The Clothesline Project Informational
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The Clothesline Project Informational
Subject
Violence; Abuse; Survivors; Victim; Clothesline Project; Awareness; T-shirt; Visibility
Description
This paper provides information about what The Clothesline Project is, explaining that it serves as a visual aid to better understand violence within our own community. The visual consists of t-shirts on a clothesline that are decorated by survivors and the family/friends of victims. The shirts have different colors to represent different experiences and outcomes. The goal is to express the various ways that violence affects many of us.
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Wooster Activities Crew, Women's Resource Center, Women's Study Program (at The College of Wooster)
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eng
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What is it?
The Clothesline Project is a visual representation of how violence affects our community. The display features t-shirts with powerful messages and illustrations designed by survivors of violence. The purpose of the Clothesline Project is to increase awareness of the impact of intimate violence and sexual assault-- particularly against women and children. It is the very process of designing a shirt that gives participants a new voice with which to expose an often horrific and unspeakable experience that has dramatically altered the course of their lives. Participating in this project provides a powerful step towards helping survivors break through the shroud of silence that has surrounded their experiences.
Victim's Voices
The Clothesline Project of Wayne & Holmes Counties joins a national campaign similar displays that have appeared in cities and on college campuses throughout the nation to speak out against intimate violence and sexual assault. Traditionally, the colors of t-shirts have represented different forms of violence: white for those who has died from intimate violence, yellow or beige for those who have been battered or assaulted, red, pink, or orange for survivors of rape and sexual assault, blue and green for survivors of incest and sexual abuse, purple or lavender for those who have been attacked because of their sexual orientation, and black for those who have been attacked for political reasons. Because of survivors' unique and diverse experiences, and the chilling fact that many have experienced multiple forms of violence, we have left the choice of colors open to participants' own interpretations. The Clothesline Project of Wayne & Holmes Counties represents the rainbow of experiences within community.
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The Clothesline Project is a visual representation of how violence affects our community. The display features t-shirts with powerful messages and illustrations designed by survivors of violence. The purpose of the Clothesline Project is to increase awareness of the impact of intimate violence and sexual assault-- particularly against women and children. It is the very process of designing a shirt that gives participants a new voice with which to expose an often horrific and unspeakable experience that has dramatically altered the course of their lives. Participating in this project provides a powerful step towards helping survivors break through the shroud of silence that has surrounded their experiences.
Victim's Voices
The Clothesline Project of Wayne & Holmes Counties joins a national campaign similar displays that have appeared in cities and on college campuses throughout the nation to speak out against intimate violence and sexual assault. Traditionally, the colors of t-shirts have represented different forms of violence: white for those who has died from intimate violence, yellow or beige for those who have been battered or assaulted, red, pink, or orange for survivors of rape and sexual assault, blue and green for survivors of incest and sexual abuse, purple or lavender for those who have been attacked because of their sexual orientation, and black for those who have been attacked for political reasons. Because of survivors' unique and diverse experiences, and the chilling fact that many have experienced multiple forms of violence, we have left the choice of colors open to participants' own interpretations. The Clothesline Project of Wayne & Holmes Counties represents the rainbow of experiences within community.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Lowry Pit Windows
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Wooster Activities Crew, Women's Resource Center, Women's Study Program (at The College of Wooster), “The Clothesline Project Informational,” WGSS at Wooster: Past, Present, and Future , accessed April 29, 2024, https://woosterdigital.org/wgssatwoo/items/show/94.