The Clothesline Project

The Clothesline Project is an effort to raise awareness of violence against women.  It is a visual testimony to the shattering effect of violence against women and the impact it has on society.  Survivors of violence, friends, and families have created shirts emblazoned with strong, direct messages. 

The shirts are hung side-by-side, as though the survivors were standing there themselves, shoulder to shoulder, bearing witness to the violence committed against women on a daily basis. 

Shirts are color-coded representing the multiple types of sexual violence based on the following color-code:

White: "In memory" of a loved one who was murdered as a result of sexual/gender violence

Yellow/beige: Survivors of dating/domestic violence

Red/pink/orange: Survivors of date rape and/or sexual assault

Purple/lavender: For those attacked based on sexual orientation

Gray: Survivors of gang rape

Black: Survivors of sexual harassment

Blue/green: Survivors of incest/child sexual abuse

Brown: Survivors of ritual abuse; survivors of sexual hazing crimes

Multi-colored: Survivors of multi-types of violence

Clothesline Project: Fall 2008

Clothesline Project: Fall 2007

Clothesline Project: Fall 2005

Clothesline Project: Fall 2004

Clothesline Project: Fall 2003

Clothesline Project: Fall 2002