TAKE BACK THE NIGHT: BREAK THE SILENCE AND THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month; yearly sexual assaults on UW campuses may be more than 3300. More than 100 sexual assaults were reported between 2006-2008 at the three UW campuses in western Wisconsin. Students from Dr. Wolfgrams Abuse and the Family class, in collaboration with UW-Stout Campus Violence Prevention Program, and The Bridge to Hope, will be sponsoring an International Event to increase awareness of sexual assault and breaking the silence. There will be a variety of speakers, a musical performance, a candle light-vigil, and available resources.
For more information on the understanding of Take Back the Night please visit the website http://www.takebackthenight.org

The Clothesline Project is a program started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. The goal of this project is to allow women survivors of sexual assault the opportunity to have a voice by decorating a shirt that will then be hung in their community. This traveling art is a collective testimony that shows the prevalence of sexual violence in our own community and the need for individuals to take a stand and help make our society a safer place.

The Clothesline Project can be viewed at the following locations:

Formal Wear Event, Menomonie High School on April 1st
Price Commons University Housing Display Case on April 4th-8th
Menomonie High School on April 11th and 13th
Menomonie Public Library on April 18th-22nd
Bowman Hall April 23rd-27th
Take Back the Night, Raw Deal 7pm-9pm on April 28th
Window Pane, Acoustic Café 2pm-5pm on April 30th

For more information about the project visit: www.clotheslineproject.org