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 The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. The project is displayed by hanging shirts on a clothesline. Each shirt has been decorated to represent a particular woman’s experience, by the survivor herself or by someone who cares about her. The original clothesline started with 31 shirts hung in Hyannis, Mass., in the fall of 1990. Since that time, projects have begun in communities across the country and in other countries as well. Shirts are typically decorated with the following color code, but these colors are not mandatory. White shirts represent women who have died of violence; yellow or beige shirts represent women who have been battered or assaulted; red, pink, or orange shirts represent women who have been sexually assaulted; blue or green shirts represent women who are survivors of incest or child sexual abuse; purple or lavender shirts represent women who have been attacked because of their sexual orientation; and black or gray shirts represent women who have been attacked for political reasons. This event is sponsored by the Sexual Assault Awareness Committee which consists of participation from Hope Harbor, WKU’s Counseling and Testing Services, WKU’s Campus Activities Board, WKU’s Health Services, the Alive Center, Community Action and M.A.D.D. Hope Harbor, the local rape crisis center, provides nonjudgmental and confidential support services to those who have been affected by sexual assault or abuse and attempts to reduce the risk of victimization on the Barren River Area Development District. Service includes a 24-hour crisis line, legal, and medical advocacy, community education and counseling. More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
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