This event is a precursor to Take Back the Night. It is a trauma informed writing workshop to help survivors of gender based violence heal through writing. Members of Break the Silence will provide tools and support to help survivors tell their stories. Confidential resources from the Lehigh University Counseling Center and Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley, as well as, Gender Violence Support Advocates and other campus and community resources will be available. Refreshments will be served and each participant will be able to take a journal home with them.

This event offers a safe and welcoming space for sharing stories and speaking out, but it does not offer a strictly confidential space.  Depending on the nature of the stories shared, the University police may be obligated by law to follow up in some fashion with the speaker or to investigate further.  The University will not initiate its own individual investigation unless the survivor initiates a complaint with the Title IX Coordinator.