Clothesline Project planned for Oct. 17 Clothesline Project planned for Oct. 17

The Student Government Association campus issues committee is sponsoring a Clothesline Project from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the Geology Building patio. The project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. During the public display, a clothesline is hung with shirts. Each shirt is decorated to represent a particular woman's experience, by the survivor herself or by someone who cares about her. Your support will be appreciated.

The original project started in Hyannis, Mass., in fall 1990, with 31 shirts hung. Since that time, projects have begun in communities all across the country and in other countries as well.

The purpose of the project is four-fold:
1. To bear witness to survivors and victims of domestic violence.
2. To help with the healing process for people who have lost a loved one or are survivors.
3. To educate, document and raise society's awareness of the issue.
4. To provide a nationwide network of support, encouragement and information for other communities starting their own Clothesline Projects.

Color code
White: Died of violence
Beige: Battered or assaulted
Red/pink/orange: Survivors of rape and sexual abuse
Blue/green: Survivors of incest and sexual abuse
Purple/lavender: Attacked for sexual orientation
Black: Attacked for political reasons

Shirts will be provided and once you make the shirts, you can leave them there and someone working the event can hang them up for someone, or that person can hang their shirt up on the clothesline themselves.