Buffalo State College will participate in the second annual citywide "Take Back the Night" march and rally on Oct. 24. The march will begin at 6 p.m. in Bidwell Park and continue down Lincoln Parkway to Delaware Park Casino at Hoyt Lake. The rally will start at 7 p.m.

Take Back the Night is an international rally and march organized in local communities to create awareness about violence against women, children and families. The rally includes a candle-light vigil, poetry reading and testimony from survivors. Speakers will include New York State Assembly Member, Sam Hoyt and Senator Byron Brown. The event it a collaboration of community, campus and other interested persons who are ready to take a stand against violence.