The Clothesline Project is a visual display addressing the issue of violence against women while bringing awareness about the reality of violence. Students will be able to express their emotions by decorating a shirt that reflects on the victim/survivor/ally’s personal experience or a phrase that promotes violence awareness. Afterward, the shirts will be hung up on the outskirts of the walkway between the commons and the 2nd floor of the Student Union. The clothesline will be viewed by others as testimony to the problem. When decorating the shirts are color-coded to highlight different types of violence:

• White represents women who died because of violence

• Yellow or beige represents battered or assaulted women

• Red, pink, and orange  are for survivors of rape and sexual assault

• Blue and green t-shirts represent survivors of incest and sexual abuse

• Purple or lavender represents women attacked because of their sexual orientation

• Black  is for women attacked for political reasons

- Clubs will receive SA community service if 5 club members donate a plain, blank shirt (no graphics or designs) and/or SA participation credit if 5 club members decorate a shirt