SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- According to the YWCA, one in three women and one in seven men experience domestic violence at some point in their lifetime.

"Violence has no name. It has no personal agenda," said said Rev. Jonathan Vanderbeck, a survivor. "It can come after anyone and everyone needs to speak out against it."

On Thursday night, Vanderbeck did just that speaking at Take Back the Night in Schenectady. The event was hosted by the YWCA as part of the organization's week without violence initiative.

The evening kickoff with speeches before marching through the stockade. Many showing their support for stopping rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and gender based violence in the community.

"It brings us together and it allows us to as a community support nonviolence, peace dignity, justice, and freedom for all," said Kim Siciliano, the YWCA Executive Director.

The march comes days after the #MeToo campaign went viral on social media. Thousands of women are going public with their sexual assault and sexual harassment stories.

"A march like this important but it means very little if we don't go from marching here on the streets to marching into the spaces we occupy, into our work environments, our home environments to say enough is enough," Vanderbeck said.

Anyone seeking help can contact the YWCA's 24-hour hotline at 518-374-3386.