University of Richmond to Display Clothesline Project
September 16, 2002
The Central Virginia Clothesline Project will be displayed Oct. 1 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on the walkway of Tyler Haynes Commons at the University of Richmond.
The Clothesline Project is a visual display of shirts with written messages and illustrations that demonstrate the impact of domestic violence and sexual assault against women. The shirts are designed by women survivors of violence or their families or friends. Their purpose is to educate others, mourn those who have died as a result of violence and bear witness to a woman's courage to survive and heal.
Organizers say viewing the shirts often encourages a survivor to make a shirt herself and is an important step to ending the cycle of abuse.
The university's Women Involved in Living and Learning program and Safe Harbor, Henrico County's domestic violence shelter, are sponsoring the project. For more information, call (804) 662-3172.