Take Back the Night in Windsor [Video]

Standing up, speaking out, and showing solidarity — survivors and supporters gathered in the core to take back the night in Windsor.

The city is just one of a growing list of communities that have declared intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic.

The violence against women coordinating committee and Hiatus House, brought together dozens of people for the annual event to highlight the issue.

“It’s pretty devastating that we still have to be here. We’ve been here since 1985 and if you look back at take back the night’s pictures, our signs are the exact same,” said Erika Broadbend of Hiatus House.

Organizers in Windsor said t’s a huge step when municipalities declare IPV an epidemic, but they want to see it happen at provincial and federal levels as well.

They say the scope of the problem has grown and become more complex — primarily affecting women, but also men.

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