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  <Title>Dear Survivor</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>As part of our 2015 Take Back The Night post-event, the Women’s Center hosted a “Dear Survivor,” letter writing activity. Inspired by the Dear Survivor Project and the<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dear-Sister-Letters-Survivors-Violence/dp/1849351724" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> book</a>,  <em>Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence</em> students and UMBC community members were invited to craft their own “Dear Survivor” letter or message. Here’s a sampling from just some of the powerful messages written by UMBC community members.<br>
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  <Summary>As part of our 2015 Take Back The Night post-event, the Women’s Center hosted a “Dear Survivor,” letter writing activity. Inspired by the Dear Survivor Project and the book,  Dear Sister: Letters...</Summary>
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