Hundreds march to 'Take Back the Night'

Sudbury's Take Back the Night march (2019) WATCH: Annual event draws attention to the violence that women experience, particularly at night, attracts hundreds of supporters.

The streets of downtown Sudbury were busy as hundreds came together for the annual 'Take Back the Night' march.

Drums, songs and chanting echoed as survivors, friends, supporters, and activists took to the core with a firm message and shared values stated as 'anti-racist, anti-colonial and anti-oppressive'.

The annual event started as a way to draw attention to the violence that women experience, particularly at night.

Though organizers say the awareness mission has expanded.

"We're still marching to end violence against women, but increasingly we're recognizing that different groups of women experience violence in different ways. So, in Canada, there's been a focus on missing and murdered indigenous women… so we would really like to center the voices of indigenous women, the voices of black women who experience more violence than white women and different types of violence, women who live in poverty, disable women… groups that are historically marginalized or may not have a voice," said Laurel O'Gorman, Professor/Event Organizer.

"I'm here with my daughter to show that we're in this together. You're not alone and your story matters," said Crystal Kimewon, sexual abuse survivor.

The march started at the N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre with over 200 people taking part.