Thursday, September 18, 5-8 p.m.

Meet us at Town Hall Square Park behind Carleton Place Town Hall. 

We are making an important change to this year’s Take Back the Night event on Wednesday, September 18th. We will still gather at the park behind Carleton Place Town Hall at 5:00 PM for a condensed version of the evening — including the vigil, speeches, and our march.

The march will head down Bridge Street to Lake Avenue, where a free bus will be waiting at the Farmers’ Market (departing no later than 6:15 PM). Those not boarding the bus are welcome to continue marching back to the park.

The bus will take participants to Parliament Hill, where we will join allies in showing the federal government how much support women have — and how vital it is to protect the services and programs women across Canada rely on. The proposed 80% cut to wage funding will have serious impacts on women’s organizations across the country and the communities they serve. RESERVE YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS HERE. 

Regardless if you are coming on the bus or not, we want a big turnout this year for the march and the trip to Parliament Hill. Between what’s happening in the U.S., the Hockey Canada trial, increased rates of intimate partner violence across Lanark County, Ottawa, and the nation — and the proposed wage cuts — women are in a precarious position both here in Canada and around the world. We want our community to show up in solidarity with women and girls everywhere.

Dress Code: We encourage everyone, whether joining us at Parliament Hill or not, to wear LCIHCS swag or purple. LCIHCS t-shirts will be half price for those going on the bus, and swag will be available for sale at As Good As New during the week leading up to the event.

The bus is free — and we want as many people as possible to join us in Carleton Place or meet us in Ottawa.

Since 2006, Carleton Place has been host to one of the most well-attended rural Take Back the Night Marches in Canada. Even on the soggiest of nights, local residents turn out with their banners and noise-makers in record numbers. All to demand that a woman’s right to walk our streets safely be upheld.

Take Back the Night is about women’s right to be free of violence and to walk without fear.