TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama Students for Gender Justice will sponsor Voices Against Violence on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 8-10 p.m. at the Bad Ass Coffee Shop.

Voices Against Violence is an open microphone night during which participants will have the opportunity to speak out about relationship violence, sexual violence and violence as a national and global issue.

Those interested in reading a poem, speaking, singing or sharing a personal experience with violence are welcome to sign up. For more information, e-mail Tarin Nix at geauxme18@yahoo.com or call Stephanie Chalifoux at the UA Women’s Resource Center, 205/348-5040.