Take Back The Night
Join us on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 5:30 PM in Victoria Park for Take Back the Night.
Take Back the Night is a powerful annual event that centres survivors and calls for an end to sexual and gender-based violence in all its forms. It is a space for community solidarity, resistance, and collective healing.
This is an inclusive event, and everyone is welcome. People of all genders, ages, backgrounds, and abilities. We believe in building a community where all survivors feel seen, heard, and supported.
This year’s event in London, Ontario is being organized by a dedicated committee of local partners, including:
Anova
Changing Ways
Fanshawe College
Queer Intersections
London Abused Women’s Centre
City of London
Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support & Integration (MRCSSI)
Western University
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Keynote Speaker:
Jane Piper (She/Her)
Jane Piper is a survivor, speaker, and restorative justice advocate from London, Ontario. After surviving a violent assault in 2003, she began sharing her story to break the silence around sexual violence, believing deeply in the power of speaking out and finding healing through sharing. Her work includes speaking in prisons across North America, engaging in healing conversations with people who have caused harm, and supporting women through the London Abused Women’s Centre. She is currently completing her memoir The Other Side of Violence.
Keynote Speaker:
Sydney Brouillard-Coyle (Ney / Nem / Nir)
Sydney Brouillard-Coyle (pronouns Ney/Nem/Nir) is a queer, transgender, non-binary, asexual person with a deep passion for social justice. In 2023, ney published nir first book, “A Pocket Guide to Pronouns”. Ney consider nemself to be an avid reader and writer. A fun fact about Sydney is that ney have a cat named Natasha!
Sydney is in the first year of nir PhD studies in Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies at Western University. Nir research explores the importance of creative arts for trans and gender diverse folks. In August 2024, ney completed a Masters of Arts in Social Justice & Community Engagement at Wilfrid Laurier University, with a research focus on the importance of representation of queerness within young adult fiction. Prior to this, Sydney obtained a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in Women & Gender Studies at the University of Windsor, along with a minor in Political Science.
