Victims and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence will be remembered Sept. 30-Oct.2 during activities scheduled for the 10th annual Take Back the Night event at UNLV.

This annual event, which is celebrated across the nation, encourages people to speak out against violence, remember victims, support survivors, and help make the community and campus a safer place to study, work, and live.

This year the event coincides with Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) and will feature three days of scheduled activities. All of the following events are free and open to the public:

"Journey through Abuse," an interactive exhibit depicting the common obstacles a person may encounter when trying to escape an abusive relationship, will be on display Sept. 30-Oct.2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Pida Plaza, located just north of the Moyer Student Union.

"The Clothesline Project" will be on display 9:30 a.m.-sundown Oct. 2 on the Academic Mall, west of the Alumni Amphitheater. In this exhibit, t-shirts decorated by survivors of sexual assault are strung across a clothesline to symbolically "air the dirty laundry." Anyone who has been affected by violence will be encouraged to create a t-shirt and add it to the display.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., a variety of campus and community agencies will host a Resource Fair in Pida Plaza. Well-trained and knowledgeable representatives from a variety of agencies, including health and crises centers, shelter agencies, legal clinics, and counseling centers, will be on-hand to answer questions and provide resource information.

The protest march, which is the historical foundation of Take Back the Night, will commence at 6 p.m. from Pida Plaza. Hundreds of participants are expected to take part in this year's march, which will follow a walking path through the academic mall, out to the sidewalk along Maryland Parkway, and then back to the UNLV Amphitheater.

A candlelight vigil will begin at 6:45 p.m., followed by presentations by a variety of guest speakers. An open microphone will be available for individuals to share their stories.

The day's events will culminate in a rededication ceremony of the Southern Nevada Domestic Violence Task Force victim's memorial, during which the names of victims murdered from July1, 2001-June 30, 2002 will be recognized individually.

Take Back the Night is sponsored by UNLV's Jean Nidetch Women's Center, with additional assistance from a variety of UNLV departments, student groups, and community organizations, including Women Against Violence, Guardian Angels, Community Action Against Rape, Safe Nest, Aid for AIDS of Nevada, United Studios of Self Defense, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, the Southern Nevada Domestic Violence Task Force, among others.

For more information, contact Tia Taymar at (702) 895-4475.