Thursday, October 4, 2007

Clothesline project on display in Toner

The Clothesline Project will be on display on the main floor of the Toner Center from Oct. 8-11. The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. In the display, a clothesline is hung with shirts, each one decorated to represent a particular woman’s experience.
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The purpose of the project is to:

1. Bear witness to the survivors as well as the victims of violence against women;

2. To help with the healing process for the loved ones of victims of valence;

3. To educate, document, and raise society’s awareness of violence against women.

For more information about the Clothesline Project, go to www.mcbw.org/clothesline.htm.

The SMU display is sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center of Winona and SMU Women’s Programming Office.