September 16, 2025 12:00 AM - September 25, 2025 11:00 PM
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Sexual violence is a crisis and silence is complicity.
Every September, communities across North America and around the world take to the streets for Take Back The Night, a global grassroots movement to end sexual violence and demand action. But in 2025, the violence hasn’t stopped. It’s getting worse and the systems meant to protect us keep failing survivors.
The violence is relentless:
- 1 in 3 women worldwide experience sexual or intimate partner violence.
- 1 in 6 men globally face sexual violence.
- 2 in 3 Trans people have been sexually assaulted.
- Fewer than half of survivors report what’s been done to them.
This isn’t just happening somewhere else. It’s happening here:
- 44% of Indigenous women in Canada have experienced physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner and are 16 times more likely to be slain or to disappear than white women. Indigenous women who are also disabled or 2SLGBTQIA+ face even greater risks.
- 2SLGBTQIA+ people face higher rates of violence and are less likely to be believed. For example, bisexual people experience sexual assault at a rate nearly 29 times higher than the rate among heterosexual Canadians and 70% of Trans youth in Canada have been sexually harassed.
- Women with disabilities are sexually assaulted at more than four times the rate of women without disabilities.
- Black women face more systemic barriers when reporting sexual violence and engaging with the criminal justice system as victims of crime.
The Ontario Federation of Labour unites with survivors with a demand for real accountability.
We demand governments, employers, institutions, and law enforcement stop protecting abusers and start protecting survivors. We demand action, not apologies. Change not excuses.
Take Back The Night isn’t just a march. It’s a public refusal to stay silent. It’s a call to take up space, claim power, and demand justice.
This September, show up in your city, your neighbourhood, your union. Join the rally, raise your voice, and push for the systemic change survivors deserve.
Find an event near you and be part of the collective call to end sexual violence. Bring your friends. Speak out. The violence won’t stop on its own. We must stop it.
Please note: Event details were accurate at the time of publishing. You are encouraged to check the individual websites prior to attending any of the TBTN events.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:
- Iroquois Falls: 6:30 p.m. at Jus Jordan Arena, 729 Synagogue Ave, Iroquois Falls, ON P0K 1G0
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17:
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:
- Barrie: 6:00 p.m. at Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON L4M 4T5
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- Belleville: 6:00 p.m. at Market Square, 169 Market Street, Belleville, ON K8N 1G8
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- Cambridge: 6:00 p.m. at The W, 20 Dickson Street, Unit 101, Cambridge, ON N1R 1T4
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- Durham: 6:00 p.m. at YWCA Durham, 1 Mcgrigor Street, Oshawa, ON L1H 1X8
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- Guelph: 6:00 p.m. at Marianne’s Park, 176 Gordon Street, Guelph, ON N1G 1X1
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- Halton: 5:30 p.m. at Film.Ca Cinemas, 171 Speers Road, Unit 25, Oakville, ON
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- Hamilton: 6:00 p.m. at Hamilton City Hall Forecourt, 71 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON
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- Killaloe: Time 7:00 p.m. at Station Park, Queen Street, Killaloe, ON K0J 2A0
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- Kingston: 4:00 p.m. at City Park, 79 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3J8
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- Kirkland Lake: 6:00 p.m. at Northern College, 140 Government Road East, Kirkland Lake, ON
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- Kitchener: 6:00 p.m. at Gaukel Block, 44 Gaukel Street, Kitchener, ON N2G 4P3
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- Lanark County: 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall Square Park behind Carleton Place Town Hall, 175 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, ON K7C 1T8
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- London: 5:30 p.m. at Victoria Park, 580 Clarence Street, London, ON N6A 3N1
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- Mississauga: 5:00 p.m. at Malton Community Centre, 3540 Morning Star Dr, Mississauga, ON L4T 1Y2
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- North Bay: 7:00 p.m. at Amelia Rising, 101 Worthington Street East, North Bay, ON
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- Ottawa: 6:00 p.m. at Minto Park,102 Lewis Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0S7)
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- Peterborough: 5:00 p.m. at Peterborough Square Courtyard,124 Water Street, Peterborough, ON
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- Sarnia: 6:00 p.m. at Location TBD
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- Sault Ste. Marie: 6:00 p.m. at Pheonix Rising Women’s Centre, 586 Wellington Street East, P6A 2M5
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- St. Catharines: 6:30 p.m. at Market Square, 91 King Street, St. Catharines, ON|
More event details here - Timmins: 6:30 p.m. at Timmins & Area Women in Crisis, 355 Wilson Ave, Timmins, ON P4N 2T7
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- Windsor-Essex: 7:00 p.m. at Charles Clark Square, 215 Chatham St E, Windsor, ON N9A 2W3
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- Chatham-Kent: 7:00 p.m. at Chatham Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, ON N7M 5K8
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- Muskoka: 6:00 p.m. at 29 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, ON
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- Stratford: 6:30 p.m. at Stratford Market Square, 3535 Downie Street, Stratford, ON
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21:
- Oxford: 6:30 p.m. at Unifor Local 88 Union Hall, 364 Victoria Street, Ingersoll, ON N5C 2N4
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- Kemptville: 6:00 p.m. at Rotary Park, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
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