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T-shirt Making Sessions and Display Planned for The Clothesline Project at WIU
April 9, 2015
MACOMB, IL - The Clothesline Project display, a tribute to victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence, will be held on the Western Illinois University Macomb campus from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 17 on the east lawn of the Multicultural Center (rain location: Multicultural Center, first floor).
Several t-shirt making sessions for anyone who would like to decorate a t-shirt will be held in the Women's Center Conference Room, Multicultural Center 209 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 10 and from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 13.
It takes about 30 minutes to make a shirt. In addition, Women's Center and Victim Services staff are available to schedule t-shirt-making sessions for groups and organizations prior to the day of the display, upon request.
T-shirts will be decorated by women who are survivors of dating or domestic violence (yellow, beige), sexual violence or rape (red, pink, orange), incest, child sexual abuse, child abuse (blue, green), abuse/assault due to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (purple, lilac) and those attacked for political reasons (black). Gray shirts may be decorated by male survivors of any of these crimes and white shirts also may be made in memory of family members, friends and coworkers who have died as a result of these crimes.
The shirts will be added to Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) Victim Services' Clothesline Project collection for display annually in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month, in the five-county region served by WIRC-CAA.
According to Women's Center graduate assistant and Feminist Action Alliance (FAA) graduate advisor Alondra Olvera, The Clothesline Project allows survivors to come together to express their experiences, show their respect to others and heal themselves.
"Come out and witness this remarkable tribute that embraces and supports the survivors of domestic and sexual violence," says FAA Budget Coordinator Briana McGee.
To schedule a t-shirt-making session for a group or organization for members to make shirts for the display, call the Women's Center at (309) 298-2242 or e-mail A-Olvera@wiu.edu.
Additional information is available at facebook.com/events/693475164096045/.
The event is sponsored by the WIU Women's Center and FAA student organization, in collaboration with the WIRC-CAA'S Victim Services and the University Counseling Center.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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