

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