Last night we stopped by The Madhatter to celebrate the launch of DC’s chapter of Take Back the Night.

The first one-mile walk is April 10, beginning in Georgetown and ending on the waterfront; each participant lights a candle to represent ending the darkness surrounding sexual assault. We snapped host Lauren Clark flanked by committee members Glenda Fu, Allison Gershon, Tiffany Schlichting, and Dana Ehlman.

The event partners with the DC Rape Crisis Center. Here, Haute Haus Agency’s Baille Gelwicks, Evian’s Jack Sonley, True Effects’ Erin Vangorder, and Fannie Mae’s Danny Chessen.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month; TBTN creates safe communities through awareness. Here, CSAAC’s Shulie Green, Washington Hospital Center’s Julie Mackler, teacher Lauren Swissman, American Society for Nutrition’s Allanna Wallace, and Lee and Morse’s Nicky Eisenstate.