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Leesburg commission to collaborate with LAWS on April 'Take Back the Night' events
Summary
Representatives from LAWS briefed the Leesburg Diversity Commission on plans to hold Take Back the Night and related sexual-assault-prevention activities in April and requested logistical, outreach and venue support from the commission and town staff.
Representatives from LAWS (Loudoun Area Women’s Services) asked the Leesburg Diversity Commission on Feb. 19 to co-host and help publicize a series of events in April centered on Take Back the Night, a survivor-centered awareness and prevention campaign for sexual assault.
The request matters because LAWS seeks town partnerships for outreach, venue support and on-site services including mental-health staff and safe spaces for survivors. LAWS staff said timing and venue logistics are already shaping planning choices and that the event should be widely publicized in advance to increase turnout.
At the meeting Leanne, volunteer coordinator at LAWS, said the group hopes to repeat the multi-part event it staged last year and again use public space in Leesburg. Diana, community services director at LAWS, described Take Back the Night as “a survivor-centered event” and said last year’s program included a…
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