CSU-Pueblo students rally against sex crimes, violence

Pueblo community members are invited to join with Colorado State University-Pueblo students and staff in "taking back the night."

The student counseling center at CSU-Pueblo will host a "Take Back the Night March and Rally" from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Fountain Plaza in an effort to raise awareness of sexual assault and other violent acts.

In case of inclement weather, the rally will be moved to the ballroom of the Occhiato Student Center.

Event organizers Fred Stultz and Barbara Hadley said they hope the rally will help to emphasize that sexual violence or violence of any kind will not be tolerated at CSU-Pueblo or in the community.

"Take Back the Night" is an international event that began in 1976 in Europe in an effort to bring an awareness of violence against women, children and families.

The first such rally took place in the United States in 1978.

For more information about the rally, contact Hadley at 549-2569 or barbara.hadley@colostate-pueblo.edu.